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1256816

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2020
	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	National Insurance: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the planned length is of the trial of the digital system for issuing national insurance numbers; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	122694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The digital system ‘Apply for a NINo’ is for citizens to make an on-line application for a National Insurance number. The limited trial started in mid-October 2020 and is scheduled to run until January 2021. Once we receive confirmation that the service meets Government Digital Standards, we will then be able to extend the service to all applicants.</p><p> </p><p>When applying for a National Insurance number, all applicants are required to have their identity verified. This verification is completed through attendance at a face to face interview with DWP unless we are able to confirm another Government Department has already done this.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 03/12/2020 13:12:46 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1256817

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2020
	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	National Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of British citizens who are waiting for a national insurance number to be allocated.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	122695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The department does not hold information on the numbers of British Citizens who are waiting for a National Insurance Number (NINo) to be allocated.</p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of British Citizens receive a NINo from HMRC shortly before their 16th birthday if they have been part of a Child Benefit Claim.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 03/12/2020 13:18:28 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1256818

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2020
	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	National Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what work restrictions apply to a person who does not have a national insurance number.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	122696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions is responsible for the allocation of National Insurance Numbers (NINos) to adults in the UK. The NINo is an administrative reference number, unique to each individual and used by both DWP and HMRC to link an individual to their National Insurance Contributions and record the payment of Social Security Benefits.</p><p> </p><p>Possession of a National Insurance number does not demonstrate that an individual has a right to work in the UK, this is determined by Home Office legislation. A list of acceptable documents that enables an individual to demonstrate they have the right work is set out in the Employers Guide to Right to Work Checks.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 03/12/2020 14:39:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1277538

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2021
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the deployment of IT equipment to allow more of her Department’s staff to work from home during the covid-19 outbreak (a) how many pieces of IT equipment are currently on order and (b) when staff are planned to receive them.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	138979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>DWP does not currently have a need to procure additional IT equipment to enable more people to work from home. Over 74,000 colleagues are already able to work remotely and DWP are planning to roll out the remaining PCs to up to 28,000 members of staff by the end of March depending on demand. We are repurposing existing DWP devices to enable them for home working in order to fulfil demand.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/01/2021 14:43:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1277539

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2021
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in her Department are working in an office setting, and what the roles are of those staff.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	138980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>Since March 2020 we have increased the number of colleagues with the IT to enable them to work more flexibly by over 50,000, meaning almost 74,000 people in total have equipment to enable them to work from home. This is approximately 81% of our workforce. Every day more colleagues are able to work from home as we continue to roll out more IT equipment to ensure that everyone in DWP is enabled to work from home where appropriate by the end of March 2021.</p><p> </p><p>We are limiting how many colleagues remain working in an office setting in order to balance the need to provide essential public facing services for citizens, whilst maintaining safe social distancing in line with Government guidelines. Examples of such roles are some of our Jobcentre services (which provide vital face to face support for our most vulnerable citizens), and clerical processes such as Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit applications.</p><p> </p><p>Currently, around 31,000 DWP employees are consistently working from an office, with approximately a further 5,000 working from a combination of home and a DWP office location. Combined, this accounts for around 42% of the DWP employees who currently attend an office during the working week.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/01/2021 14:08:03 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1277541

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2021
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether delays have occurred in the roll-out of IT equipment across her Department since the first covid-19 lockdown was announced in March 2020.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	138981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>Since March 2020 the Department has increased the number of colleagues with IT which enables them to work more flexibly, including from home, by over 50,000. This means almost 74,000 people in total now have kit to enable them to work this way, which is approximately 81 per cent of our workforce.</p><p>The Department continues the roll-out of IT kit as quickly as it can, delivering over 2,500 pieces of IT equipment a week to ensure that everyone in DWP is enabled to work flexibly by the end of March.</p><p>The roll out has been delivered according to a carefully planned set of priorities in order to keep our colleagues safe whilst keeping our services running and has been delivered to plan.</p><p> </p><p>Some job roles can only be done in the office or individuals’ personal circumstances mean they do not wish to work from home - these colleagues will continue to use their existing desk-based IT. Where colleagues are required to work in an office, please be assured that measures are in place which follow all Government guidance on social distancing to ensure the safety of colleagues.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/01/2021 14:11:56 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1545710

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2022
	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	Cost of Living Payments and Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the cost of living payment on Universal Credit payments made every four weeks.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	96602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Cost-of-Living Payments are tax free and have no impact on existing benefit awards or on the benefit cap.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/12/2022 16:49:29 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 38566 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1547687

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2022
	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	Cost of Living Payments and Universal Credit
	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 1 December to Question 96602 on Cost of Living Payments and Universal Credit, if he will take steps to collate the cost of living payment and Universal Credit payments so that claimants avoid benefit overlap which would require them to reapply for Universal Credit.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	101726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon member to the response I gave to her last <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-25/96602/" target="_blank">PQ 96602</a>, the cost of living payments have no impact on existing benefit awards, and so they do not cause claimants to have to reapply for Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/12/2022 14:04:49 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1551155

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2022
	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 assessment he has made of the potential impact of universal credit payments on working claimants who are paid by their employers on a four-weekly basis; and whether his Department has plans to change Universal Credit payments to four-weekly instead of monthly.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	109556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to change either Universal Credit assessment periods or payment structures.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/12/2022 13:47:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon