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756858

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons Access to Work claim handlers make separate payments to customers who have multiple such allowances rather than making a single payment.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	8359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>We have interpreted this question to relate to the current process for making payments to customers.</p><p> </p><p>At present, once an award has been agreed, individual costs are reimbursed retrospectively rather than a single lump sum payment being issued in advance.</p><p> </p><p>We recently conducted a voluntary trial of a cash ‘Personal Budget’ model for Access to Work awards, which tested the response of Access to Work users to more direct control of their awards. We are using evidence from this trial to develop a further trial of personal budgets which we intend to launch shortly.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2017 12:00:26 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

756855

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether hoists are refundable under the Access to Work scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	8356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The support that Access to Work provides is considered on a case-by-case basis, dependent on individual work-related needs caused by disability or health conditions. Support can include specialist equipment, which may potentially include a ‘hoist’ if such an item is deemed to be necessary for the individual’s needs and appropriate within the terms of Access to Work guidance.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2017 13:54:18 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

756857

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Access to Work Programme: Self-employed
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how self-employed people can meet the Access to Work certification requirement by an employer or support worker.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	8358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The criteria for meeting the Access to Work certification requirement for self-employment are laid out in the Access to Work DWP Staff Guide, which is publicly available on GOV.UK through the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/access-to-work-staff-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/access-to-work-staff-guide</a></p><p>In the current guidance, for Access to Work purposes, a self-employed person is classed as someone who is:</p><ul><li>operating a business either on their own account or in partnership; or working for an employer on a self-employed contractual basis’</li><li>operating a franchised business on a self-employed basis</li><li>running a business that satisfies the past or prospective viability tests (such as achieving a minimum level of turnover each year - this level is currently set at the Lower Earnings Limit (LEL) of £5,824 per annum), and</li><li>possessing a Unique Tax Reference Number (UTR)</li></ul><p>Self-employed people can meet the Access to Work certification requirement by providing a UTR; and either of the following:</p><ul><li>accounts for an established businesses; or,</li><li>a business plan of a standard acceptable to a bank or other financial institution.</li></ul> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2017 14:13:09 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

756856

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, why Access to Work claim forms require certification by an employer or support worker.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	8357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions has an obligation to handle public resources to high standards of probity, including standards of accountability and transparency, and this duty requires that there are clear audit trails for transactions involving public funds. In order to meet the necessary standards, we have to ensure that the evidence supporting decisions regarding Access to Work awards is current and relevant.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work can provide support of up to a maximum of £42,100 per year beyond that which is required from employers as reasonable adjustments. The process of deciding and recording an award requires a number of pieces of evidence, including evidence of what reasonable adjustment has been put in place by an employer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2017 14:53:17 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood