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46646

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	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, which categories of people defined as vulnerable in relation to facilitating housing benefit payments direct to landlords under universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
	tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
	uin	194891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>We do not want to label categories of claimants as financially incapable. The guidance for alternative payment arrangements, published last year, lists a number of elements which should be considered. These factors are assessed on a case-by-case basis to inform a decision as to whether an alternative payment arrangement is needed and if so for what period.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

42613

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 prevent married couples from fraudulently claiming council and housing tax-related benefit available only for single people.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	191456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p>There are no social security benefits relating to housing costs or council tax that are available only to single people. There is a reduction of 25% in the council tax payable available to those who live alone, but the administration of this is a matter for local authorities. </p><p> </p><p>Generally, suspicions that claimants may be living together as if they were married or in a civil partnership without informing the relevant benefit payer come from various sources, including members of the public and members of staff. The Department currently does not investigate cases that only involve housing benefit as these are a matter for local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Council tax benefit ceased to exist on 1 April 2013 and has been replaced by the local council tax reduction (LCTR) scheme, the administration of which is a matter for local authorities. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

48698

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2014, Official Report, columns 103-4W, on state retirement pensions, if he will assess whether a woman born on 6 April 1981 who was in continuous employment from her 21st birthday until her state pension age as derived in line with the practice outlined in the Pensions Bill, had worked consistently in contracted-in employment for 30 hours a week in a role which paid the National Minimum Wage, had average female life expectancy, in line with the most recent ONS population projections, and was subject to any other assumptions used in the Impact Assessment which accompanied the Pensions Bill, would receive a different level of pension at the point of retirement under the Single Tier mechanism than they would have expected under the current pension system; and what the difference in the level of pension would be.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
	uin	196652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The state pension reforms radically simplify state pension provision, by replacing the current, two-tiered pension system with a simpler single-tier state pension for people reaching state pension age after 6 April 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of people reaching state pension age in the 40 years after the new state pension is implemented will have a higher pension income overall over the course of their retirement as a result of the reforms. The new state pension will also underpin automatic enrolment, which will see around 9 million people saving more, or saving for the first time, into a workplace pension.</p><p> </p><p>The Pensions Bill provides for the Government to carry out a review of State Pension age every parliament. It is our intention that State Pension ages will only be finalised once someone is within ten years of their proposed state pension age. Because this date will be affected by future changes in longevity, at this point we cannot say with certainty what will be the state pension age for people born in the 1980s. In addition, any calculation on pension entitlement would also depend on decisions that have not yet been taken, including the starting rate for the single tier. Furthermore, future State Pension levels are determined by up-rating decisions taken by Governments on a year-by-year basis. Therefore, whilst we have forecast the possible impacts of the new system at a population level, it is not possible to give definitive statements of the future state pension entitlements for individuals who do not yet have a set State Pension age, whether under the current system or under the single tier pension</p><p> </p><p>For the first few cohorts of people reaching State Pension Age from April 2016, the government will provide a statement service to help them plan for retirement.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

44149

	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, how many people in (a) Scotland and (b) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency under the age of 25 years were in receipt of housing benefit in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	192796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p>The requested information is show in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Monthly Housing Benefit recipients under the age of 25 in Scotland and Kilmarnock and Loudoun Parliamentary Constituency, December 2012 - November 2013</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Kilmarnock and Loudoun Parliamentary Constituency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-12</p></td><td><p>32,807</p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-13</p></td><td><p>32,997</p></td><td><p>916</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-13</p></td><td><p>33,487</p></td><td><p>908</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-13</p></td><td><p>33,397</p></td><td><p>942</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-13</p></td><td><p>33,199</p></td><td><p>945</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-13</p></td><td><p>32,887</p></td><td><p>931</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-13</p></td><td><p>32,664</p></td><td><p>922</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-13</p></td><td><p>32,589</p></td><td><p>945</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-13</p></td><td><p>32,739</p></td><td><p>948</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-13</p></td><td><p>31,899</p></td><td><p>910</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-13</p></td><td><p>31,526</p></td><td><p>897</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-13</p></td><td><p>30,397</p></td><td><p>859</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Stat-Xplore, Department for Work and Pensions.</p><p> </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><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>Recipients are counted on the second Thursday of the month and statistical disclosure control has been applied to protect against the identification of individual claimants.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

45721

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2014
	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 people enrolled in hybrid workplace pension schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
	uin	194179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The Pensions Regulator provides automatic enrolment data. The most recent information is available at the following location:</p><p><a href="http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/docs/automatic-enrolment-commentary-analysis-2013.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/docs/automatic-enrolment-commentary-analysis-2013.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>This will be updated in July 2014.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

168402

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	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 members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	217408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department is unable to provide the answer to this question as, in line with Cabinet Office guidance and ONS best practice, we redact sensitive personal information where the results may show less than four individuals, thereby compromising their anonymity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The membership of the Departmental Executive Team can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 217366 217387 question first answered 15/12/2014 14:58:40 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

44554

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2014
	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, when he expects to publish the audited figures for the Child Support Agency's client funds account for 2012-13.
	tabling member constituency	South Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Mr Richard Bacon
	uin	193274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p>It is our intention to publish the audited figures for the Child Support Agency's client funds account for 2012-13 on 27 March.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1451 label Biography information for Mr Richard Bacon

46377

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	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 whether an individual on the minimum wage for a full working lifetime will receive a higher retirement income under the new single tier pension system than under the existing pension system.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
	uin	194702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>It is not possible to answer this question, as in order to calculate how much state pension an individual may receive in retirement under the single-tier system, compared to the current system, it is necessary to make a considerable number of assumptions. For instance: when they reach State Pension age, whether they have been contracted-out of the Additional Pension, or how many years they live after retirement.</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 3 of the Single Tier Impact Assessment provides a detailed commentary on factors that are likely to influence whether someone is a notional gainer or loser compared to the current system.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/254151/a-pensions-bill-single-tier-ia-oct-2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/254151/a-pensions-bill-single-tier-ia-oct-2013.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

44156

	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, how many local authorities applied for additional financial assistance to cover discretionary housing payments in 2013-14; and what assistance such local authorities received.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	192823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>86 local authoritiesapplied for additional financial assistance to cover discretionary housing payments in 2013-14. </p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of the amount awarded to 85 local authorities can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hb-circular-s32014-confirmation-of-funding-and-overall-expenditure-limits-for-discretionary-housing-payments-in-apr-2013-to-mar-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hb-circular-s32014-confirmation-of-funding-and-overall-expenditure-limits-for-discretionary-housing-payments-in-apr-2013-to-mar-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

44154

	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 total Government expenditure on housing benefit in (a) cash and (b) real terms in each of the last 30 years.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	192828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested is published and can be found in the table entitled “Housing Benefit” at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/273833/outturn-and-forecast-expenditure-201213.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/273833/outturn-and-forecast-expenditure-201213.xls</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead