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100009

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/11/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 08:42:23
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:13:20
	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
	hansard heading	Unemployed People: Travel
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2224
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/10/2014 15:06:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial assistance is given to help young people on benefits with the travel costs associated with attending job interviews.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2224
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2224
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>All Jobcentre Plus District Managers have access to the Flexible Support Fund, that they can use to supplement mainstream services and to tailor support to the needs of individuals and the local area. A proportion of this fund will be spent by their Work Services Teams on discretionary awards to individual claimants, which could include helping with travel costs to attend job interviews.</p> question first answered 23/10/2014 15:06:09
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

100567

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	22/10/2014
	date tabled	22/10/2014
	ddp created	22/10/2014 23:14:00
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:15:54
	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
	hansard heading	Welfare Assistance Schemes
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2304
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/10/2014 15:16:01
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of their decision not to contest the judicial review of the decision to cease funding for Local Welfare Assistance, whether they will reinstate that funding for 2015–16.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2304
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2304
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>From April 2015 it was intended funding for local welfare provision would be funded from the general grant to Local Government. The general grant took this into account.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has agreed to look again at how funding is provided for in 2015/16. Any decisions will be taken after we have reviewed how the current funds have been used and the on-going consultation and equality analysis on 2015/16 funding being co-ordinated by the Department for Communities and Local Government.</p> question first answered 29/10/2014 15:16:01
	creator	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

57665

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/06/2014
	date	04/06/2014
	date tabled	04/06/2014
	ddp created	04/06/2014 23:56:10
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 05:35:34
	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
	hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance: York
	house id	1
	identifier	198520
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	19/06/2014 15:29:53
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) York Central constituency and (b) City of York local authority area were claiming jobseeker's allowance per Jobcentre Plus vacancy in each year since May 2007.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 198520
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	198520
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Headline figures on the number of unfilled vacancies at a point in time are published by the Office for National Statistics, based on a regular survey of employers. The sample size of the survey is, however, too small to allow information to be published below national level.</p><p> </p><p>Jobcentre vancancies are just a part of total recruitment, missing jobs available in the wider labour market beyond the local constituency or authority, and those coming up through other recruitment channels or filled by direct approaches to employers or word of mouth. A snapshot of unfilled vacancies also misses the regular turnover of new vacancies that come up as existing opportunities are filled. Information on the number of unfilled vacancies held locally by Jobcentre Plus was collected until 2012 and the available information is shown in the table.</p><p> </p><p>Jobseeker's Allowance caseload and unfilled Jobcentre Plus vacancies</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>York Central</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>York local authority</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May in each year</p></td><td><p>JSA claimants</p></td><td><p>Live unfilled vacancies</p></td><td><p>JSA claimants</p></td><td><p>Live unfilled vacancies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>1,338</p></td><td><p>970</p></td><td><p>1,821</p></td><td><p>1,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>1,345</p></td><td><p>931</p></td><td><p>1,808</p></td><td><p>1,503</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2,571</p></td><td><p>935</p></td><td><p>3,739</p></td><td><p>1,341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2,665</p></td><td><p>648</p></td><td><p>3,737</p></td><td><p>1,094</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2,432</p></td><td><p>663</p></td><td><p>3,320</p></td><td><p>1,094</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2,497</p></td><td><p>780</p></td><td><p>3,421</p></td><td><p>1,377</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p /> <p>The latest claimant count figures show the number of JSA claimants in York Central and York local authority has fallen to 1,345 and 1,790 respectively in May 2014.</p><p /> <p /> <p>Universal Jobmatch has replaced the previous Jobcentre Plus system of taking vacancies. Equivalent statistical information on vacancies available through the new service is not currently available. The ONS data shows that nationally there are well over 600,000 vacancies available at any one time. Vacancies available locally through Universal Jobmatch can be accessed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/jobsearch" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/jobsearch</a> . Inputting a postcode, town or place in the appropriate box returns vacancies within a 20 mile radius. This can be further refined as necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 19/06/2014 15:29:53
	creator	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57705

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/06/2014
	date	04/06/2014
	date tabled	04/06/2014
	ddp created	04/06/2014 23:59:54
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 05:39:17
	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
	hansard heading	Housing Benefit
	house id	1
	identifier	198592
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/06/2014 15:47:13
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on housing benefit in (a) Bury St Edmunds, (b) Suffolk and (c) England and Wales in each of the last five years.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
	tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 198592
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	198592
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information is in the table below. Housing Benefit expenditure by Parliamentary Constituency is not available prior to 2011/12.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Table: Housing Benefit spending between 2008/09 and 2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ million, nominal</p></td><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bury St Edmunds constituency</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>23.5</p></td><td><p>25.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>145.5</p></td><td><p>169.1</p></td><td><p>183.3</p></td><td><p>192.9</p></td><td><p>204.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England &amp; Wales</p></td><td><p>15,711.7</p></td><td><p>18,433.4</p></td><td><p>19,766.4</p></td><td><p>21,092.5</p></td><td><p>22,104.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Mid-year statistical data and Local authority subsidy returns.</p><p> </p><p>The figure for England and Wales in 2012/13 is slightly different from that previously published due to inclusion of updated information from some local authorities.</p> question first answered 10/06/2014 15:47:13
	creator	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

57734

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/06/2014
	date	04/06/2014
	date tabled	04/06/2014
	ddp created	05/06/2014 00:02:36
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 05:42:06
	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
	hansard heading	Employment Schemes
	house id	1
	identifier	198636
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/06/2014 10:50:28
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Community Work Placement providers schemes (a) were operating by 28 April 2014, (b) were operating no later than 2 June 2014 and (c) are yet to commence; for what reasons any providers have breached of the 2 June 2014 commencement deadline; at what capacity the scheme is currently running; and when he estimates that the scheme will be fully operational (i) in Brighton and Hove Local Authority Area and (ii) nationally.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 198636
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	198636
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Community Work Placements are being introduced in a phased approach from 28 May 2014 to 09 June 2014. Brighton and Hove started on 9 June 2014 and is taking placements as planned.</p><p> </p> question first answered 11/06/2014 10:50:28
	creator	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

57736

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/06/2014
	date	04/06/2014
	date tabled	04/06/2014
	ddp created	05/06/2014 00:02:44
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 05:42:15
	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
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	1
	identifier	198542
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/06/2014 16:59:47
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West of 21 March 2012, Official Report, column 705W on Atos Healthcare, on how many occasions a Jobcentre Plus decision-maker did not follow the advice of an Atos-approved healthcare professional when making a decision on the eligibility for employment and support allowance in each month since May 2010.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 198542
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	198542
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>The number of occasions where the JCP decision maker's final decision was different to the advice given by the Atos healthcare professional – May 2010 to June 2013</p><p> </p><p>Month JCP decision differs from Atos recommendation</p><p> </p><p>May-10 900</p><p>Jun-10 900</p><p>Jul-10 1,100</p><p>Aug-10 1,200</p><p>Sep-10 1,200</p><p>Oct-10 1,900</p><p>Nov-10 2,600</p><p>Dec-10 2,300</p><p>Jan-11 2,700</p><p>Feb-11 3,100</p><p>Mar-11 3,700</p><p>Apr-11 2,800</p><p>May-11 3,100</p><p>Jun-11 2,800</p><p>Jul-11 2,100</p><p>Aug-11 1,900</p><p>Sep-11 1,600</p><p>Oct-11 1,400</p><p>Nov-11 1,500</p><p>Dec-11 1,200</p><p>Jan-12 1,800</p><p>Feb-12 2,300</p><p>Mar-12 2,700</p><p>Apr-12 2,300</p><p>May-12 2,600</p><p>Jun-12 2,700</p><p>Jul-12 3,200</p><p>Aug-12 3,200</p><p>Sep-12 3,800</p><p>Oct-12 4,600</p><p>Nov-12 4,700</p><p>Dec-12 3,700</p><p>Jan-13 4,800</p><p>Feb-13 4,400</p><p>Mar-13 4,000</p><p>Apr-13 4,100</p><p>May-13 4,900</p><p>Jun-13 5,300</p><p> </p><p>Data sources:</p><p>DWP's benefit administration datasets covering new claims (starting from 27 October 2008); Atos Healthcare's face to face assessment, ESA85 data and limited capability for work questionnaire, ESA50 data; and HMCTS's appeals caseload data.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. These figures do not include work capability assessments completed on incapacity benefit (IB) reassessment claims.</p><p>2. The table includes initial assessments only and the figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.</p> question first answered 11/06/2014 16:59:47
	creator	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

57737

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/06/2014
	date	04/06/2014
	date tabled	04/06/2014
	ddp created	05/06/2014 00:02:50
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 05:42:20
	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
	hansard heading	Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	identifier	198543
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/06/2014 17:01:08
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have successfully appealed refusals of employment and support allowance as part of (a) the periodic reassessment of existing employment and support allowance claimants and (b) the reassessment of those in receipt of incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance and income support.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 198543
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	198543
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> question first answered 11/06/2014 17:01:08
	creator	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

57758

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/06/2014
	date	04/06/2014
	date tabled	04/06/2014
	ddp created	05/06/2014 00:11:48
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 05:44:22
	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
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions
	house id	1
	identifier	199014
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/06/2014 15:37:05
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) net and (b) gross administration charges for the national insurance pension scheme were in each of the last 10 years.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199014
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199014
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions administers the national insurance pension scheme (State Retirement Pension) and fully recovers its administrative costs from the National Insurance Fund operated by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The net cost to the Department of administering the national insurance pension scheme is therefore zero.</p><p>At the start of each financial year, costs are calculated on the basis of latest workload forecasts and the most recent audited unit costs. The amount to be recovered is then agreed with HMRC.</p><p>Costs recovered from the National Insurance Fund in relation to administration costs for the national insurance pension scheme were as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Year Amount</p><p>£ millions</p><p>2007-08 504.5</p><p>2008-09 391.9</p><p>2009-10 390.3</p><p>2010-11 348.6</p><p>2011-12 221.6</p><p>2012-13 252.6</p><p>2013-14 246.9</p><p>2014-15 209.9</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2007 the charge was not calculated on a benefit by benefit basis and therefore we do not hold any details of costs recovered from the National Insurance Fund relating specifically to the national insurance pension scheme.</p> question first answered 10/06/2014 15:37:05
	creator	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

58578

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2014
	date	05/06/2014
	date tabled	05/06/2014
	ddp created	05/06/2014 21:09:27
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:14:22
	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
	hansard heading	Independent Living Fund: Autism
	house id	2
	identifier	HL103
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/06/2014 15:57:17
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people with autismspectrum disorder currently receive support under the Independent Living Fund.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Uddin
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL103
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL103
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>It is not possible to calculate this because the Independent Living Fund's systems categorise its users by their main condition only; it is not known therefore how many users may have an autism spectrum disorder in addition to the main disability or health condition recorded.</p><p> </p> question first answered 11/06/2014 15:57:17
	creator	1827 label Biography information for Baroness Uddin
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1827 label Biography information for Baroness Uddin

58587

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2014
	date	05/06/2014
	date tabled	05/06/2014
	ddp created	05/06/2014 21:10:28
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:14:36
	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
	hansard heading	Credit Unions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL112
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/06/2014 13:43:31
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the progress of the Credit Union Expansion Project.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL112
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL112
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The DWP Credit Union Expansion Project contract began in May 2013. Around 80 credit unions are currently participating in the project. ABCUL has started delivering the Automated Loan and decision tool to participating credit unions and feedback is that the tool is ensuring loan decisions are faster, consistent and more efficient to deliver. Procurement of an IT banking platform is also being progressed but much remains to be done particularly on achieving sufficient growth for Credit Unions, and DWP continue to support and monitor the project closely</p> question first answered 10/06/2014 13:43:31
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark