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1182010

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2020
	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	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will suspend the use of sanctions on benefit claimants in the event of a covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	23571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The department has no plans to suspend the use of sanctions in the event of an outbreak because – as is the case now - the decision to apply a sanction is considered on a case by case basis and takes into consideration the claimant’s capability and circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>When claimants tell us that they are self-isolating or that they have been diagnosed with covid-19, we will review the claimant’s conditionality requirements to ensure that they remain reasonable, helping them avoid sanctions.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 10/03/2020 10:36:13 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1183037

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2020
	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: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will reduce the five-week waiting time to receive a first payment of universal credit in the event of an outbreak of covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	25665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>DWP has contingency plans in place that prioritise activities to protect payments to claimants and access to new claims when capacity is compromised.</p><p> </p><p>Our jobcentre staff gauge claimants’ financial need and as part of this, every claimant can access an advance of up to 100% of the total expected monthly award, which they can pay back over a period of up to 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>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. We have announced that from October 2021, the repayment period for these advances will be extended further, to 16 months.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants can discuss queries about how fluctuating income effects Universal Credit with jobcentre staff and case managers, who can also signpost to services appropriate to the individual circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit takes earnings into account in a way that is fair and transparent. The amount paid reflects, as closely as possible, the actual circumstances of a household during each monthly assessment period. This allows Universal Credit awards to be adjusted on a monthly basis, ensuring that if claimant’s incomes falls, they do not have to wait several months for a rise in their Universal Credit award. Currently there are no plans to change assessment periods.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/03/2020 13:31:38 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1623808

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2023
	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	Prisons: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of prisons have a job coach.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	182586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>This department has over 200 prison Work Coaches who provide benefit and employment support to prisoners in every prison across England, Scotland and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/05/2023 16:27:22 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

447306

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2016
	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	Employment: Autism
	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 adults with autism are in full-time employment; and what steps his Department is taking to help adults on the autism spectrum into work.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	23990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>Government does not collect data specifically on employment rates for people with Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC).</p><p>Estimates are available from the National Autistic Society (NAS), who suggest that 15% of working age people with autism are in full time employment.</p><p>Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is taking a number of steps to help adults on the autism spectrum into work, including:</p><ul><li>the development of an Autism/ Hidden Impairment Network across Jobcentre Plus;</li><li>the expansion of the Access to Work Mental Health specialist advisory team to cover people with autism and associated hidden impairment conditions;</li><li>work to implement autism specific opportunities on LMS, Jobcentre Plus’s IT system;</li><li>the introduction of a Job-Shadowing Work Placement Initiative for young disabled people (65% of participants in the first tranche had autistic spectrum conditions)</li><li>The formation of an Autism Taskforce involving disability organisations and disabled people.</li></ul><p>DWP has worked in close partnership with the Hidden Impairment National Group (HING) to produce an ‘Uncovering Hidden Impairments’ toolkit, which helps employers to recruit and retain people with hidden impairment conditions.</p><p>DWP is fully committed to the Government’s Autism Strategy. The latest progress report on the Autism Strategy can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/progress-report-on-strategy-for-adults-with-autism" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/progress-report-on-strategy-for-adults-with-autism</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 28/01/2016 13:08:10 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

582438

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2016
	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	Fit for 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 the contract with Maximus for delivery of the Fit for Work programme includes provision of public funding for taxi journeys for anyone (a) turned away from or (b) moved to a different assessment centre.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	46095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The Fit for Work service provides a supportive occupational health assessment and general health and work advice to employees, employers and General Practitioners (GPs), to help individuals stay in or return to work. Advice is delivered via a website, telephone line and webchat and does not involve participants travelling to an Assessment Centre.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/10/2016 11:15:44 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

582439

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2016
	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	Fit for Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has given to Maximus to ensure that centres used for Fit for Work assessments are accessible to wheelchair users.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	46096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>All Assessment Centres utilised by MAXIMUS to undertake Work Capability Assessments meet accessibility standards under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Before attending an assessment, claimants are given the opportunity to alert the assessment provider to any additional requirements they may have and the provider will endeavour to meet all reasonable requests.</p><p> </p><p>If a claimant is unable to travel to or access an Assessment Centre as a result of their health condition or impairment, a home visit may be offered.</p><p> </p><p>This is unconnected to Fit for Work, a website, telephone line and webchat service that does not involve participants travelling to an assessment centre. Fit for Work provides a supportive occupational health assessment and general health and work advice to employees, employers and General Practitioners (GPs) to help individuals stay in or return to work.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/10/2016 15:23:04 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

707337

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2017
	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	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 the latest annual percentage change was in the claimant court in areas operating universal credit (a) full service and (b) live service; and what reasons he ascribes to the difference in the change in the claimant count between full service and live service areas.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	66330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The latest claimant count data is for January 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The cumulative claimant count figure for the offices operating Full Service increased by 25.5% in the 12 months to January 2017. The remaining offices operating Live Service saw an overall fall of 1.5% in the count over the same period.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit will tend to increase the claimant count because it extends our support to find work to claimants who have never received this support before. For example, people who, in the past, only claimed Child Tax Credit or Housing Benefit (and not Jobseekers Allowance) and now will claim Universal Credit, will be helped to prepare for and look for work. So will partners of Universal Credit claimants.</p><p> </p><p>The roll out of this support is more advanced in Full Service areas, and as we bring these people onto Universal Credit, it is to be expected that the claimant count will be higher than it would otherwise have been.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/03/2017 13:22:03 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

711837

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2017
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants to date have had their payments stopped automatically when their child turned five-years old in (a) England and (b) each local authority area.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	68344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>No Universal Credit payments have been automatically stopped where the claimant’s child has reached 5 years old’</p><p> </p><p>Claimants receiving Universal Credit with a child aged 5 continue to receive their payment. The responsible carer with a youngest child aged 5 will be expected to undertake work preparation, work search and be available for work. This will be tailored and agreed with the work coach, taking into consideration caring responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/03/2017 13:49:03 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

752813

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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	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, how many health and disability assessment centres are not wheelchair-accessible.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	5251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>All Assessment Centre buildings [operated by Independent Assessment Services (an Atos company), Capita, and the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA)] are compliant with the Equality Act 2010 and are wheelchair accessible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The assessment providers are required to ensure that the needs of all claimants are considered, including proximity to public transport routes and access to suitable parking. Before attending an assessment, claimants are given the opportunity to alert the assessment provider to any additional requirements they may have. The providers will endeavour to meet any reasonable requests.</p><p> </p><p>If a claimant is unable to travel to, or access an Assessment Centre as a result of their health condition or impairment, a home visit may be offered.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 5252 5253 question first answered 20/07/2017 12:53:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

752814

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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	Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that access to health and disability assessment centres is compliant with the Equality Act 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	5253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>All Assessment Centre buildings [operated by Independent Assessment Services (an Atos company), Capita, and the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA)] are compliant with the Equality Act 2010 and are wheelchair accessible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The assessment providers are required to ensure that the needs of all claimants are considered, including proximity to public transport routes and access to suitable parking. Before attending an assessment, claimants are given the opportunity to alert the assessment provider to any additional requirements they may have. The providers will endeavour to meet any reasonable requests.</p><p> </p><p>If a claimant is unable to travel to, or access an Assessment Centre as a result of their health condition or impairment, a home visit may be offered.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 5251 5252 question first answered 20/07/2017 12:53:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed