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1104664

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/04/2019
	date	25/03/2019
	date tabled	25/03/2019
	ddp created	25/03/2019 22:34:57
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	25/03/2019 22:47:39 04/04/2019 16:51:07
	hansard heading	Arcadia Group: Pensions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14789
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/04/2019 16:46:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to, or met, the Pensions Regulator in the last three months in connection with Arcadia Group.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14789
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14789
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Pensions Regulator carries out its functions independently. The Department has not made any representations to the Pensions Regulator in relation to the Arcadia Group in the last three months.</p>
	creator	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1108819

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/04/2019
	date	01/04/2019
	date tabled	01/04/2019
	ddp created	01/04/2019 20:37:35
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	01/04/2019 20:47:42 04/04/2019 16:51:03
	hansard heading	Asbestos: Industrial Diseases
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14926
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/04/2019 16:17:38
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what response they are making to the announcement by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health that diseases as a result of exposure to asbestos are killing 5,000 people a year and that more than 130 companies or individuals have been ordered to stop work activities over the past year after being found to be non-compliant.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14926
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14926
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government welcomes the efforts by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) to raise awareness of the health risks arising from workplace exposure to asbestos. The announcement by IOSH highlights the need for employers and employees to remain vigilant when undertaking work which may disturb asbestos. The Health and Safety Executive and Local Authority inspectors will continue to take action in cases of non-compliance with the law, as indicated in the IOSH announcement.</p>
	creator	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1092795

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/04/2019
	date	21/03/2019
	date tabled	21/03/2019
	ddp created	21/03/2019 20:33:52
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	22/03/2019 17:25:37 03/04/2019 15:16:03
	hansard heading	Housing Benefit
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14746
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	03/04/2019 14:45:47
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 20 March (HL14427), what guidance they have given to local authorities to assess the amount of housing benefit to which those individuals identified as entitled to income-related employment and support allowance (ESA) but who were moved to contributory-based ESA from incapacity benefit would have been entitled, and on the steps taken to compensate those individuals for any loss.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Sherlock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14746
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14746
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As part of the ESA underpayment exercise we are informing local authorities of any new, past awards of income-related ESA in line with our business as usual procedures; including guidance on treatment of awards for past periods. This will support local authorities to consider any possible impacts of the ESA underpayment exercise and pay any arrears of past Housing Benefit that are due.</p><p> </p><p>Our focus is on paying arrears to claimants in line with the primary legislation.</p>
	creator	4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock

1104645

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/04/2019
	date	25/03/2019
	date tabled	25/03/2019
	ddp created	25/03/2019 22:34:28
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	25/03/2019 22:46:48 04/04/2019 17:14:34
	hansard heading	Pensioners: Social Security Benefits
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14770
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/04/2019 16:34:12
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they have issued, or intend to issue, to advise mixed age couples to claim (1) pension credit, and (2) pension age housing benefit before 15 May.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14770
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14770
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government announced on 14 January that the mixed age couple policy change legislated for in the Welfare Reform Act 2012 will come into force on 15 May, following the roll out of Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Information was placed on GOV.UK regarding the change and how people could be affected for the purposes of claiming Pension Credit and Housing Benefit for pensioners. This sets out that mixed age couples already claiming Pension Credit or Housing Benefit for pensioners at the point of change will not be affected for as long as they remain entitled to either benefit. It also makes clear that mixed age couples who would be eligible for either benefit on 14 May but who have not yet claimed will have until 13 August to make a backdated claim from that date.</p><p> </p><p>Following the announcement, we are implementing comprehensive plans to raise awareness of the change among people who may be affected. We have written directly to mixed-age couples who are already in receipt of Pension Credit or Housing Benefit for pensioners to ensure they know about the change and how they could be affected if their circumstances change on or after 15 May. The Department has also engaged with a number of relevant organisations, including Age UK, Citizen’s Advice and Local Authority representatives. A factsheet about the change has been provided, to help ensure that accurate information is available in the places where people are most likely to seek information.</p><p> </p><p>DWP staff in Pension Centres and Jobcentres will be able to provide information and advice, as will staff in Local Authorities who administer Housing Benefit.</p>
	creator	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1087536

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/03/2019
	date	12/03/2019
	date tabled	12/03/2019
	ddp created	12/03/2019 22:06:40
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	12/03/2019 22:15:58 20/03/2019 16:28:55
	hansard heading	Poverty
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14458
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/03/2019 15:56:24
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress the Department for Work and Pensions has made in achieving sustainable development goal 1, End poverty in all its forms everywhere, for which it is the lead department; and what steps that department has taken to publicise its work on that goal.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14458
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14458
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Prime Minister has committed the UK to undertaking a Voluntary National Review (VNR) on progress towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Agenda. This will be presented to the UN’s High Level Political Forum in July this year. The Department for Work and Pensions is leading work across Government to assess progress against sustainable development goal 1 and, as part of this, has been engaging with a broad range of external stakeholders.</p>
	creator	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1105833

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/04/2019
	date	28/03/2019
	date tabled	28/03/2019
	ddp created	28/03/2019 19:38:01
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	28/03/2019 19:52:11 04/04/2019 16:35:19
	hansard heading	Poverty
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14919
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/04/2019 16:27:51
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their commitment to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals, what steps they are taking to ensure that people living more than 50 per cent below the poverty line in the UK are not left behind.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stroud
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14919
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14919
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>This government is committed to delivering a sustainable long-term solution to poverty, by building a strong economy and ensuring that the benefit system works with the tax system and the labour market, to support employment and higher pay.</p><p>The Government does not publish data on those living more than 50% below the poverty line as comparisons of household income and expenditure suggest that those households reporting the very lowest incomes may not have the lowest living standards, meaning such a measure is likely to be unreliable.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions, through its Jobcentre Plus network and local delivery partners, provides support for vulnerable customers or those with complex needs to address barriers so that they can move forward with their lives.</p><p> </p><p>A report on progress on the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Agenda will be presented to the UN’s High Level Political Forum in July as part of the UK’s Voluntary National Review. The Department for Work and Pensions is leading work across Government to assess progress against the first of these goals: ‘End poverty in all its forms everywhere’.</p>
	creator	4546 label Biography information for Baroness Stroud
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4546 label Biography information for Baroness Stroud

1088578

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/03/2019
	date	13/03/2019
	date tabled	13/03/2019
	ddp created	13/03/2019 22:47:21
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	13/03/2019 22:56:10 26/03/2019 15:11:51
	hansard heading	Social Fund: Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14538
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	26/03/2019 14:39:44
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of individuals who were identified as entitled to income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) but who were moved to contributory-based ESA from Incapacity Benefit who were eligible for Social Fund payments that they were then unable to claim as a result of that move; and what plans they have to compensate those individuals for any such missed payments.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Sherlock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14538
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14538
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>It is not possible to provide an estimate of the number of claimants affected, due to differences in the way that these payments are administered and because of the variation in individual circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>For example, some Social Fund Payments, such as Sure Start Maternity Grant and Funeral Expense Payments, have to be claimed. Some claimants on contributory Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) may not have made a claim to the Social Fund at all, while others may have qualified for Social Fund payments through an entitlement to other means-tested benefits such as Housing Benefit and Child Tax Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Cold Weather Payments are paid automatically to those who are entitled and payments may only be made for the most recent winter. However, we are looking at amending the regulations to ensure that those eligible for Cold Weather Payments from December 2017, when we began the ESA underpayment exercise, be paid any arrears that may be due. An estimate of the numbers who may be affected by the change to the regulations could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p>
	creator	4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock

1092779

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/04/2019
	date	21/03/2019
	date tabled	21/03/2019
	ddp created	21/03/2019 20:33:19
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	21/03/2019 20:35:19 03/04/2019 16:08:02
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14730
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	03/04/2019 16:07:11
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the sample size used to inform the design of the benefit cap policy.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14730
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14730
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The rationale behind the benefit cap policy is set out in the Impact Assessment, which supported the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016. The final update was published in August 2016 and is attached.</p><p> </p><p>DWP and HMRC administrative data was used to inform the design of the benefit cap policy, and sample data was not used.</p>
	creator	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1105359

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2019
	date	26/03/2019
	date tabled	26/03/2019
	ddp created	26/03/2019 21:49:51
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	26/03/2019 21:55:33 04/04/2019 16:07:05
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14822
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/04/2019 16:01:20
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many families are subject to the benefit cap.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14822
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14822
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Households can have their benefits capped either under Housing Benefit, or under Universal Credit, and the latest statistics were published in February 2019, covering households capped to November 2018.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Point-in-time caseload: Number of households capped by family type at November 2018, GB</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Single, no child dependant</p></td><td><p>Single, with child dependant(s)</p></td><td><p>Couple, no child dependant</p></td><td><p>Couple, with child dependant(s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Housing Benefit</strong></p></td><td><p>52,650</p></td><td><p>3,540</p></td><td><p>38,850</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>10,210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Universal Credit</strong></p></td><td><p>9,810</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>5,920</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>2,290</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Data Sources:</strong> DWP 100% Single Housing Benefit Extract and DWP Universal Credit Official Statistics Database</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers less than 10 have been replaced with '..'</li><li>Figures include households that have had their Housing Benefit or Universal Credit full service capped. Universal Credit full service is available to all claimant types but only in certain areas of the country at November 2018.</li><li>Figures for Universal Credit may be revised in future publications, as Universal Credit awards may be retrospectively revised.</li></ol><p> </p><p>The Housing Benefit caseload data is taken from DWP Stat-Xplore, whilst the Universal Credit caseload data is taken from the official statistics caseload tables, published on 7th Feb 2019.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1105360

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2019
	date	26/03/2019
	date tabled	26/03/2019
	ddp created	26/03/2019 21:49:52
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	26/03/2019 21:55:36 02/04/2019 16:32:14
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14823
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/04/2019 16:28:37
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of households subject to the benefit cap that have moved into work in comparison with the number of households that have moved into work that are not subject to that cap.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14823
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14823
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department published its evaluation of the original benefit cap levels “Benefit cap: Analysis of Outcomes of capped claimants” in December 2014. From the findings the Government estimated that capped households were 4.7 percentage points (41%) more likely to flow into work after a year compared to similar uncapped households.</p><p> </p><p>Households working more than 16 hours a week and eligible for working tax credits or entitled to Universal Credit and earning at least £542 (£569 from April 2019) a month are exempt from the benefit cap.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics published on 7 February 2019 show that in November 2018, out of a total of 196,840 capped Housing Benefit awards since May 2013, 55,360 were no longer capped because they had moved into work. In addition, out of a total of 19,660 Universal Credit awards capped since October 2016, 2,420 were no longer capped because they had earnings above the earnings threshold (currently £542). These figures will include some households that would have moved into work in the absence of the cap.</p>
	creator	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham