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1175389

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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	Attendance Allowance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average clearance time for Attendance Allowance claims, based on the most recent data available, in each of the last five years for (1) all claims, and (2) special rules claims made for terminal illnesses with a DS1500 form.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
	uin	HL1203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The average clearance times for Attendance Allowance can be found in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>All Claims</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Special Rules</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>16.9 days</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>8.0 days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>9.7 days</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>5.4 days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>17.6 days</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>6.8 days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>19.4 days</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>5.3 days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>20.5 days</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>6.0 days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20 YTD</p></td><td><p>29.6 days</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>8.9 days</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 13/02/2020 15:17:59 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

1175390

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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	Attendance Allowance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of Attendance Allowance claims were successful, based on the most recent data available, in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
	uin	HL1204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>DWP can confirm that the proportion of Attendance Allowance successful claims for the last five years is: -</p><p> </p><p>2019/2020 – 86% award rate</p><p>2018/2019 – 85% award rate</p><p>2017/2018 – 85% award rate</p><p>2016/2017 – 87% award rate</p><p>2015/2016 – 89% award rate</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 13/02/2020 15:17:47 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

1144161

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	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	Carers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many carers registered with the Department of Work and Pensions are (1) over 18 years, (2) 13–18 years, and (3) under 13 years old, in each (a) London borough, and (b) English local authority area.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
	uin	HL17649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department does not hold information on carers unless they claim a benefit related to their role as a carer, such as Carer’s Allowance (CA). Carers may be receiving broader support through other DWP benefits, or through other sources, in addition to or instead of CA.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Carer’s Allowance is a benefit available to those carers providing support to a disabled or seriously ill family member or friend for 35 hours or more a week. To be eligible for CA, the carer must also care for someone claiming Disability Living Allowance (middle or highest care rate), Personal Independence Payment (daily living component) or Attendance Allowance, must earn no more than £123 a week after tax, national insurance and expenses, and be aged 16 or over.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The attached table shows the number of CA claimants in each London Borough and English Local Authority area (ranked by total number of CA claimants) as of February 2019 (the latest data available). This includes those who are in receipt of CA and those who are entitled to but do not receive CA. The data is available publicly at stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk.</ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 09/09/2019 15:41:17 question first ministerially corrected 27/09/2019 10:03:50 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott attachment 1 file name HL17649 attachment.pdf title Table of CA Claimants previous answer version 134960 answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

1487689

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2022
	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	Employment: Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will allocate funding to deliver the commitments made in their response to the 'Health is everyone’s business' consultation, published on 4 October 2021; and whether this will include funding for the establishment of a Centre for Work and Health.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
	uin	HL1608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government committed to provide £1.3bn over the SR21 period for employment support for disabled people and people with health conditions in the Levelling-Up White Paper. This includes commitments set out in joint DWP-DHSC consultation response “Health is Everyone’s Business” (HiEB). We are working with stakeholders including the Medical Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council, UK Research and Innovation and National Institute for Health and Care Research to identify the most efficient and effective way to improve the research infrastructure that supports innovation as outlined in HiEB.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 22/07/2022 10:05:56 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

1227704

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	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	Health and Safety: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the willingness of employers to comply with Public Health England guidance in relation to COVID-19; and what plans they have to review the current health and safety inspection regime to ensure that (1) employers are following that guidance, and (2) workplaces are safe.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
	uin	HL7153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2020 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has seen high levels of compliance with the Government’s Covid-19 advice for employers (https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus) including guidance published by Public Health England and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). For example, since 1<sup>st</sup> April 2020 there have been 3,129* investigations of workplace concerns where an outcome has been recorded in HSE’s operational database and in only 114 cases (3.6%) has it been necessary to take enforcement action either by formally writing to the employer or by serving an enforcement notice.</p><p> </p><p>HSE has reviewed its health and safety inspection regime and has adopted the following approach to checking employer compliance with guidance to ensure that workplaces are safe:</p><p> </p><p>1) spot checks carried out by contact centre staff, with those assessed as non-compliant or who fail to engage then contacted by operational staff and, if they are still considered non-compliant, a site visit is carried out; and</p><p> </p><p>2) a programme of Covid-19 specific site inspections carried out by health and safety Inspectors.</p><p> </p><p>HSE is providing support to Local Authorities in their role as health and safety co-regulators by delivering a series of targeted webinars and supporting guidance in Covid-19 related topics such as social distancing.</p><p> </p><p>*This information was extracted from HSE’s live operational database on 22<sup>nd</sup> July 2020 and is subject to change e.g. the administrative process of recording the information in the database can take up to 10 days.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 05/08/2020 11:05:49 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

1227705

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	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	Older Workers: Redundancy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to protect people over the age of 60 who may be made redundant as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; and what steps they are taking to assist those who have been made redundant to return to work.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
	uin	HL7154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2020 answer text <p>We are providing £1.2bn to enhance work search support service in Great Britain and doubling the number of frontline Work Coaches in Jobcentre Plus before the end of the financial year.</p><p> </p><p><em>In addition, support for older workers also includes:</em></p><p> </p><ul><li>The Department’s work with employer organisations – including CIPD, British Chambers of Commerce, ACAS, Local Enterprise Partnerships and Business Champion for Older Workers – to reach small and medium enterprises;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>work with Local Enterprise Partnerships to support employers with statistical data and practical support. In particular, for local small and medium enterprises we provide information and resources for an ageing workforce; and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>our Work Coaches will work with older claimants to ensure that commitments are tailored to allow them to adhere to public health advice, while engaging with the labour market;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>in addition, Jobcentre Plus Older Claimants Champions work with Work Coaches to deliver Jobcentre Plus’s commitment to support older people to find work and stay in work. Champions liaise with employers and providers to promote and raise the profile and benefits of employing older workers.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The online service Find a Job (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/find-a-job" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/find-a-job) </a>has many of these jobs and can be used to search and apply.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 05/08/2020 15:45:07 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

1222942

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2020
	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	Pension Credit: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many women are (1) in receipt of, and (2) entitled to, Pension Credit; and when they last ran a campaign to raise awareness of Pension Credit to women of an eligible age.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
	uin	HL6717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2020 answer text <p>We estimate 1.3 million women were in receipt of Pension Credit and 2.2 million women were entitled to Pension Credit, based on data for 2017/18. These figures are made up of both women who claim as part of a couple or claim alone. These figures are derived from official statistics on the take-up of income-related benefits at Great Britain level, including Pension Credit, which can be found in the latest ‘Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up in 2017 to 2018’ publication, which is available online at Gov.uk<strong>.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government wants to make sure that all eligible pensioners can claim Pension Credit. That is why in February this year we launched a targeted twelve-week nationwide campaign, to raise awareness of Pension Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Part of the campaign was to dispel some of the misconceptions that people might have about Pension Credit eligibility. We wanted to make it clear that even a small award of Pension Credit can provide access to a range of other benefits such as help with rent, council tax reduction schemes, heating costs and for those aged 75 or over, a free television licence.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with stakeholders to help spread the key messages from the campaign because we know that often the best ways to reach eligible pensioners is through trusted stakeholders working in the community. Our online Pension Credit toolkit has been updated to help older people understand how they could claim Pension Credit.</p><p> </p><p>In May this year we also launched an online claim service for Pension Credit to supplement the existing telephone and postal claim services. The new online service provides an additional claim facility and enables pensioners to apply for Pension Credit at a time that suits them.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 23/07/2020 16:12:48 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

1175386

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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	State Retirement Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many people aged (a) 75–84, (b) 85–94, and (c) 95 and over, will be affected by the removal of the Adult Dependency Increase on 6 April; (2) how much money will those affected lose; and (3) what provisions are being put in place to help those affected.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
	uin	HL1200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>As at May 2019, the latest data available, the numbers of people in receipt of State Pension Adult Dependency Increases, and the average weekly amount of Adult Dependency Increase they were in receipt of, is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Caseload</p></td><td><p>Average Weekly Amount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 75 years</p></td><td><p>1,180</p></td><td><p>£61.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>75 to 84 years</p></td><td><p>8,330</p></td><td><p>£57.34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>85 to 94 years</p></td><td><p>1,260</p></td><td><p>£53.83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>95 years and above</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>£46.69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>10,810</p></td><td><p>£57.36</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>By April 2020 this number will already have decreased further as, for example, some adult dependents will reach their State Pension age before then.</p><p>As at autumn 2019, 6,440 people were in receipt of, or had an underlying entitlement to, an Adult Dependency Increases for Carer’s Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>Those who lose their Adult Dependency Increase, either in April 2020 or before then, may be able to access income-related benefits to top up their household income, depending on their circumstances. For those already in receipt of income-related benefits, their awards will be adjusted to take account of the removal of the Adult Dependency Increase. Claimants who receive income-related benefits may also be entitled to 'passported' benefits to help with, for example, housing costs or heating costs. Income-related benefits are an important protection for the incomes of some of our most vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p>We are encouraging people who live overseas to consider if they may be entitled to any additional benefits or support from the country where they reside.</p><p> </p><p>State Pension Adult Dependency Increases were abolished by the Pensions Act 2007 from April 2010. Carer’s Allowance Adult Dependency Increases were abolished by the Welfare Reform Act 2009 from April 2010. However, transitional provisions were included for both benefits which allow existing claimants from April 2010 to continue receiving Adult Dependency Increases until April 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the ending of State Pension Adult Dependency Increases has been available on the Government website at <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>. Furthermore, State Pension recipients in the UK have also been informed about the changes to State Pension Adult Dependency Increases within the annual uprating notifications, which have been sent to them since 2010. We have also included this information in annual uprating notifications sent to overseas State Pension recipients since 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We sent specific letters to those affected by the State Pension and Carer Allowance changes during May/June 2019, and a further letter was sent out in October 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The ending of State Pension Adult Dependency Increases was part of a package of reforms contained in the Pensions Act 2007 that improved the State Pension position for both women and carers.</p><p> </p><p>The savings from ending the provision of State Pension Adult Dependency Increases are estimated to be £125m between 2020/21 and 2024/25, based on analysis from 2018. This only reflects savings on ADI expenditure and does not take into account any offsetting impacts on other benefits.</p><p> </p><p>We have not done a detailed costing of the costs of tapering provision for Adult Dependency Increases. However, we estimate that the cost of continuing to pay State Pension Adult Dependency Increases until all dependents reach their State Pension age would be in the region of £200m to £250m</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL1201 HL1202 question first answered 10/02/2020 13:54:22 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

1175387

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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	State Retirement Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when recipients of the Adult Dependency Increase (ADI) were notified of the removal of the ADI on 6 April; and how was such notice communicated.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
	uin	HL1201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>As at May 2019, the latest data available, the numbers of people in receipt of State Pension Adult Dependency Increases, and the average weekly amount of Adult Dependency Increase they were in receipt of, is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Caseload</p></td><td><p>Average Weekly Amount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 75 years</p></td><td><p>1,180</p></td><td><p>£61.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>75 to 84 years</p></td><td><p>8,330</p></td><td><p>£57.34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>85 to 94 years</p></td><td><p>1,260</p></td><td><p>£53.83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>95 years and above</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>£46.69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>10,810</p></td><td><p>£57.36</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>By April 2020 this number will already have decreased further as, for example, some adult dependents will reach their State Pension age before then.</p><p>As at autumn 2019, 6,440 people were in receipt of, or had an underlying entitlement to, an Adult Dependency Increases for Carer’s Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>Those who lose their Adult Dependency Increase, either in April 2020 or before then, may be able to access income-related benefits to top up their household income, depending on their circumstances. For those already in receipt of income-related benefits, their awards will be adjusted to take account of the removal of the Adult Dependency Increase. Claimants who receive income-related benefits may also be entitled to 'passported' benefits to help with, for example, housing costs or heating costs. Income-related benefits are an important protection for the incomes of some of our most vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p>We are encouraging people who live overseas to consider if they may be entitled to any additional benefits or support from the country where they reside.</p><p> </p><p>State Pension Adult Dependency Increases were abolished by the Pensions Act 2007 from April 2010. Carer’s Allowance Adult Dependency Increases were abolished by the Welfare Reform Act 2009 from April 2010. However, transitional provisions were included for both benefits which allow existing claimants from April 2010 to continue receiving Adult Dependency Increases until April 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the ending of State Pension Adult Dependency Increases has been available on the Government website at <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>. Furthermore, State Pension recipients in the UK have also been informed about the changes to State Pension Adult Dependency Increases within the annual uprating notifications, which have been sent to them since 2010. We have also included this information in annual uprating notifications sent to overseas State Pension recipients since 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We sent specific letters to those affected by the State Pension and Carer Allowance changes during May/June 2019, and a further letter was sent out in October 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The ending of State Pension Adult Dependency Increases was part of a package of reforms contained in the Pensions Act 2007 that improved the State Pension position for both women and carers.</p><p> </p><p>The savings from ending the provision of State Pension Adult Dependency Increases are estimated to be £125m between 2020/21 and 2024/25, based on analysis from 2018. This only reflects savings on ADI expenditure and does not take into account any offsetting impacts on other benefits.</p><p> </p><p>We have not done a detailed costing of the costs of tapering provision for Adult Dependency Increases. However, we estimate that the cost of continuing to pay State Pension Adult Dependency Increases until all dependents reach their State Pension age would be in the region of £200m to £250m</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL1200 HL1202 question first answered 10/02/2020 13:54:22 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

1175388

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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	State Retirement Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they will save by ending the provision of the Adult Dependency Increase on 6 April; and what estimate they have made, if any, of the costs of tapering off such provision.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
	uin	HL1202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>As at May 2019, the latest data available, the numbers of people in receipt of State Pension Adult Dependency Increases, and the average weekly amount of Adult Dependency Increase they were in receipt of, is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Caseload</p></td><td><p>Average Weekly Amount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 75 years</p></td><td><p>1,180</p></td><td><p>£61.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>75 to 84 years</p></td><td><p>8,330</p></td><td><p>£57.34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>85 to 94 years</p></td><td><p>1,260</p></td><td><p>£53.83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>95 years and above</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>£46.69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>10,810</p></td><td><p>£57.36</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>By April 2020 this number will already have decreased further as, for example, some adult dependents will reach their State Pension age before then.</p><p>As at autumn 2019, 6,440 people were in receipt of, or had an underlying entitlement to, an Adult Dependency Increases for Carer’s Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>Those who lose their Adult Dependency Increase, either in April 2020 or before then, may be able to access income-related benefits to top up their household income, depending on their circumstances. For those already in receipt of income-related benefits, their awards will be adjusted to take account of the removal of the Adult Dependency Increase. Claimants who receive income-related benefits may also be entitled to 'passported' benefits to help with, for example, housing costs or heating costs. Income-related benefits are an important protection for the incomes of some of our most vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p>We are encouraging people who live overseas to consider if they may be entitled to any additional benefits or support from the country where they reside.</p><p> </p><p>State Pension Adult Dependency Increases were abolished by the Pensions Act 2007 from April 2010. Carer’s Allowance Adult Dependency Increases were abolished by the Welfare Reform Act 2009 from April 2010. However, transitional provisions were included for both benefits which allow existing claimants from April 2010 to continue receiving Adult Dependency Increases until April 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the ending of State Pension Adult Dependency Increases has been available on the Government website at <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>. Furthermore, State Pension recipients in the UK have also been informed about the changes to State Pension Adult Dependency Increases within the annual uprating notifications, which have been sent to them since 2010. We have also included this information in annual uprating notifications sent to overseas State Pension recipients since 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We sent specific letters to those affected by the State Pension and Carer Allowance changes during May/June 2019, and a further letter was sent out in October 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The ending of State Pension Adult Dependency Increases was part of a package of reforms contained in the Pensions Act 2007 that improved the State Pension position for both women and carers.</p><p> </p><p>The savings from ending the provision of State Pension Adult Dependency Increases are estimated to be £125m between 2020/21 and 2024/25, based on analysis from 2018. This only reflects savings on ADI expenditure and does not take into account any offsetting impacts on other benefits.</p><p> </p><p>We have not done a detailed costing of the costs of tapering provision for Adult Dependency Increases. However, we estimate that the cost of continuing to pay State Pension Adult Dependency Increases until all dependents reach their State Pension age would be in the region of £200m to £250m</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL1200 HL1201 question first answered 10/02/2020 13:54:22 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly