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1002095

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/11/2018
	date	05/11/2018
	date tabled	05/11/2018
	ddp created	05/11/2018 22:22:23
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	05/11/2018 22:41:39 12/11/2018 17:02:02
	hansard heading	Disability: Advisory Services
	house id	1
	identifier	188029
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/11/2018 16:30:33
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the White Paper, Improving Lives published in November 2017, when the funding for Jobcentre Plus Community Partners and additional Disability Employment Advisers is due to end; and whether the Department has plans to allocate additional funding for those initiatives.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 188029
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188029
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Funding for Jobcentre Plus Community Partners and additional Disability Employment Advisers has been agreed up until 31st March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>There is a range of support available for claimants with a health condition or disability, including one-to-one support from Work Coaches, The Work and Health Programme and the Personal Support package. Our overall aim is for work coaches to continue to develop the skills and confidence to provide good coaching and effective support. Disability Employment Advisers and Community Partners are among a number of the enablers in place to support this priority.</p><p> </p><p>We are carrying out continuous evaluation, including a review of the Community Partner and Disability Employment Adviser role functions. Recommendations from this review will be considered by Ministers and DWP Senior Leaders as they decide how to ensure that we continue to provide a cohesive support offer beyond 31st March 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth question first answered 12/11/2018 16:30:33
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1002096

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/11/2018
	date	05/11/2018
	date tabled	05/11/2018
	ddp created	05/11/2018 22:22:25
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	05/11/2018 22:41:41 12/11/2018 16:58:01
	hansard heading	Disability: Advisory Services
	house id	1
	identifier	188030
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/11/2018 16:26:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has plans to undertake an assessment of the adequacy of the Jobcentre Plus Personalised Support Package for disabled people.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 188030
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188030
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Department has commissioned an externally contracted evaluation of the Jobcentre Plus Personalised Support Package. This will explore the experiences of claimants, employers, providers and DWP staff, of the personalised support provided through the package.</p><p> </p><p>A synthesis report of the over-arching evaluation will be published in Autumn 2021.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth question first answered 12/11/2018 16:26:59
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

156446

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/11/2014
	date	18/11/2014
	date tabled	18/11/2014
	ddp created	18/11/2014 23:16:16
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 10:03:59
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Housing Benefit
	house id	1
	identifier	214855
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	21/11/2014 12:20:47
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether responsibility for designating a bedroom for housing benefit purpose lies with his Department or with the social landlord.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 214855
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214855
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The responsibility for designating a bedroom lies with the social landlord.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West question first answered 21/11/2014 12:20:47
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

166446

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/12/2014
	date	26/11/2014
	date tabled	26/11/2014
	ddp created	26/11/2014 23:53:24
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 12:12:57
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Wirral
	house id	1
	identifier	216061
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	01/12/2014 17:42:29
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects disabled people in Wirral with outstanding applications for personal independence payment to receive a decision on their claim.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 216061
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	216061
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>There are several reasons why a new claim could be outstanding and awaiting a decision. For example, the claimant is waiting to receive or has not yet returned their PIP 2 How your disability affects you form, the claimant is awaiting their assessment appointment date, the DWP have not yet made a decision on the claim, or the claimant has told DWP that they wish to withdraw their claim.</p><p> </p><p>We keep the time taken to process claims under constant review and are absolutely committed to improving performance to ensure that claimants receive high quality, objective and fair decisions. We are already seeing improvements to our processes and outcomes and will continue to work further to reduce processing times and levels of work outstanding.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>By the end of the year we expect that nobody will be waiting longer than 16 weeks for an assessment once we have received a completed ‘How your Disability affects you’ form.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean question first answered 01/12/2014 17:42:29
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

166611

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/12/2014
	date	27/11/2014
	date tabled	27/11/2014
	ddp created	27/11/2014 20:21:33
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 12:26:05
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Public Health Funerals
	house id	1
	identifier	216270
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	02/12/2014 11:44:12
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of pauper's funerals in each of the last three years; and what steps his Department is taking to support families on low incomes with the costs of funerals.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 216270
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	216270
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>My department does not collect data on the number of Local Authority funerals.</p><p> </p><p>The Social Fund Funeral Payment scheme continues to provide help towards a simple, respectful, low-cost funeral and in 2013/14, over 33,000 awards were made worth £44.7 million, with an average award of £1,347.</p><p> </p><p>Social Fund Budgeting Loans are also available to those on income related benefits to cover costs relating to funeral expenses.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate question first answered 02/12/2014 11:44:12
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

171228

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/01/2015
	date	17/12/2014
	date tabled	17/12/2014
	ddp created	17/12/2014 23:03:15
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 18:25:24
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Housing Benefit
	house id	1
	identifier	219154
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	05/01/2015 10:14:48
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much and what proportion of annual expenditure on housing benefit is allocated to the costs of administering that benefit.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 219154
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	219154
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>DWP has contributed £304m to the costs of local authorities administering Housing Benefit for 2015/16. The amount allocated to local authorities for more financial years can be found in the link below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/housing-benefit-for-local-authorities-subsidy-circulars" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/housing-benefit-for-local-authorities-subsidy-circulars</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate question first answered 05/01/2015 10:14:48
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

171853

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/01/2015
	date	02/01/2015
	date tabled	02/01/2015
	ddp created	02/01/2015 17:23:23
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 19:19:44
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Housing Benefit: Birkenhead
	house id	1
	identifier	219646
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	08/01/2015 09:47:44
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the social rented sector in Birkenhead constituency have been affected by the under-occupancy penalty; and what average change in housing benefit each such person has received.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 219646
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	219646
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The information requested, in respect of the number of Housing Benefit (HB) claimants affected by the under occupancy penalty and the average HB reduction amount, is published and available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean question first answered 08/01/2015 09:47:44
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

173250

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/01/2015
	date	12/01/2015
	date tabled	12/01/2015
	ddp created	13/01/2015 00:41:10
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 21:17:35
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Merseyside
	house id	1
	identifier	220438
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	15/01/2015 13:52:46
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much of his Department's budget was allocated to (a) Wirral and (b) Birkenhead constituency in 2013-14.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 220438
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	220438
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>This information is not available or held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West question first answered 15/01/2015 13:52:46
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

175523

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/01/2015
	date	23/01/2015
	date tabled	23/01/2015
	ddp created	23/01/2015 18:41:12
	ddp modified	09/02/2015 00:24:59
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Disability Living Allowance
	house id	1
	identifier	221919
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/01/2015 16:32:17
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls were made to the disability living allowance helpline, 08457 123456 in each of the last five financial years; how much revenue was generated from these calls; and by when he expects to end the use of this number.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 221919
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	221919
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The following table details the number of calls received on the Disability Living Allowance Helpline, 08457 123456 for each of the last five financial years as reported on OPMIS (Operational Management Information Statistics) system.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Calls rec’d on 08457123456 helpline</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2009/10</em></p></td><td><p><strong>5,289,494</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2010/11</em></p></td><td><p><strong>4,980,340</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2011/12</em></p></td><td><p><strong>4,760,016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012/13</em></p></td><td><p><strong>4,523,861</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2013/14 </em></p></td><td><p><strong>3,631,121</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DWP received no revenue for calls to this number for the financial years 2009/10 to 2013/14. The DLA Helpline service can also be accessed by dialling 03457 123456. Callers to 08457 123456 are informed of the availability of the 0345 option and are signposted to their telephony provider for advice on which number is cheaper. The use of 0845 numbers were inherited from previous Government and this Department has since introduced 0345 numbers because they are cheaper under most operators’ packages and where they are not, we have kept 0845 numbers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any charges that apply to these calls will be set by the customer’s telephone or mobile operator. Charge variations will occur due to operator packages and individual price plans. We are aware of possible concerns about call charges to our enquiry lines so we will offer to call a customer back if concerns are raised over the cost of the call.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West question first answered 28/01/2015 16:32:17
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

175976

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/02/2015
	date	27/01/2015
	date tabled	27/01/2015
	ddp created	27/01/2015 23:01:19
	ddp modified	09/02/2015 00:55:03
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	identifier	222162
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	02/02/2015 16:24:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding has been allocated to universal credit since June 2010.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 222162
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	222162
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>Information about the funding allocated to Universal Credit is contained within the document: Universal Credit at Work, published by DWP in October 2014</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean question first answered 02/02/2015 16:24:59
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead