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43580

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	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 much was paid in service charges to housing associations for adaptations to accommodation for disabled tenants in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	192422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available. Information about service charges paid by all tenants is not collected. </p><p> </p><p>Eligible service charges for Housing Benefit would not include the cost of making an adaptation.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

43880

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2014
	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 much was paid in jobseeker's allowance to recipients in (a) Scotland and (b) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	192485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p>The amount paid in Jobseeker's Allowance in 2012/13 can be found in the table below. </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>2012/13<br /> £m</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>JSA</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>478</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Kilmarnock &amp; Loudoun</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DWP statistical data</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Note: Expenditure is shown for the last complete financial year. The benefit expenditure for Jobseeker's Allowance can be found in the Parliamentary Constituency tables as per link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/266825/pc-tables-201213.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/266825/pc-tables-201213.xls</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

43467

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	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 benefit sanctions were issued in South Staffordshire constituency in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
	tabling member printed	Gavin Williamson
	uin	192333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Number of benefit sanctions applied in South Staffordshire constituency in each of the last five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>All Benefit Sanctions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2008 to Sept 2009</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2009 to Sept 2010</p></td><td><p>480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2010 to Sept 2011</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2011 to Sept 2012</p></td><td><p>650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2012 to Sept 2013</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: (JSA and ESA): DWP Information, Governance and Security Directorate: Sanctions and Disallowance Decisions Statistics Database.</p><p>Source (IS): Income Support Computer System </p><p> </p><p>Notes: </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</li></ol><p>2. The number of benefit sanctions applied is the number of sanction or disallowance referrals where the decision was found against the claimant.</p><p>3. Income Support Lone Parents receive a fixed sanction of 20% of the personal allowance rate of a single claimant [not aged less than 25] for each failure to attend/participate in a Work Focused Interview until 10 pence is left in payment. This sanction lasts until the individual attends and participates in a Work Focused Interview. In the case where there is more than one sanction in place the claimant need only attend/participate in one Work Focused Interview in order for all related sanctions to be removed from their benefit.</p><p>4. New sanctions rules came into force for JSA and ESA from 22 October 2012 and 3 December 2012. The number of JSA sanctions applied for the new regime is the number of low, intermediate, and high level referrals where the decision was found against the claimant. Further information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobseekers-allowance-overview-of-sanctions-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobseekers-allowance-overview-of-sanctions-rules</a></p><p>5. The number of JSA sanctions applied for the old regime is the number of fixed length, varied length and entitlement decisions where the decision was found against the claimant.</p><p>6. Information on JSA and ESA sanctions is published and available at:</p><p> <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

43470

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	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 businesses in (a) the UK and (b) Brigg and Goole constituency have taken part in wage incentive schemes since the introduction of the Youth Contract.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	192278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Data on the number of employers receiving wage incentives are not available. The latest statistics on Youth Contract wage incentives, released on 25 February 2014 are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youth-contract-official-statistics-february-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youth-contract-official-statistics-february-2014</a> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

43581

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	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 disputed child tax credits claims will be managed under the universal credit system.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Mike Crockart
	uin	192385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>Currently the child element will be awarded to the parent with whom the child or qualifying young person normally lives. Where separated parents both share the care of a child or qualifying young person they are expected to jointly nominate which of them has the main responsibility.</p><p>Where parents are unable to come to an agreement themselves, a determination will be made. This will take account of where the child normally lives and who has the main day to day responsibility. </p><p>The proposed approach to Universal Credit was set out in a White Paper &quot;Universal Credit: Welfare that Works&quot; and in draft Regulations upon which a wide range of organisations responded to in the consultation exercise carried out by the Social Security Advisory Committee.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 192380 question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3967 label Biography information for Mike Crockart

43582

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	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 consultation his Department has had with groups representing separated parents on steps to ensure universal credit makes shared parenting a financially viable option for parents who do not have family-based financial arrangements in place.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Mike Crockart
	uin	192380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>Currently the child element will be awarded to the parent with whom the child or qualifying young person normally lives. Where separated parents both share the care of a child or qualifying young person they are expected to jointly nominate which of them has the main responsibility.</p><p>Where parents are unable to come to an agreement themselves, a determination will be made. This will take account of where the child normally lives and who has the main day to day responsibility. </p><p>The proposed approach to Universal Credit was set out in a White Paper &quot;Universal Credit: Welfare that Works&quot; and in draft Regulations upon which a wide range of organisations responded to in the consultation exercise carried out by the Social Security Advisory Committee.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 192385 question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3967 label Biography information for Mike Crockart

43583

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	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 Universal Jobmatch employer accounts have been found to be in breach of its rules since the service started.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	192404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Today, many jobs are only advertised on the internet. That's why we are doing everything we can to give those looking for work the skills and the opportunities to access them. Universal Jobmatch is a powerful tool for successfully connecting people to jobs, and it is delivering.</p><p> </p><p>The website launches a public service into the digital age, allowing people to search for work from their home, handheld devices, local libraries, as well as the traditional Jobcentre. It allows employers to match jobseekers to their vacancies and gives our customers access to a greater number of opportunities. It puts them on an equal footing with everyone else seeking a new job in the UK. With over 6 million job searches per a day, the service is clearly popular, successful, and value for money.</p><p> </p><p>At 18 March 2014, there were 507,474 vacancies on the service. </p><p> </p><p>All internet job sites face the issue of duplicate vacancies. We take this issue very seriously, and whenever we have a doubt about the validity of a job offer we will intervene, suspend the vacancy and investigate. If an employer breaches our terms and conditions we remove their right to advertise. Our continuing removal of such employers or jobs demonstrates that our system of checks works.</p><p>Since Universal Jobmatch was launched in November 2012, we have removed 1216 employer accounts that did not comply with our terms and conditions. That figure is equivalent to 0.2% of the total number of registered employer accounts. </p><p> </p><p>Universal Jobmatch has revolutionised the way we deliver the public employment service. With over 6,000,000 job searches per day at a cost of far less than 1 pence each, it represents excellent value for money.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

43584

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	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 his most recent assessment is of the (a) effectiveness and (b) value for money of Universal Jobmatch.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	192406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Today, many jobs are only advertised on the internet. That's why we are doing everything we can to give those looking for work the skills and the opportunities to access them. Universal Jobmatch is a powerful tool for successfully connecting people to jobs, and it is delivering.</p><p> </p><p>The website launches a public service into the digital age, allowing people to search for work from their home, handheld devices, local libraries, as well as the traditional Jobcentre. It allows employers to match jobseekers to their vacancies and gives our customers access to a greater number of opportunities. It puts them on an equal footing with everyone else seeking a new job in the UK. With over 6 million job searches per a day, the service is clearly popular, successful, and value for money.</p><p> </p><p>At 18 March 2014, there were 507,474 vacancies on the service. </p><p> </p><p>All internet job sites face the issue of duplicate vacancies. We take this issue very seriously, and whenever we have a doubt about the validity of a job offer we will intervene, suspend the vacancy and investigate. If an employer breaches our terms and conditions we remove their right to advertise. Our continuing removal of such employers or jobs demonstrates that our system of checks works.</p><p>Since Universal Jobmatch was launched in November 2012, we have removed 1216 employer accounts that did not comply with our terms and conditions. That figure is equivalent to 0.2% of the total number of registered employer accounts. </p><p> </p><p>Universal Jobmatch has revolutionised the way we deliver the public employment service. With over 6,000,000 job searches per day at a cost of far less than 1 pence each, it represents excellent value for money.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

43586

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	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 assessment he has made of the extent of (a) fraud, (b) duplication of job entries and (c) entries for non-existent jobs in the Universal Jobmatch website.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	192405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Today, many jobs are only advertised on the internet. That's why we are doing everything we can to give those looking for work the skills and the opportunities to access them. Universal Jobmatch is a powerful tool for successfully connecting people to jobs, and it is delivering.</p><p> </p><p>The website launches a public service into the digital age, allowing people to search for work from their home, handheld devices, local libraries, as well as the traditional Jobcentre. It allows employers to match jobseekers to their vacancies and gives our customers access to a greater number of opportunities. It puts them on an equal footing with everyone else seeking a new job in the UK. With over 6 million job searches per a day, the service is clearly popular, successful, and value for money.</p><p> </p><p>At 18 March 2014, there were 507,474 vacancies on the service. </p><p> </p><p>All internet job sites face the issue of duplicate vacancies. We take this issue very seriously, and whenever we have a doubt about the validity of a job offer we will intervene, suspend the vacancy and investigate. If an employer breaches our terms and conditions we remove their right to advertise. Our continuing removal of such employers or jobs demonstrates that our system of checks works.</p><p>Since Universal Jobmatch was launched in November 2012, we have removed 1216 employer accounts that did not comply with our terms and conditions. That figure is equivalent to 0.2% of the total number of registered employer accounts. </p><p> </p><p>Universal Jobmatch has revolutionised the way we deliver the public employment service. With over 6,000,000 job searches per day at a cost of far less than 1 pence each, it represents excellent value for money.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

43587

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	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 entries there are on the Universal Jobmatch database; and what his estimate is of the number of vacancies such entries represent.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	192401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>Today, many jobs are only advertised on the internet. That's why we are doing everything we can to give those looking for work the skills and the opportunities to access them. Universal Jobmatch is a powerful tool for successfully connecting people to jobs, and it is delivering.</p><p> </p><p>The website launches a public service into the digital age, allowing people to search for work from their home, handheld devices, local libraries, as well as the traditional Jobcentre. It allows employers to match jobseekers to their vacancies and gives our customers access to a greater number of opportunities. It puts them on an equal footing with everyone else seeking a new job in the UK. With over 6 million job searches per a day, the service is clearly popular, successful, and value for money.</p><p> </p><p>At 18 March 2014, there were 507,474 vacancies on the service. </p><p> </p><p>All internet job sites face the issue of duplicate vacancies. We take this issue very seriously, and whenever we have a doubt about the validity of a job offer we will intervene, suspend the vacancy and investigate. If an employer breaches our terms and conditions we remove their right to advertise. Our continuing removal of such employers or jobs demonstrates that our system of checks works.</p><p>Since Universal Jobmatch was launched in November 2012, we have removed 1216 employer accounts that did not comply with our terms and conditions. That figure is equivalent to 0.2% of the total number of registered employer accounts. </p><p> </p><p>Universal Jobmatch has revolutionised the way we deliver the public employment service. With over 6,000,000 job searches per day at a cost of far less than 1 pence each, it represents excellent value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms