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43499

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on housing benefit for tenants in (a) council property, (b) housing association and registered social landlord property and (c) private sector housing in (i) Yorkshire and Humber and (ii) Brigg and Goole constituency in each year since 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	192397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information is in the tables below. Housing Benefit expenditure by Parliamentary Constituency is not available prior to 2011/12.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Table 1: Housing Benefit spending in Yorkshire and Humber by accommodation type.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ million, nominal</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Accommodation</p></td><td><p>439.4</p></td><td><p>453.5</p></td><td><p>485.7</p></td><td><p>522.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary Accommodation</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td><td><p>7.9</p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registered Social Landlord</p></td><td><p>447.5</p></td><td><p>464.1</p></td><td><p>504.3</p></td><td><p>546.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Rented Sector</p></td><td><p>487.2</p></td><td><p>571.6</p></td><td><p>611.1</p></td><td><p>623.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Housing Benefit Spend</p></td><td><p>1,384.1</p></td><td><p>1,497.0</p></td><td><p>1,608.6</p></td><td><p>1,700.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Local authority subsidy returns</p><p> </p><p>Table 2: Housing Benefit spending in Brigg and Goole by accommodation type.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£ million, nominal</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Accommodation</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary Accommodation</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registered Social Landlord</p></td><td><p>7.0</p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Rented Sector</p></td><td><p>8.0</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Housing Benefit Spend</p></td><td><p>18.4</p></td><td><p>19.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Mid-year statistical data and Local authority subsidy returns</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>Figures may not sum exactly due to rounding.</p><p>A breakdown of benefit expenditure for Housing Benefit can be found in the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit expenditure by local authority tables as per the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277439/hb-ctb-la-tables-04022014.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277439/hb-ctb-la-tables-04022014.xls</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

44142

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of housing benefit claimants in the UK in each of the last 30 years.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	192907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested for Great Britain is published and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2013</a></p><p> </p><p>Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

43988

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	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
	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 distributional effect of raising the proportion of childcare costs covered by universal credit to 85 per cent within the existing budget.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	192777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Work remains the best route out of poverty, and childcare costs represent a significant barrier to families trying to take the first steps into work or workup to full-timehours. </p><p> </p><p>Government and many of our stakeholders have concluded that funding an increase in childcare support up to 85% provides a sufficient improvement in the financial reward and work incentive for families under Universal Credit. It will see around 500,000 working families get more out of the money they earn, helping more families move into employment and thus supporting our goal to end poverty in a sustainable way.</p><p> </p><p>We will shortly be publishing a response to the consultation on the rate of childcare paid under Universal Credit, which will include more detailed information on the effects of increasing the rate to 85% for all families.</p><p> </p><p>The distributional effects of Universal Credit to be published at the next Autumn Statement, will include any changes to the childcare element Universal Credit</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

43871

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that employers with employees who earn less than £10,000 per year will be legally obliged to provide those employees with an auto-enrolment pension scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Mr John Leech
	uin	192722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Jobholders who earn less than the automatic enrolment earnings trigger of £10,000 and who are not eligible for automatic enrolment may opt in to pension saving. Employers are legally obliged to enrol anyone who opts into an automatic enrolment qualifying scheme and to pay the required employer contribution. </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1543 label Biography information for Mr John Leech

43468

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	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
	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 in South Staffordshire constituency under the age of 25 years old were in receipt of housing benefit in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
	tabling member printed	Gavin Williamson
	uin	192267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The number of people in South Staffordshire constituency under the age of 25 in receipt of housing benefit, as at November 2013 is 258.</p><p>This information is published and can be found 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>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 Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson