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93366

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/10/2014
	date	14/10/2014
	date tabled	14/10/2014
	ddp created	14/10/2014 21:02:53
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:48:11
	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	Income Support: Telephones
	house id	1
	identifier	210290
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	21/10/2014 14:29:17
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will commission survey research to make an estimate of the proportion of income support claimants who are aware of social tariffs available to help them access landlines.
	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 210290
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210290
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>Income Support provides extra money to help people on a low income. There are no plans to commission a survey to estimate the proportion of claimants who are aware of social tariffs available to help them access landlines.</p> answering member 4084
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

93373

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/10/2014
	date	14/10/2014
	date tabled	14/10/2014
	ddp created	14/10/2014 21:02:56
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:48:52
	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	Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	identifier	210472
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/10/2014 10:40:27
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people stopped claiming employment and support allowance (ESA) in 2013 after gaining insufficient points in a Work Capability Assessment; and how many such people were claiming jobseeker's allowance within four weeks of their ESA claim ending.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210472
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210472
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>It is possible to qualify for ESA through the application of Regulations 29(2)(b) and 35(2)(b) where insufficient points have been allocated in a Work Capability Assessment. It is thus not possible to answer the first part of this question.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested in the second part is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member 1520
	creator	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

93375

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/10/2014
	date	14/10/2014
	date tabled	14/10/2014
	ddp created	14/10/2014 21:02:57
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:49:07
	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	Motability
	house id	1
	identifier	210519
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/10/2014 10:39:24
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many scooters have been allocated under the mobility element of personal independence payments in the last year.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210519
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210519
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Motability is an independent registered charity. The Department works closely with Motability and facilitates the transfer of benefit to Motability on behalf of those claimants who have chosen to join the Motability schemes.</p><p>Responsibility for the charity’s policies and operational strategy falls to the Governors and Director of Motability. Motability is wholly responsible for the administration of the Motability scheme including collating its own management information. Questions about the number of cars and scooters allocated by Motability can be sent to: Declan O'Mahony, Director, Motability, Warwick House, Roydon Road, Harlow, Essex CM19 5PX.</p><p>Information about complaints received about Motability is not available and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member 1520
	creator	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

93376

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/10/2014
	date	14/10/2014
	date tabled	14/10/2014
	ddp created	14/10/2014 21:02:57
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:49:13
	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	Motability
	house id	1
	identifier	210520
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/10/2014 10:39:24
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cars have been allocated under the mobility element of personal independence payments in the last year.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210520
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210520
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Motability is an independent registered charity. The Department works closely with Motability and facilitates the transfer of benefit to Motability on behalf of those claimants who have chosen to join the Motability schemes.</p><p>Responsibility for the charity’s policies and operational strategy falls to the Governors and Director of Motability. Motability is wholly responsible for the administration of the Motability scheme including collating its own management information. Questions about the number of cars and scooters allocated by Motability can be sent to: Declan O'Mahony, Director, Motability, Warwick House, Roydon Road, Harlow, Essex CM19 5PX.</p><p>Information about complaints received about Motability is not available and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member 1520
	creator	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

93367

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/10/2014
	date	14/10/2014
	date tabled	14/10/2014
	ddp created	14/10/2014 21:02:54
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:48:17
	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	Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	1
	identifier	210313
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/10/2014 12:59:08
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2014 to Question 205882, what the full cost, including apportioned indirect costs, is of initiating payment of employment and support allowance (ESA) at the assessment rate; what the full cost is of an ESA change; and how many changes ESA claimants require on average per year.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210313
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210313
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Please see the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Operational Operating Costs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Unit Cost</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total DWP</strong></p><p><strong>Operating Costs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Unit Cost - Total Costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ESA</strong><strong> Claims</strong></p></td><td><p>£21,639,678.74</p></td><td><p>£25.09</p></td><td><p>£59,680,390.98</p></td><td><p>£66.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ESA</strong><strong> Changes (Incl WCA)</strong></p></td><td><p>£61,465,559.37</p></td><td><p>£12.74</p></td><td><p>£143,414,434.36</p></td><td><p>£28.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Customers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ESA</strong><strong> Changes Processed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Number of Changes</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ESA</strong><strong> Changes</strong></p></td><td><p>1,880,822</p></td><td><p>5,028,874</p></td><td><p>2.67</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The cost of initiating payment of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) at the assessment rate is provided in ESA Claims. We have provided the annual costs for 13/14 and the Unit Costs. The Unit Cost is the average cost of one ESA Claim through the process.</p><p> </p><p>We have provided the annual cost for ESA changes 13/14 and the unit costs. The Unit Cost is the average cost of one ESA change being made.</p><p> </p><p>We have calculated the average number of changes required by ESA claimants in 13/14 by dividing the number of ESA changes processed by the number of ESA customers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member 1520
	creator	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

93245

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/10/2014
	date	14/10/2014
	date tabled	14/10/2014
	ddp created	14/10/2014 21:02:06
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:34:54
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	identifier	210349
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	21/10/2014 11:04:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, under what circumstances a deaf person can be provided with an interpreter under the Access to Work Scheme.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
	tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210349
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210349
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>All Access to Work applications are looked at on an individual basis and support is awarded based on a person’s disability, their job role and tasks alongside the barriers they face at work. An Access to Work adviser would work closely with the applicant and their employer to identify the type, extent and appropriate level of communication support required.<strong> </strong></p> answering member 1520
	creator	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

93391

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/10/2014
	date	14/10/2014
	date tabled	14/10/2014
	ddp created	14/10/2014 21:03:02
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:50:47
	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	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
	house id	1
	identifier	210416
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	21/10/2014 13:26:18
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department gives to local authorities on ensuring that benefit claimants are not given conflicting appointments which carry non-attendance sanctions by both his Department and those authorities.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210416
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210416
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>DWP does not issue any guidance to local authorities around ensuring that benefit claimants are not given conflicting appointments.</p><p> </p><p>However, whenever a benefit claimant is required to attend an interview with a DWP adviser they are given information, verbally and/or in writing, which includes details about the interview itself and what they are required to do if they are unable to attend that interview.</p> answering member 4084
	creator	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

93371

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/10/2014
	date	14/10/2014
	date tabled	14/10/2014
	ddp created	14/10/2014 21:02:56
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:48:41
	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
	house id	1
	identifier	210327
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/10/2014 11:29:05
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish data on the average wait for an assessment for a personal independence payment.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210327
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210327
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>Departmental statisticians are continuing to develop measures around clearance times and waiting times to ensure they provide a rounded and representative picture of PIP system performance, improvement activity and the claimants’ experience. These statistics will be published once/when they are ready, with the release pre-announced in line with United Kingdom Statistics Authority release protocols.</p> answering member 1520
	creator	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

93383

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/10/2014
	date	14/10/2014
	date tabled	14/10/2014
	ddp created	14/10/2014 21:02:59
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:49:56
	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	210489
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	21/10/2014 16:58:57
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that the gainful self-employment test under universal credit takes into account (a) the freelance status of performers and (b) the irregular work patterns of performers when applied to those applicants.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210489
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210489
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>In Universal Credit a claimant is gainfully self-employed where:</p><p>· They are carrying on a trade, profession or vocation as their main form of employment;</p><p>· Their earnings from the trade, profession or vocation are self-employed earnings;</p><p>· The trade, profession or vocation is organised, developed, regular and carried on in expectation of profit.</p><p> </p><p>The freelance status of performers would not affect their eligibility for Universal Credit, or whether they meet the definition of gainful self-employment .</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the self-employment must be regular, neither the work patterns nor the claimant’s earnings need to be so. The Department recognises that self-employment work patterns often vary and a range of factors can influence the amount and duration of self-employed work.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit is assessed and paid monthly, which enables it to adjust quickly to take account of changes in earnings, ensuring claimants receive the right level of support at the right time.</p><p> </p> answering member 4084
	creator	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

93392

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/10/2014
	date	14/10/2014
	date tabled	14/10/2014
	ddp created	14/10/2014 21:03:02
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:50:53
	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	Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	1
	identifier	210605
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	21/10/2014 16:37:14
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people no longer eligible for contributions-based employment and support allowance (ESA) because of time-limiting to one year have qualified for an alternative income-related benefit at the termination of contributory ESA payments in each year since implementation of that policy; and what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of the people affected by that policy who have moved into work as a result.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210605
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210605
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>Information about claimants who were entitled to means tested ESA within a month of their entitlement to contributory ESA expiring are in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Claimants claiming means tested ESA within a month of contributory ESA expiring</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>69,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>59,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information on claimants qualifying for Income Support, income-related Jobseeker’s Allowance, Pension Credit and claimants who have moved into work as a result of time limiting is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1. The 2012/13 data includes a number of cases who had been in receipt of contributory ESA for 12 months or more at the point the change was introduced.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>2. This estimate is based on the Generalised Matching Service, which is a departmental data capture tool. The data have not been fully quality-assured. This type of information does not form part of the regular official statistics outputs that are released by the Department in accordance with the UK Statistics Authority’s Code of Practice.</p> answering member 1520
	creator	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green