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1170408

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to reduce the five-week wait for universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	2660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text No one has to wait five weeks for their first payment. New claim advances are available to support those in financial need until their first payment is made.<p /><p /><p />Claimants can access up to 100% of the total expected monthly award, which they can pay back over a period of up to 12 months. We have announced that from October 2021, the repayment period for these advances will be extended further, to 16 months.<p /><p /><p>Our Work Coaches gauge claimants’ financial needs from their first interview. As part of this, every claimant is offered an advance payment on application. Proposed repayments of the advance are explained, and all claimants are advised to request a level of advance which is manageable both now and when considering the repayments required.</p><p />Work Coaches can also refer claimants to more specialist support for personal budgeting and money guidance if required.<p /><p /><p>The Department has delivered a number of improvements to support claimants during their first assessment period, such as removing waiting days and paying those claimants moving from Housing Benefit onto Universal Credit a two week ‘transitional housing payment’. We are also introducing a two-week run on for eligible claimants of Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance from July 2020.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/01/2020 17:19:51 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1242934

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2020
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has commissioned research on the potential effect on the mental wellbeing of universal credit claimants of removing the work conditionality and sanctions regime.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	102897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>We have not commissioned research on the potential mental wellbeing of universal credit claimants of removing the conditionality and sanctions regime. We engage with all of our claimants at a personal and individual level and are committed to tailoring support for specific individual needs, including agreeing realistic and structured steps to encourage claimants into or towards the labour market. These requirements are regularly reviewed to ensure that they remain appropriate for every claimant. Sanctions are only ever applied where someone fails to comply with these requirements without a good reason.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p /> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/10/2020 12:10:40 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1279758

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2021
	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	Universal Credit: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of removing the £20 uplift to universal credit on recipients in each (a) region and (b) population demographic.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	911295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>The £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit was announced by the Chancellor as a temporary measure in March 2020 to support those facing the most financial disruption as a result of the public health emergency. This measure remains in place until March 2021. As the Government has done throughout this pandemic, it will continue to assess how best to support low-income families, which is why we will look at the economic and health context before making any decisions.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/01/2021 17:23:49 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1127606

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claimants have had their mobility payments (a) reduced and (b) stopped when transferring from disability living allowance to personal independence payment.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	256379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the number and proportion of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claimants who were in receipt of the DLA mobility component and whom on reassessment to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) received (a) a reduced mobility element or (b) a zero mobility element at the first DWP decision. Figures are prior to any mandatory reconsideration, appeal or award review.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Mobility award under PIP compared to mobility award under DLA for those who were in receipt of the mobility component on DLA</p></td><td><p>GB</p></td><td><p>Highland Local Authority</p></td><td><p>Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) Reduced Mobility</p></td><td><p>144,350 (13%)</p></td><td><p>680 (14%)</p></td><td><p>180 (14%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) Mobility stopped</p></td><td><p>430,730 (39%)</p></td><td><p>1,690 (34%)</p></td><td><p>420 (31%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) Mobility the same</p></td><td><p>407,290 (37%)</p></td><td><p>1,980 (40%)</p></td><td><p>560 (42%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(d) Increased mobility</p></td><td><p>128,410 (12%)</p></td><td><p>630 (13%)</p></td><td><p>180 (14%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total number who were in receipt of DLA mobility</p></td><td><p>1,110,770</p></td><td><p>4,970</p></td><td><p>1,340</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ul><li>Data excludes claimants who did not previously receive a mobility component on DLA.</li><li>PIP mobility award shows the mobility award at the first DWP decision on each reassessment claim (i.e. they reflect outcomes prior to any reconsideration, appeal action and award review), where that decision was made between 8<sup>th</sup> April 2013 and 31<sup>st</sup> October 2018.</li><li>“Mobility stopped” includes claims disallowed prior to assessment, claims disallowed post-assessment and claims withdrawn by the claimant as well as claimants who were awarded PIP Daily Living but received no PIP Mobility award component.</li><li>Figures exclude rising 16s and claimants who did not respond to the invitation. Rising 16s are claimants who reach 16 years of age and so cease to be eligible for DLA but may be eligible for PIP.</li><li>Figures include reassessment outcomes for individuals who were aged between 16 and 64 on 8<sup>th</sup> April 2013, and include both PIP Normal Rules and Special Rules for the Terminally Ill claims.</li><li>Totals have been rounded to the nearest 10 and may not sum due to rounding.</li><li>Percentages are calculated using actual figures rather than rounded figures and have been rounded to the nearest 1%.</li><li>This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li></ul> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 256380 256381 question first answered 23/05/2019 09:29:49 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1127607

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Highlands of Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former disability living allowance claimants living in the Highland local authority area receive (a) a reduced or (b) no mobility element under personal independence payment.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	256380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the number and proportion of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claimants who were in receipt of the DLA mobility component and whom on reassessment to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) received (a) a reduced mobility element or (b) a zero mobility element at the first DWP decision. Figures are prior to any mandatory reconsideration, appeal or award review.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Mobility award under PIP compared to mobility award under DLA for those who were in receipt of the mobility component on DLA</p></td><td><p>GB</p></td><td><p>Highland Local Authority</p></td><td><p>Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) Reduced Mobility</p></td><td><p>144,350 (13%)</p></td><td><p>680 (14%)</p></td><td><p>180 (14%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) Mobility stopped</p></td><td><p>430,730 (39%)</p></td><td><p>1,690 (34%)</p></td><td><p>420 (31%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) Mobility the same</p></td><td><p>407,290 (37%)</p></td><td><p>1,980 (40%)</p></td><td><p>560 (42%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(d) Increased mobility</p></td><td><p>128,410 (12%)</p></td><td><p>630 (13%)</p></td><td><p>180 (14%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total number who were in receipt of DLA mobility</p></td><td><p>1,110,770</p></td><td><p>4,970</p></td><td><p>1,340</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ul><li>Data excludes claimants who did not previously receive a mobility component on DLA.</li><li>PIP mobility award shows the mobility award at the first DWP decision on each reassessment claim (i.e. they reflect outcomes prior to any reconsideration, appeal action and award review), where that decision was made between 8<sup>th</sup> April 2013 and 31<sup>st</sup> October 2018.</li><li>“Mobility stopped” includes claims disallowed prior to assessment, claims disallowed post-assessment and claims withdrawn by the claimant as well as claimants who were awarded PIP Daily Living but received no PIP Mobility award component.</li><li>Figures exclude rising 16s and claimants who did not respond to the invitation. Rising 16s are claimants who reach 16 years of age and so cease to be eligible for DLA but may be eligible for PIP.</li><li>Figures include reassessment outcomes for individuals who were aged between 16 and 64 on 8<sup>th</sup> April 2013, and include both PIP Normal Rules and Special Rules for the Terminally Ill claims.</li><li>Totals have been rounded to the nearest 10 and may not sum due to rounding.</li><li>Percentages are calculated using actual figures rather than rounded figures and have been rounded to the nearest 1%.</li><li>This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li></ul> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 256379 256381 question first answered 23/05/2019 09:29:49 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1127608

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former disability living allowance claimants living in Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross receive (a) a reduced mobility element or (b) a zero mobility element as a result of moving to personal independence payment.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	256381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the number and proportion of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claimants who were in receipt of the DLA mobility component and whom on reassessment to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) received (a) a reduced mobility element or (b) a zero mobility element at the first DWP decision. Figures are prior to any mandatory reconsideration, appeal or award review.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Mobility award under PIP compared to mobility award under DLA for those who were in receipt of the mobility component on DLA</p></td><td><p>GB</p></td><td><p>Highland Local Authority</p></td><td><p>Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) Reduced Mobility</p></td><td><p>144,350 (13%)</p></td><td><p>680 (14%)</p></td><td><p>180 (14%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) Mobility stopped</p></td><td><p>430,730 (39%)</p></td><td><p>1,690 (34%)</p></td><td><p>420 (31%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) Mobility the same</p></td><td><p>407,290 (37%)</p></td><td><p>1,980 (40%)</p></td><td><p>560 (42%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(d) Increased mobility</p></td><td><p>128,410 (12%)</p></td><td><p>630 (13%)</p></td><td><p>180 (14%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total number who were in receipt of DLA mobility</p></td><td><p>1,110,770</p></td><td><p>4,970</p></td><td><p>1,340</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ul><li>Data excludes claimants who did not previously receive a mobility component on DLA.</li><li>PIP mobility award shows the mobility award at the first DWP decision on each reassessment claim (i.e. they reflect outcomes prior to any reconsideration, appeal action and award review), where that decision was made between 8<sup>th</sup> April 2013 and 31<sup>st</sup> October 2018.</li><li>“Mobility stopped” includes claims disallowed prior to assessment, claims disallowed post-assessment and claims withdrawn by the claimant as well as claimants who were awarded PIP Daily Living but received no PIP Mobility award component.</li><li>Figures exclude rising 16s and claimants who did not respond to the invitation. Rising 16s are claimants who reach 16 years of age and so cease to be eligible for DLA but may be eligible for PIP.</li><li>Figures include reassessment outcomes for individuals who were aged between 16 and 64 on 8<sup>th</sup> April 2013, and include both PIP Normal Rules and Special Rules for the Terminally Ill claims.</li><li>Totals have been rounded to the nearest 10 and may not sum due to rounding.</li><li>Percentages are calculated using actual figures rather than rounded figures and have been rounded to the nearest 1%.</li><li>This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li></ul> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 256379 256380 question first answered 23/05/2019 09:29:49 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1344716

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2021
	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	Universal Credit: Lone Parents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to review the universal credit policy that means single parents under the age of 25 claim universal credit at a lower rate than those aged 25 or over.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	29130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The rates for claimants under 25 years reflect the fact that they are more likely to live in someone else's household and have lower living costs and lower earnings expectations. It also reinforces the stronger work incentives that Universal Credit creates for this age group.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit offers excellent employment support for this age group, including the Department’s £2bn Kickstart scheme which is already creating thousands of high-quality jobs for young people.</p><p> </p><p>For claimants who live independently, Universal Credit already includes separate elements to provide support for housing costs, children and childcare costs and support for disabled people and carers.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 12/07/2021 14:33:31 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1170419

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former disability living allowance claimants living in Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross constituency receive (a) a reduced mobility element or (b) a zero mobility element as a result of moving to personal independence payment.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	2664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>The latest available data on the outcomes of reassessments of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claimants to personal independence payment (PIP) at initial decision can be found on Stat-Xplore here: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p>The ‘DLA to PIP reassessment’ data table includes a breakdown of a claimant’s DLA Mobility component entitlement and their PIP Mobility award at initial decision, broken down by geographical area (local authority and parliamentary constituency), for clearances made from the introduction of PIP in April 2013 to October 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/01/2020 14:23:10 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

887886

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2018
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time is for a hearing by the Upper Tribunal of an appeal by her Department against a decision by the First-tier Tribunal to allow an award of personal independence payment.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	136881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 25/04/2018 15:44:45 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

982928

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2018 to Question 169417 on State Retirement Pensions: Females, for what reason she has not met with representatives of the WASPI campaign to discuss the time taken for complaints raised by women affected by measures taken to equalise the state pension age to be dealt with by her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	176557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The Independent Case Examiner is independent, and disusses complaints. The ICE is appointed under contract to adjudicate on escalated complaints about the DWP, and its contracted service providers, in cases where the complainant has exhausted the relevant internal complaints process and remains dissatisfied. If a complainant is dissatisfied with the outcome of an Independent Case Examiner investigation (or the service provided by the Independent Case Examiner) they can ask their Member of Parliament to escalate their complaint to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.</p><p> </p><p>The Independent Case Examiner aims to complete any investigation within 20 weeks of starting work on a case. The Independent Case Examiner reports related to legislative changes to State Pension age for women that have been concluded to date have been completed within an average of 9.75 weeks. To date, the Independent Case Examiner had not upheld any case specific complaints that the DWP failed to provide adequate and timely information relating to the increase in State Pension age. All final Independent Case Examiner reports explain how the complainant can escalate their complaint to the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s Office. The Parliamentary Health and Service Ombudsman make final decisions on complaints that have not been resolved by UK Government Departments. This was set up in 1967.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/10/2018 14:55:37 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone