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757303

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of (1) the future annual cost of ending the freeze on working-age and children's benefits, and (2) what the additional annual cost of those benefits would now be had the freeze not been implemented.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL1288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>These estimates can be derived using the published “Welfare Reform and Work Bill: Assessment of the Benefit Rate Freeze” attached.</p><p> </p><p>Using the figures published in the impact assessment for the benefit freeze, we can estimate the annual cost of ending the freeze on working-age and children’s benefits. Assuming the freeze was ended after 2017/18 (such that savings from 2017/18 onwards are constant at £0.9bn), the annual cost of ending the freeze would be £2.7bn by 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>Assuming the freeze ends after 2017/18, the additional annual cost to working-age and children’s benefits had the freeze not been implemented is £0.9bn per annum.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 19/09/2017 15:19:43 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe attachment 1 file name Welfare Reform and Work Bill Impact Assessment of the Benefit rate freeze.pdf title Welfare Reform and Work Bill: Impact Assessment
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

62751

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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
	hansard heading	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, how much his Department has spent assisting people with the costs of (a) travel to interview and (b) clothing for interviews or to commence work in each year since 2005.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	201244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested is only available from 2007. (a) The costs of assisting people travel to job interviews for each year from 2007 are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(b) Expenditure for equipment to assist people taking up work, including clothing, for each year from 2007 is in the table below. This expenditure also includes assistance with other equipment e.g. health and safety related workwear, work tools and equipment, bicycles and accessories, laptops and mobile phones.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Expenditure totals are not available solely for clothing and would incur disproportionate cost to identify separately.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/06/2014 16:59:44 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey attachment 1 file name UIN201244-tables.doc title Tables for UIN201244
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

388027

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many, and what proportion of, households affected by the proposed reduction of the benefit cap to £23,000 per year receive (1) Employment and Support Allowance, and (2) Income Support.
	tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
	uin	HL1153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20<sup>th</sup> July. The impact assessment is now available on Parliament’s website, and a copy is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 21/07/2015 15:32:41 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud attachment 1 file name Impact Assessment.pdf title Imapct Assessment
	tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

576934

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2016
	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	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, with reference to the Answer of 27 June 2016 to Question HL691, if the Government will publish the information it holds on the proportion of claimants affected by the lower benefit cap who are in receipt of (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) employment and support allowance and (c) income support.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	45327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>The information is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Estimated number of households affected by the lower cap levels by benefit receipt, 2016/17, GB</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Benefit Type</p></td><td><p>Estimated number of Households affected (000’s)</p></td><td><p>Proportion of affected households</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employment and Support Allowance</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Income Support</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jobseeker's Allowance</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Figures may not sum due to rounding.</li><li>Estimates assume no behavioural responses - any behavioural responses to the lower cap, such as claimants moving into employment, would cause the number of households affected to reduce.</li><li>The methodology used to estimate the households affected by the cap is consistent with that described in the latest impact assessment published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/welfare-reform-and-work-act-impact-assessment-for-the-benefit-cap" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/welfare-reform-and-work-act-impact-assessment-for-the-benefit-cap</a></li></ol><p> </p><p>The benefit cap will be lowered from 7th November from £26,000 to £20,000, except in London where it will be lowered to £23,000. To help ensure Local Authorities are able to protect the most vulnerable Housing Benefit claimants and to support households adjusting to our welfare reforms, the Government will provide £870m funding for Discretionary Housing Payments over the next 5 years. Information about this and other measures to ease the transition for families affected by this policy change is included in the latest impact assessment at the link above.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 13/09/2016 14:01:15 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

596122

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	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	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, how many reports his Department has received on the number of letters on the Fraud and Error Service sent and lost in the in the post in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	47129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 47128 47130 47131 47132 question first answered 17/10/2016 15:43:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

627261

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2016
	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	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 estimate his Department has made of the net annual savings to the Exchequer of the extension of the benefit cap to £23,000 per year in London and £20,000 per year outside London.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	51691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2016 answer text <p>Since the introduction of the benefit cap from April 2013 the annual reduction to Housing benefit due to the cap was £60 million in 2013/14, £80 million in 2014/15 and £65 million in 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Estimates are rounded to the nearest £5 million per year</li><li>Estimates are based on the monthly capped caseload and average amount capped available from Stat Xplore: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></li><li>This estimate represents the savings from the reduction to Housing Benefit due to the benefit cap. It excludes any impacts and wider benefits of the behavioural changes in response to the cap such as moving into work and also excludes any DEL costs related to the introduction of the policy.</li></ol><p> </p><p>A detailed explanation of the estimated net annual savings to the Exchequer from the new, lower benefit cap of £23,000 per year in London and £20,000 per year outside London can be found in the latest Impact Assessment, published 25<sup>th</sup> August 2016:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/548741/welfare-reform-and-work-act-impact-assessment-for-the-benefit-cap.pdf%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/548741/welfare-reform-and-work-act-impact-assessment-for-the-benefit-cap.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 51683 question first answered 10/11/2016 14:34:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

627264

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2016
	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	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 estimate his Department has made of the net annual savings to the Exchequer since the introduction of the benefit cap in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	51683
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2016 answer text <p>Since the introduction of the benefit cap from April 2013 the annual reduction to Housing benefit due to the cap was £60 million in 2013/14, £80 million in 2014/15 and £65 million in 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Estimates are rounded to the nearest £5 million per year</li><li>Estimates are based on the monthly capped caseload and average amount capped available from Stat Xplore: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></li><li>This estimate represents the savings from the reduction to Housing Benefit due to the benefit cap. It excludes any impacts and wider benefits of the behavioural changes in response to the cap such as moving into work and also excludes any DEL costs related to the introduction of the policy.</li></ol><p> </p><p>A detailed explanation of the estimated net annual savings to the Exchequer from the new, lower benefit cap of £23,000 per year in London and £20,000 per year outside London can be found in the latest Impact Assessment, published 25<sup>th</sup> August 2016:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/548741/welfare-reform-and-work-act-impact-assessment-for-the-benefit-cap.pdf%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/548741/welfare-reform-and-work-act-impact-assessment-for-the-benefit-cap.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 51691 question first answered 10/11/2016 14:34:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

627453

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2016
	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	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, which local authorities plan to roll-out the lower benefit cap for newly-affected claimants from the week commencing (a) 7 November 2016, (b) 14 November 2016, (c) 21 November 2016, (d) 28 November 2016, (e) 5 December 2016, (f) 12 December 2016, (g) 19 December 2016, (h) 26 December 2016, (i) 2 January 2017, (j) 9 January 2017, (k) 16 January 2017 and (l) 23 January 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	51568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>This information will be placed in the House of Commons Library.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/11/2016 17:37:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

627470

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2016
	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	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 estimate his Department has made of the potential effect of the extension of the benefit cap to £23,000 per year in London and £20,000 per year outside London on the level of spending by local authorities on (a) emergency, (b) temporary and (c) bed and breakfast accommodation for people at risk of homelessness.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	51693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2016 answer text <p>The evaluation of the current benefit cap shows very little, if any, impact on homelessness as a direct result of the cap. The small numbers of capped households who had been evicted were noted by Local Authorities as having other reasons for rent arrears and also failing to engage with relevant services; they were considered intentionally homeless. To help ensure Local Authorities are able to protect the most vulnerable housing benefit claimants and to support households adjusting to reforms, the government will provide £870 million funding for the Discretionary Housing Payments scheme over the next 5 years. Housing Benefit paid for specified accommodation such as refuges is ignored when calculating whether or not the cap applies.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 51684 51688 question first answered 10/11/2016 14:09:01 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

627471

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2016
	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	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 estimate his Department has made of the potential effect of the extension of the benefit cap to £23,000 per year in London and £20,000 per year outside London on the levels of homelessness.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	51684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2016 answer text <p>The evaluation of the current benefit cap shows very little, if any, impact on homelessness as a direct result of the cap. The small numbers of capped households who had been evicted were noted by Local Authorities as having other reasons for rent arrears and also failing to engage with relevant services; they were considered intentionally homeless. To help ensure Local Authorities are able to protect the most vulnerable housing benefit claimants and to support households adjusting to reforms, the government will provide £870 million funding for the Discretionary Housing Payments scheme over the next 5 years. Housing Benefit paid for specified accommodation such as refuges is ignored when calculating whether or not the cap applies.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 51688 51693 question first answered 10/11/2016 14:09:01 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy