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	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:52:29
	ddp modified	20/11/2015 11:12:45
	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: Housing Benefit
	house id	1
	identifier	201714
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 14:13:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of universal credit on landlords who have claimants as tenants; what the results were of the direct payment demonstration projects on the effect of paying housing benefit direct to tenants; and if he will reduce the two calendar month rent arrears trigger point before a landlord can go directly to his Department for direct payment.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Jim Dobbin
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201714
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201714
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Interim evaluation from the first 6 months of the Direct Payment Demonstration Projects was published in December 2013 and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/265257/direct-payment-demo-figures-dec-2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/265257/direct-payment-demo-figures-dec-2013.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>DWP has developed three levels of safeguards for tenants and landlords based on findings from the Direct Payment Demonstration Projects and continuous improvements through our test and learn approach in live service.</p><p> </p><p>We make an initial judgement on each claim as to whether the claimant is at risk of default and if so, we can put them on managed payments immediately. In the majority of cases Direct Payments will apply and we have two safeguards in place; (1) We will review the initial decision if we are advised that arrears have reached the equivalent of one months rent. (2) We will move to payment to the landlord if we are advised that arrears have reached the equivalent of two months rent.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 26/06/2014 14:13:49
	creator	446 label Biography information for Jim Dobbin
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	446 label Biography information for Jim Dobbin

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	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:50:51
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 10:45:06
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
	house id	1
	identifier	201860
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 13:45:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Defence Consultant Adviser for Psychiatry about Asperger's syndrome in the context of the Defence Medical Services policy review; and whether he plans to change his Department's policy on the recruitment to the armed forces of people diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Jim Dobbin
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201860
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201860
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>There have been no such discussions with the Secretary of State or other Defence Ministers.<br><br>It is our policy that Armed Forces personnel should be recruited to be fully fit for deployment worldwide on operations. For this reason, the Services do not recruit personnel with existing medical conditions which may adversely impact on the effectiveness of the Armed Forces, or which may themselves be exacerbated by military circumstances. <br><br>This is particularly relevant in cases of individuals with autism or Asperger's Syndrome, as military personnel are expected to perform in multiple roles, which may be difficult for someone suffering from these disorders. Further, all military personnel are required to work in close-knit teams, and in operational environments the pressures are such that anyone with significant disability in social interaction may potentially be a danger to themselves or their team. These two diagnoses have significant disability in social interaction as part of their defining features.<br><br>The policy on Asperger's has recently been changed to allow some minimal degree of relaxation for those candidates for the Services who do not display classic symptoms of the Syndrome or where their diagnosis may be in doubt. It places more emphasis on assessing their ability to perform as part of a team and to function within a simulated military environment and less on medical opinion.</p> question first answered 26/06/2014 13:45:03
	creator	446 label Biography information for Jim Dobbin
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	446 label Biography information for Jim Dobbin