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1716393

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to make the local District Provision Tool available to local partners in London to help (a) tackle youth unemployment and (b) increase education and training opportunities.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	25326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>A version of the District Provision Tool is available for local partners to use on GOV.UK and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/district-provision-tool" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/05/2024 16:58:50 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1716478

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	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
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are awaiting a decision on their Access to Work applications as of 1 May 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	25283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>As of 1<sup>st</sup> May 2024, there were 36,184 applications awaiting a decision on their Access to Work application.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/05/2024 16:41:27 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1716547

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	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
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the uptake of housing benefit in (a) Wallasey constituency, (b) Wirral, (c) the North West and (d) the United Kingdom.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
	uin	25172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>With the completion of the rollout of Universal Credit in December 2018, new claims for HB are predominately for pensioners and are administered by Local Authorities.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/05/2024 16:32:25 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1716548

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Pensioners: Housing Benefit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioner households are entitled to but not in receipt of housing benefit.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
	uin	25173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>DWP annually publishes estimates of benefit take up, which includes Housing Benefit for pensioners. The latest official statistics can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-ending-2022" target="_blank">here.</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/05/2024 16:47:23 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1716008

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people who claimed Carer's Allowance were caring for someone in receipt of a Personal Independence Payment in the past 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
	uin	24846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>This information is only available at disproportionate cost to The Department for Work &amp; Pensions as the Department does not have a business requirement for this information to be retained.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 24847 question first answered 13/05/2024 16:45:58 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1716009

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Carer's Allowance and Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people who claimed Carer's Allowance also claimed a Personal Independence Payment in the past 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
	uin	24847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>This information is only available at disproportionate cost to The Department for Work &amp; Pensions as the Department does not have a business requirement for this information to be retained.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 24846 question first answered 13/05/2024 16:45:58 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1716010

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his Department's proposed changes to Personal Independence Payments on unpaid carers.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
	uin	24848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p><em>Modernising Support for Independent Living: The Health and Disability Green Paper</em> looks at different options to reshape the current welfare system so that we can provide better targeted support to those who need it most. We are considering these options through our 12-week consultation which was published on Monday 29 April and will close on Monday 22 July at 11:59pm. Any possible impacts on unpaid carers will be considered as necessary.</p><p> </p><p>There will be no immediate changes to PIP, or to health assessments. All scheduled PIP assessments and payments will proceed as normal, and claimants should continue to engage as usual and provide any necessary information or updates regarding their circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage everyone to respond to the consultation which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/modernising-support-for-independent-living-the-health-and-disability-green-paper" target="_blank">here,</a> so that we are able to hear from as many disabled people, people with health conditions, their representatives, and local stakeholders as possible on these important issues.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/05/2024 16:44:15 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1717394

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Football: Injuries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will have discussions with the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council on the potential merits of classifying people with football-related brain injuries as having industrial injuries.
	tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
	tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
	uin	902771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department is advised by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC), an independent scientific body, on changes to the list of occupational diseases for which Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) can be paid. We have met recently with the Chair of IIAC, and will continue to engage with IIAC as appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>We can confirm that IIAC is currently considering whether there is a link between certain neurodegenerative diseases (NDD) and professional sportspeople. IIAC found studies covering a range of NDD, which is an umbrella term covering diseases such as ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), dementia and MND (motor neuron disease). IIAC is initially considering ALS where there is currently more evidence than for other diseases and will need to give more consideration to the evidence before it can make a decision. IIAC will also likely consult experts (neurologists) in this field and will then publish its findings when the investigation is complete.</p><p> </p><p>It would be premature to speculate on how IIAC’s investigation will progress or whether there is enough evidence of a link between certain neurodegenerative diseases and professional sportspeople to meet the threshold for a new ‘prescribed disease’ to be recommended by IIAC for the purpose of IIDB entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>If recommendations are made by IIAC on this matter, they will be carefully considered by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/05/2024 16:08:50 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

1715550

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Disability: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposals in the Health and Disability Green Paper on the finances of people with complex disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	24666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>We are looking at different options to reshape the current welfare system so that we can provide better targeted support to those who need it most. We are considering some of these options through our 12-week consultation which was published on Monday 29 April and will close on Monday 22 July at 11:59pm. Further analysis of these options will consider any potential financial impacts on claimants.</p><p> </p><p>There will be no immediate changes to PIP, or to health assessments. All scheduled PIP assessments and payments will proceed as normal, and claimants should continue to engage as usual and provide any necessary information or updates regarding their circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage everyone to respond to the consultation which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/modernising-support-for-independent-living-the-health-and-disability-green-paper" target="_blank">here,</a> so that we are able to hear from as many disabled people, people with health conditions, their representatives, and local stakeholders as possible on these important issues</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/05/2024 16:23:15 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1715551

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Disability: Cost of Living
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department calculates the estimated cost of living for disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	24667
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>No such estimates have been made</p><p> </p><p>As of April 2024, the rate of inflation has slowed, and the Government has also implemented uprating to benefits to reflect increased costs. We also increased extra costs disability benefits by 10.1 per cent from April 2023 and by 6.7% from April 2024 in line with the Consumer Price Index.</p><p> </p><p>For 2023/24 we estimate that nearly 60 per cent of individuals who received an extra costs disability benefit would have received the means-tested benefit Cost of Living Payments, worth up to £900. Over 85 per cent would have received either or both of the means-tested and the £300 Pensioner Cost of Living Payment.</p><p> </p><p>An evaluation of the Cost of Living Payments is underway. This will seek to understand their effectiveness as a means of support for low-income and vulnerable household.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 24668 question first answered 08/05/2024 16:27:49 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain