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93459

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/10/2014
	date	15/10/2014
	date tabled	15/10/2014
	ddp created	15/10/2014 21:20:52
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:53:16
	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	Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	identifier	210625
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	20/10/2014 11:45:21
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been enrolled under automatic enrolment into workplace pensions scheme since the inception of that scheme.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210625
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210625
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The latest information published by the Pensions Regulator on 9 October 2014 showed that more than 33,660 employers have completed the automatic enrolment process and 4.75 million eligible workers have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.</p> question first answered 20/10/2014 11:45:21
	creator	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

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> question first answered 21/10/2014 11:04:20
	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

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> question first answered 21/10/2014 14:29:17
	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

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> question first answered 17/10/2014 12:59:08
	creator	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

93368

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/10/2014
	date	14/10/2014
	date tabled	14/10/2014
	ddp created	14/10/2014 21:02:55
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:48:23
	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
	hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance
	house id	1
	identifier	210314
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	20/10/2014 16:08:07
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2014 to Question 205883, what the full cost, including apportioned indirect costs, is of processing a new claim for jobseeker's allowance; and what the full cost is of a jobseeker's allowance interview.
	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 210314
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210314
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p><strong>Please see table below:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Unit Cost - Total Costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JSA Claims (Incl LMDM)</p></td><td><p>£ 27.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(WS) JSA NJI Advice</p></td><td><p>£ 46.48</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The cost of processing a New Claim for Jobseekers’ Allowance is provided in JSA Claims. We have provided the unit costs for 13/14. The Unit Cost is the average cost of one JSA Claim through the process.</p><p> </p><p>For the costs of a jobseekers' allowance interview, we have provided the New Jobseekers’ interview Unit cost for 13/14 under JSA NJI advice. The Unit Cost is the average cost of one New Jobseekers’ interview.</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 20/10/2014 16:08:07
	creator	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

93370

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/10/2014
	date	14/10/2014
	date tabled	14/10/2014
	ddp created	14/10/2014 21:02:55
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:48:35
	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	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	identifier	210332
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/10/2014 11:29:50
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to ensure that personal independence payments applications are not delayed to the extent that supporting medical information becomes outdated.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210332
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210332
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>We keep the time taken to process claims under constant review and we are absolutely committed to improving performance. 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> question first answered 17/10/2014 11:29:50
	creator	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

93372

	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 01:48:47
	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	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	identifier	210334
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/10/2014 11:00:35
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who have applied for personal independence payments are waiting to receive a decision.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210334
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210334
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The latest available data for personal independence payment claims, including details on the number of people who have applied for the benefit and the number of claims that have been cleared, have been published and are available from the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-july-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-july-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 17/10/2014 11:00:35
	creator	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

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> question first answered 17/10/2014 10:40:27
	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

93374

	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 01:48:58
	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	210518
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	21/10/2014 13:38:04
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are entitled to the mobility element of personal independence payments.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210518
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210518
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The latest available data for personal independence payment claims, including details on the number of people receiving the mobility component, have been published and are available from the GOV.UK website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-july-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-july-2014</a></p><p> </p> question first answered 21/10/2014 13:38:04
	creator	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

93377

	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 01:49:20
	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	210521
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	20/10/2014 15:18:33
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2014 to Question 209233 for what reason the information is not available.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210521
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210521
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions publishes monitoring returns from local authorities that give a breakdown of Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) awards by broad category, including to recipients of Housing Benefit subject to Local Housing Allowance calculations. Further detail, for example awards to those subject to the Shared Accommodation Rate (SAR), is not available. Returns are voluntary and information is not provided by all local authorities. The returns give the number of awards, which may not equate to the number of people receiving them; some people may receive more than one award over the period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest publication is available at the following weblink:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department’s housing benefit administrative database, compiled from electronic data supplied by local authorities, identifies by gender and age those Housing Benefit claimants that are assessed by the SAR in the given area. These data are taken from scans of local authority systems. They also hold some information on whether a DHP is being made to the claimant at that time. The recording of this information on the electronic data is incomplete and not reliable.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> question first answered 20/10/2014 15:18:33
	creator	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson