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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

997365

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	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 and what proportion of working people in receipt of top up benefits are resident in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) in each region of the UK and (c) in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	184954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The numbers of in work families receiving tax credits are in table 1.1 of the Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: finalised annual awards - 2016 to 2017 published by HMRC can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/720570/Main_publication_-_final_tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/720570/Main_publication_-_final_tables.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Geographical breakdowns including constituency level figures are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/720739/Main_geographical_-_final_tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/720739/Main_geographical_-_final_tables.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit and Housing Benefit statistics for Great Britain are regularly published and the latest statistics for September 2018 and May 2018 respectively can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The information available for the number of employed individuals that are in receipt of Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance in May 2018 in geographical areas of Great Britain can be found in the following table.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 10/12/2018 18:17:56 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma attachment 1 file name People Table 184954.docx title Working people in receipt of IS, JSA or ESA previous answer version 82637 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

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

784724

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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, further to the answer by Baroness Buscombe on 30 October (HL Deb, cols 1156–7), what assessment they have made of the impact of the freeze on working-age benefits on incentivising claimants into work.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL2942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s assessment of the impact of the benefit freeze is set out in the analysis of the measures in the Welfare Reform and Work Act published at the time of the Summer Budget 2015.</p><p> </p><p>As I said in my response to the Noble Baroness’ question on 30 October, the benefit freeze is part of a package of welfare reforms designed to incentivise claimants into work. These include introducing the National Living Wage, increasing the tax-free personal allowance, providing 30 hours of free childcare to working families in England and rolling out of Universal Credit. Analysis published by the department in September 2017 showed that UC claimants are four percentage points more likely to have been in work at any point within six months of starting their claim than the matched sample of JSA claimants (63 per cent to 59 per cent).</p><p> </p><p>The employment rate now stands at a near record high and the number of children living in workless households has fallen to a record low.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 15/11/2017 17:19:32 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe attachment 1 file name HL2942 universal-credit-employment-impact-analysis-update.pdf title UC Employment Impact Analysis
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

777489

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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 assessment of the impact of the changing cost of living on incomes, particularly for those in receipt of income-related benefits.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
	uin	HL2504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasts rates of inflation (through the Consumer Price Index) and average earnings known as the OBR Historical Official Forecasts database. A copy of this is attached.</p><p> </p><p>Using figures published in the OBR Historical Official Forecasts Database, we note that between 2018 and 2021 earnings growth is forecasted to be consistently higher than inflation.</p><p> </p><p>Our welfare reforms to working-age benefits are part of the Government’s commitment to incentivise work as the best route out of poverty and support working families. This includes the introduction of the National Living Wage and cutting income tax for over 30 million people. For those in a position to work, earnings provide the best opportunity for income progression. Further, benefits for the additional cost of disability and benefits for pensioners continue to be uprated, as we are committed to supporting the most vulnerable groups.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 02/11/2017 15:26:07 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe attachment 1 file name HL2504.xlsx title OBR Historical Official Forecasts Database
	tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

777488

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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 assessment of the impact that the four-year freeze on income-related benefits will have on family budgets in England and Wales.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
	uin	HL2503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 has frozen the majority of working-age benefits for four tax years, from 2016-17 to 2019-20. The analysis published at the time of the 2015 Budget assesses the impact of the measures in the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016. 30 per cent of households were estimated to be impacted by the benefit rate freeze. The average notional loss was estimated to be £6 a week in 2019/20. This analysis does not take into account employment effects in response to our welfare reforms. I attach the analysis to this response.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 02/11/2017 15:00:52 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe attachment 1 file name HL2503 Impact Assessment.pdf title Impact Assessment
	tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

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