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1121345

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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: Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that older people claim the benefits they are entitled to.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	244156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that older people receive the support they are entitled to and the DWP targets activity on engaging with people who may be eligible to benefits at pivotal stages, such as when they claim State Pension or report a change in their circumstances. The DWP uses a wide range of channels to communicate information about benefits to potential customers; including information on <a href="https://gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://gov.uk/</a>, in leaflets and by telephone. People wishing to claim Pension Credit can do so by calling 0800 99 1234. DWP staff in Pension Centres and Jobcentres including visiting officers are able to provide help and advice about entitlement to benefits, as are staff in Local Authorities who administer Housing Benefit.</p><p> </p><p>One of the best ways to reach eligible customers is through trusted stakeholder working in the community and we have developed the Pension Credit toolkit, as an on-line tool for agencies and welfare rights organisations to use in order to encourage Pension Credit take-up. It can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit</a></p><p> </p><p>The toolkit contains resources for anyone working with pensioners and includes guides to Pension Credit. It also contains publicity material and guidance designed to help older people understand how they could get Pension Credit and help organisations support someone applying for Pension Credit as well as ideas for encouraging take-up. The toolkit also provides links to information about disability and carers benefits.</p><p> </p><p>Most recently we have provided to relevant organisations a fact sheet about Pension Credit and forthcoming changes for couples to ensure that accurate information is available in the places where people are most likely to seek information.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of people of pension age in receipt of a State Pension or another social security benefit receive their annual winter fuel payment automatically without the need to make a claim.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 244000 question first answered 23/04/2019 16:29:34 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1121357

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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: Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that older people in financial hardship are able to claim the benefits they are entitled to.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	244000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that older people receive the support they are entitled to and the DWP targets activity on engaging with people who may be eligible to benefits at pivotal stages, such as when they claim State Pension or report a change in their circumstances. The DWP uses a wide range of channels to communicate information about benefits to potential customers; including information on <a href="https://gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://gov.uk/</a>, in leaflets and by telephone. People wishing to claim Pension Credit can do so by calling 0800 99 1234. DWP staff in Pension Centres and Jobcentres including visiting officers are able to provide help and advice about entitlement to benefits, as are staff in Local Authorities who administer Housing Benefit.</p><p> </p><p>One of the best ways to reach eligible customers is through trusted stakeholder working in the community and we have developed the Pension Credit toolkit, as an on-line tool for agencies and welfare rights organisations to use in order to encourage Pension Credit take-up. It can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit</a></p><p> </p><p>The toolkit contains resources for anyone working with pensioners and includes guides to Pension Credit. It also contains publicity material and guidance designed to help older people understand how they could get Pension Credit and help organisations support someone applying for Pension Credit as well as ideas for encouraging take-up. The toolkit also provides links to information about disability and carers benefits.</p><p> </p><p>Most recently we have provided to relevant organisations a fact sheet about Pension Credit and forthcoming changes for couples to ensure that accurate information is available in the places where people are most likely to seek information.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of people of pension age in receipt of a State Pension or another social security benefit receive their annual winter fuel payment automatically without the need to make a claim.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 244156 question first answered 23/04/2019 16:29:34 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1121350

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of disabled people who have had to leave work as a result of receiving lower rates of support from personal independence payment in comparison to disability living allowance.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	244174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can be paid to disabled people irrespective of their employment status and, as such, no details of an individual’s employment status are gathered during the course of their claim or award.</p><p> </p><p>PIP is a more modern, dynamic and fairer benefit than its predecessor, Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and focuses support on those experiencing the greatest barriers to living independently. 31% of people claiming PIP receive the highest level of support, compared to 15% of DLA’s working-age claimants and 39% of reassessment claimants are getting a higher award on PIP compared to when they were on DLA.</p><p>People with a health condition or disability, who require additional support getting to and from work, can apply for an Access to Work grant.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/04/2019 14:10:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

1121349

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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: Multiple Sclerosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in reference to research published by the MS Society in March 2019, whether her Department has plans to undertake a review the effect of the introduction of the 20-metre rule for personal independence payment on costs to other Departments.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	244173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The enhanced rate of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Mobility component was always intended to be for those &quot;unable&quot; or &quot;virtually unable&quot; to walk.</p><p>We believe the current PIP assessment criteria, including the 20 metres distance, are the best way of identifying those whose physical mobility is most limited.</p><p>Senior Officials are in contact with the MS Society and will be meeting them in the coming weeks to discuss the latest research.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/04/2019 14:33:16 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

1121387

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants are owed compensation for losing their Severe Disability Premium as a result of natural migration, and how many of those claimants are veterans.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	244161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the response to Question 215614, answered on 6<sup>th</sup> February 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information regarding the number of Universal Credit claimants that are veterans.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to consider opportunities to improve our understanding of those claiming Universal Credit, including ways in which we might identify claims from veterans.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/04/2019 16:05:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1121348

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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: EEA Nationals and EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many EU and EEA nationals (a) have made a claim for universal credit and (b) have had that claim rejected in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	244127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 23/04/2019 10:45:35 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1121367

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has consulted with representatives of (a) lenders, (b) business, (c) consumer groups and (d) other relevant stakeholders on his decision at the 2018 Budget to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in corporate insolvencies (i) before and (ii) after that decision was made.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	244076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>In line with the Government’s commitment to open and consultative policy making, the Government regularly engages with a wide variety of stakeholders to ensure policy changes are well informed and based upon the best available evidence.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently consulting on the detailed policy design for this measure to ensure the changes work as intended. The consultation closes on 27 May and the Government is encouraging financial services businesses, lenders and insolvency practitioners to respond. The Government has already held discussions with UK Finance (the representative body for the banking and finance industry), the Insolvency Service, and R3 (the representative body for insolvency practitioners) as part of this consultation process.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 244077 question first answered 23/04/2019 15:41:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1121368

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) HMRC and (b) his Department consulted with the Insolvency Service (a) before and (b) after his decision at the 2018 Budget to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in insolvencies.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	244077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>In line with the Government’s commitment to open and consultative policy making, the Government regularly engages with a wide variety of stakeholders to ensure policy changes are well informed and based upon the best available evidence.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently consulting on the detailed policy design for this measure to ensure the changes work as intended. The consultation closes on 27 May and the Government is encouraging financial services businesses, lenders and insolvency practitioners to respond. The Government has already held discussions with UK Finance (the representative body for the banking and finance industry), the Insolvency Service, and R3 (the representative body for insolvency practitioners) as part of this consultation process.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 244076 question first answered 23/04/2019 15:41:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1121369

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding his Department has allocated to the marriage allowance; and how many (a) married couples and (b) couples in civil partnerships received that allowance in each year since it was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	244098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>There is no specific funding allocated to this relief, and therefore no under-spend. Anyone who is eligible for the Marriage Allowance (MA) will receive it if they apply.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the number of couples who have benefitted from MA are being updated following the end of 2018-19 tax year.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 244099 question first answered 23/04/2019 15:37:52 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1121370

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of the under-spend in the marriage allowance budget in each year since it was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	244099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>There is no specific funding allocated to this relief, and therefore no under-spend. Anyone who is eligible for the Marriage Allowance (MA) will receive it if they apply.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the number of couples who have benefitted from MA are being updated following the end of 2018-19 tax year.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 244098 question first answered 23/04/2019 15:37:52 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell