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1714858

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/05/2024
	date	30/04/2024
	date tabled	30/04/2024
	ddp created	30/04/2024 17:32:52
	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	30/04/2024 17:46:12 08/05/2024 16:43:04
	hansard heading	Universal Support
	house id	1
	identifier	24197
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	08/05/2024 16:42:11
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings a Universal Support scheme participant has with their personal adviser on average (a) prior to employment and (b) when in post; and what proportion of those meetings are (i) online and (ii) in person.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 24197
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24197
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>For the first phase of Universal Support, which includes both Work and Health Programme Pioneer and Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care, Providers and Local Authorities will tailor the level of support to an individual’s needs. Subsequently the DWP does not collect data on the volume and intervention type for meetings conducted with individuals participating in these programmes.</p>
	creator	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1714913

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/05/2024
	date	30/04/2024
	date tabled	30/04/2024
	ddp created	30/04/2024 17:36:03
	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	30/04/2024 17:48:42 09/05/2024 17:33:06
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Depressive Illnesses and Neurodiversity
	house id	1
	identifier	24294
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	09/05/2024 17:00:05
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the number of people who were claiming (a) Employment Support Allowance and (b) out of work Universal Credit where their main disabling condition was (i) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, (ii) anxiety and depression and (iii) autistic spectrum disorders, in each month since November 2008.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 24294
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24294
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>On Employment Support Allowance and out of work Universal Credit, the information requested is not readily available due to how the medical condition is recorded so to collate and provide it would incur disproportionate cost. However, Monthly statistics on the outcomes of Employment and Support Allowance work capability assessments are available by primary high-level medical condition on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>. The latest statistics are available by <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/opendatabase?id=ESA_WCA_JR" target="_blank">date of decision</a> from November 2008 to September 2023, or <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/opendatabase?id=ESA_WCA_CS" target="_blank">date of claim start</a> from October 2008 to June 2023. Statistics on the outcomes of Universal Credit work capability assessments (UC WCA) are available by high-level medical condition for the period from January 2022 to November 2023 in Table 7 of the latest <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-work-capability-assessment-statistics-april-2019-to-december-2023" target="_blank">UC WCA data tables</a>.</p><p> </p><p>On Disability Living Allowance (DLA), the information requested is in the attached document.</p><p> </p><p>Points to note:</p><ul><li>Figures are only readily available on a quarterly basis, to provide the requested information per month would incur a disproportionate cost.</li><li>Figures cover both DLA Adult and DLA Child on the caseload at a given month.</li><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000.</li><li>Figures are for England and Wales only.</li><li>Figures follow Personal Independence Payment’s (PIP) definition of main disabling conditions, and therefore, can be compared to PIP figures.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The latest available data on Personal Independence Payment claims can be found at <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>. The volume of PIP claimants with certain conditions can be found in the ‘PIP Cases with Entitlement’ dataset by going to ‘Disability’ and selecting the relevant conditions. To show the data since April 2013, select all months and then ‘Add to Column/Row’.</p><p> </p><p>The data is based on primary disabling condition as recorded on the PIP computer systems. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics. PIP was first introduced in April 2013, so there is no data available before this point.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">here.</a> An account is not required to use Stat- Xplore, the ‘Guest Login’ feature gives instant access to the main functions.</p>
	creator	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1714914

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/05/2024
	date	30/04/2024
	date tabled	30/04/2024
	ddp created	30/04/2024 17:36:06
	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	30/04/2024 17:48:45 09/05/2024 17:33:04
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Depressive Illnesses and Neurodiversity
	house id	1
	identifier	24295
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	09/05/2024 17:00:05
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the number of people who were claiming (a) Disability Living Allowance and (b) Personal Independence Payment where their main disabling condition was (i) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, (ii) anxiety and depression and (iii) autistic spectrum disorders, in each month since November 2008.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 24295
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24295
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>On Employment Support Allowance and out of work Universal Credit, the information requested is not readily available due to how the medical condition is recorded so to collate and provide it would incur disproportionate cost. However, Monthly statistics on the outcomes of Employment and Support Allowance work capability assessments are available by primary high-level medical condition on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>. The latest statistics are available by <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/opendatabase?id=ESA_WCA_JR" target="_blank">date of decision</a> from November 2008 to September 2023, or <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/opendatabase?id=ESA_WCA_CS" target="_blank">date of claim start</a> from October 2008 to June 2023. Statistics on the outcomes of Universal Credit work capability assessments (UC WCA) are available by high-level medical condition for the period from January 2022 to November 2023 in Table 7 of the latest <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-work-capability-assessment-statistics-april-2019-to-december-2023" target="_blank">UC WCA data tables</a>.</p><p> </p><p>On Disability Living Allowance (DLA), the information requested is in the attached document.</p><p> </p><p>Points to note:</p><ul><li>Figures are only readily available on a quarterly basis, to provide the requested information per month would incur a disproportionate cost.</li><li>Figures cover both DLA Adult and DLA Child on the caseload at a given month.</li><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000.</li><li>Figures are for England and Wales only.</li><li>Figures follow Personal Independence Payment’s (PIP) definition of main disabling conditions, and therefore, can be compared to PIP figures.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The latest available data on Personal Independence Payment claims can be found at <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>. The volume of PIP claimants with certain conditions can be found in the ‘PIP Cases with Entitlement’ dataset by going to ‘Disability’ and selecting the relevant conditions. To show the data since April 2013, select all months and then ‘Add to Column/Row’.</p><p> </p><p>The data is based on primary disabling condition as recorded on the PIP computer systems. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics. PIP was first introduced in April 2013, so there is no data available before this point.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">here.</a> An account is not required to use Stat- Xplore, the ‘Guest Login’ feature gives instant access to the main functions.</p>
	creator	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1714932

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/05/2024
	date	30/04/2024
	date tabled	30/04/2024
	ddp created	30/04/2024 17:37:02
	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	30/04/2024 17:49:39 08/05/2024 16:56:07
	hansard heading	Work and Health Programme
	house id	1
	identifier	24265
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	08/05/2024 16:25:14
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Q9 of the oral evidence by Gareth Parry to the Work and Pensions Committee on 17 April 2024, HC 697, whether the Work and Health Programme will end in November 2024.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 24265
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24265
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Work and Health Programme is part of a much wider offer to help people with disabilities and long-term health conditions and those in disadvantage groups start, stay and succeed in work.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the government’s Back to Work Plan we have launched and plan to deliver a range of other support which will put in place an offer to a broader range of disabled people, for example, Universal Support will support up to 100,000 disabled people, people with health conditions and people with additional barriers to employment per year, once fully rolled out, helping them to find, enter, and remain in work</p><p> </p><p>The Work and Health Programme will continue to be delivered until July 2026, further announcements on the programme will be made in due course.</p>
	creator	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1714934

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/05/2024
	date	30/04/2024
	date tabled	30/04/2024
	ddp created	30/04/2024 17:37:08
	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	30/04/2024 17:49:44 08/05/2024 17:02:07
	hansard heading	Universal Support
	house id	1
	identifier	24266
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	08/05/2024 16:31:18
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress his Department has made towards the full rollout of the Universal Support programme.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 24266
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24266
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Universal Support will be delivered through around 50 Local Authority led delivery areas, covering all of England and Wales. We expect areas will go live with Universal Support in a phased way from Autumn 2024. We will shortly publish a Universal Support prospectus, which will provide an overview of the expectations for the programme. We aim to publish the Grant Guidance and associated materials before the summer recess. We will work collaboratively with delivery areas to agree their delivery plans and implementation timetables.</p>
	creator	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1714935

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/05/2024
	date	30/04/2024
	date tabled	30/04/2024
	ddp created	30/04/2024 17:37:11
	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	30/04/2024 17:49:47 07/05/2024 16:23:12
	hansard heading	Universal Support: Disability
	house id	1
	identifier	24267
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	07/05/2024 15:51:52
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people have been supported into work by the Universal Support programme as of 30 April 2024.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 24267
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24267
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the hon. Members to the answer given on 24 April 2024 to PQ<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-18/22549" target="_blank">22549</a>.</p>
	creator	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1714936

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/05/2024
	date	30/04/2024
	date tabled	30/04/2024
	ddp created	30/04/2024 17:37:13
	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	30/04/2024 17:49:49 08/05/2024 16:54:07
	hansard heading	Employment Schemes: Disability
	house id	1
	identifier	24268
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	08/05/2024 16:23:23
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what national specialist employment support his Department plans to provide for disabled people, in the context of the planned ending of funding for the Work and Health Programme.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 24268
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24268
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The government’s £2.5 billion Back to Work Plan will support over a million people to break down barriers to finding and staying in work through the use of NHS Talking Therapies, Individual Placement and Support, Restart and Universal Support which aims to support up to 100,000 disabled people, people with health conditions and people with additional barriers to employment per year, once fully rolled out, helping them to find, enter, and remain in work.</p><p> </p><p>Any further announcements regarding the Work and Health Programme will be made in due course.</p>
	creator	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1714979

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/05/2024
	date	30/04/2024
	date tabled	30/04/2024
	ddp created	30/04/2024 17:39:30
	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	30/04/2024 17:51:49 08/05/2024 16:47:04
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	1
	identifier	24176
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	08/05/2024 16:15:19
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for (a) Disability Living Allowance and (b) the Personal Independence Payment were made for children in the last 12 months.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 24176
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24176
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>There were 199,000 new claims made in the last 12 months (Apr 2023 to March 2024 inclusive), for DLA Child in Great Britain. This figure includes claims made under normal rules and special rules, rounded to the nearest 1,000. The figure is sourced from unpublished internal data, and therefore have been quality assured to a different standard compared to official data publications by DWP.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available data on Personal Independence Payment claims can be found <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">here.</a> The requested data can be found in the ‘PIP Clearances’ dataset by going to ‘Age (bands and single year)’ and selecting the relevant age range.</p><p> </p><p>Children are not eligible to claim PIP until they are 16 years old. Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is available for those under 16.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">here.</a> An account is not required to use Stat- Xplore, the ‘Guest Login’ feature gives instant access to the main functions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
	creator	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1714502

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2024
	date	29/04/2024
	date tabled	29/04/2024
	ddp created	29/04/2024 20:50:09
	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	29/04/2024 20:55:30 02/05/2024 16:50:05
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions
	house id	1
	identifier	24019
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	02/05/2024 16:18:54
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the full basic State Pension increased in cash terms between (a) 1997 and 2010 and (b) 2010 and 2024.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Gloucester
	tabling member printed	Richard Graham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 24019
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24019
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Between April 1997 and April 2010, the basic State Pension increased from £62.45 per week to £97.65 per week– representing an increase of £35.20 or 56 per cent in cash terms. The full yearly amount of the basic State Pension increased by £1,837.</p><p> </p><p>Between April 2010 and April 2024 the basic State Pension increased from £97.65 per week to £169.50 – representing an increase of £71.85 per week or 74 per cent in cash terms. The full yearly amount of the basic State Pension increased by £3,749.</p>
	creator	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

1714508

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2024
	date	29/04/2024
	date tabled	29/04/2024
	ddp created	29/04/2024 20:50:38
	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	29/04/2024 20:56:04 07/05/2024 15:13:04
	hansard heading	Statutory Sick Pay
	house id	1
	identifier	23972
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	07/05/2024 14:41:26
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of the level of statutory sick pay on health outcomes.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 23972
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23972
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to a previous response provided by the Minister of State for Care to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-17/902448" target="_blank">UIN 902448</a>.</p>
	creator	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell