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808284

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether universal credit claimants will lose money if they receive a disability premium in addition to income-based benefits.
	tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
	tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
	uin	903001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>We simplified and rationised the various, complex disability premiums that exist in the legacy system and anyone in the Support Group who only qualifies for the Enhanced Disability Premium, will be better off in Universal Credit by over £90 per month.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/12/2017 17:33:47 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

808280

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that universal credit supports people to progress at work and increase their earnings.
	tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
	tabling member printed	Luke Graham
	uin	902994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Universal credit provides us with the opportunity to support people to progress and we are developing the evidence base about what works.</p><p>Building on our existing suite of trials, which includes a large scale Randomised Control Trial, we have committed an additional £8m to testing different approaches to supporting people to progress.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/12/2017 17:37:39 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

808283

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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	Universal Credit: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of universal credit appeals.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	902998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Appeals against Universal Credit decisions are at a lower level than for the other main benefits and the rate has been broadly stable since the introduction of Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/12/2017 17:48:33 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

808282

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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	Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress his Department is making on reducing poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	902996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010, there are 600,000 fewer people in absolute poverty – a record low.</p><p>This Government is committed to action that delivers a lasting change to the lives of some of the most disadvantaged people in society. This requires an approach that goes beyond the safety net of the welfare system to tackle the root causes of poverty and disadvantage.</p><p>The evidence is clear that work is the best route out of poverty. Children in workless households are 5 times more likely to be in poverty than those in households where all adults work. And children in workless families are also more disadvantaged, and achieve poorer educational and employment outcomes than other children.</p><p>That is why we will continue with polices that support and encourage employment - reforming the welfare system to make work pay. And these policies are working: since 2010, there are 3 million more people in work, with 954,000 fewer workless households, and 608,000 fewer children in workless households.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/12/2017 17:33:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

808281

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment his Department has made of recent trends in the average level of household debt for people in receipt of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
	tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
	uin	902995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has taken a number of steps to reduce the risk of problem debt, including capping payday lending costs and promoting savings.</p><p>Within UC, there are also interest free Advances and a system of priority deductions to help claimants who have got into arrears.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/12/2017 17:56:39 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

805170

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which current EU Member States had historical bilateral agreements with the UK that guaranteed annual uprating of UK state pensions?
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	118842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom’s reciprocal social security agreements with EU Member States as well as Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland are generally superseded by EU law. The reciprocal agreements with Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland all made provision regarding annual increases in the state pension.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/12/2017 12:22:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

805987

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	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: Epilepsy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department produces guidance to health practitioners on deciding on claims for personal independence payments made by people who have epilepsy.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	119197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Health professionals carrying out assessments for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) provide comprehensive and professional advice to help the Department’s decision makers to fairly and accurately determine benefit entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>The PIP assessment is designed to treat people as individuals, considering the impact of their disability or health condition on their everyday life and how each claimant has personally adapted to living with a disability, rather than the disability itself. Therefore the PIP Assessment Guide for Health Professionals does not contain specific condition based guidance.</p><p>The PIP Assessment Guide can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-assessment-guide-for-assessment-providers" target="_blank">Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment guide for assessment providers - GOV.UK</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/12/2017 12:04:44 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

806230

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	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	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has in place a formal complaint procedure for members of the public who wish to raise a complaint that a Disability Confident employer is not conforming fully to the guidance published by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	119422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Disability Confident is voluntary for employers. The scheme makes clear what is expected from employers for them to achieve each of the three levels (Committed, Employer and Leader).</p><p> </p><p>If an individual feels that an employer is not meeting the published actions and activities for a particular level they are encouraged to take the matter up directly with the employer concerned.</p><p> </p><p>If that does not resolve the matter, the individual can raise it with the Disability Confident policy team - <a href="mailto:DWP.DISABILITYCONFIDENT@DWP.GSI.GOV.UK" target="_blank">DWP.DISABILITYCONFIDENT@DWP.GSI.GOV.UK</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/12/2017 15:07:50 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

806052

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	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	Employment: Disability
	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 young disabled people into work in (a) Northamptonshire (b) England.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	119261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to enabling young disabled people to fulfil their potential and achieve their aspirations through a number of programmes and initiatives. For example:</p><p> </p><p>a. In Northamptonshire the employment support available for young disabled people includes:</p><ul><li>Jobcentre Plus support for schools targets young people that schools identify as at risk of becoming NEET (not in employment, education or training), or who may otherwise be disadvantaged in the labour market, such as those with a health or disability issue.</li><li>Supported Internships, which all qualified post-16 education providers in England have delivered since September 2013, are personalised study programmes, based primarily at a prospective employer, for those with complex learning difficulties and/or disabilities.</li><li>Access to Work, which offers support to disabled people aged 16+ who are in or about to enter paid employment, or engaged in pre-work activities including work experience, apprenticeships, supported internships and traineeships.</li><li>The Work and Health Programme, which will provide innovative support through local organisations for around 200,000 disabled people over the course of the programme.</li><li>Specialist Employability Support (SES), which offers support to those with greatest needs and most complex situations, We are currently exploring the best policy options for continuing such support after the SES contracts come to an end in October 2018</li><li>Community Partners, who are working in partnership with work coaches to build disability understanding within Jobcentres and provide insight into the effect disability can have on employment.</li></ul><p> </p><p>b. In addition, in other parts of England the support outlined above is available plus some relevant test and learn initiatives which if successful may be extended further:</p><ul><li>Two proofs of concept offer voluntary supported work experience, with the aim of improving confidence, motivation and understanding of the labour market:</li></ul><p>o Tri-Work, an initiative for disabled young people in years 10/11 in schools and special schools, which targets those most in need of support.</p><p>o Young Persons Supported Work experience (YPSWE), for which 18-24 year olds in the Employment Support Allowance (Work Related Activity Group) in five JCP districts are eligible.</p><ul><li>The Local Supported Employment (LSE) proof of concept ‘place and train’ model, which aims to move disabled people, notably those with learning disability and autism, into real jobs at the going rate of pay, with support for both individual and employer.</li></ul> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/12/2017 17:34:47 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

805169

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
	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 assist UK pensioners living abroad who’s state ensions is are uprated annually.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	118841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>UK State Pensions are payable worldwide to those who are eligible, without regard to nationality. They are up-rated where there is a legal requirement to do so, for example in EEA countries and countries where there is a reciprocal agreement in place that allows for up-rating. This has been the policy of successive Governments for around 70 years and the Government has no plans to change this policy.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/12/2017 12:20:06 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill