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1387279

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date	13/12/2021
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	Carer's Allowance
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 increase carer's allowance.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	91990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p><em></em></p><p>The rate of Carer’s Allowance will increase to £69.70 from April 2022. This increases means that, since 2010 it will have increased from £53.90 to £69.70 a week, providing an additional £800 a year for carers.</p><p /><p>Between 2021/22 and 2026/27 real terms expenditure on Carer’s Allowance is forecast to increase by two-fifths (around £1.3 billion). By 2026/27, the Government is forecast to spend just under £4.4billion a year on Carer’s Allowance.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 20/12/2021 17:03:51 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1387280

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
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
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 made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a transitional top up for claimants who had been in receipt of enhanced disability payments prior to a universal credit transition.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	91991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>There are no plans to introduce transitional payments in Universal Credit for those claimants who had been in receipt of the enhanced disability premium. A transitional payment may be awarded to claimants who were previously entitled to the severe disability premium. These payments are made in recognition of their very specific circumstances.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 20/12/2021 17:08:18 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1387281

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support for universal credit claimants who had previously been in receipt of enhanced disability payments.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	91992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2021 answer text <p>When designing Universal Credit the Government chose to concentrate financial support on the most severely disabled people to create a simpler and more streamlined system.</p><p>The Universal Credit rate for the most severely disabled people, the limited capability for work and work- related activity addition, is more than double the equivalent rate for the Employment and Support Allowance support group. This means claimants who were previously in the Employment and Support Allowance support group and only receiving the enhanced disability premium, are better off on Universal Credit.</p><p>Additional support is available through the National Disability Strategy and the Government’s Health and Disability green paper aims to continue to improve the support available.</p><p /> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 21/12/2021 11:49:07 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1387326

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
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	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, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time taken for responses to Access to Work applications.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	91950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>Access to Work (AtW) is currently receiving an increased level of applications for support and we are working through all applications to ensure they are progressed as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Improvements are already underway to improve clearance times whilst maintaining the same high standard of customer service we aim to provide to all our customers.</p><p> </p><p>We have recruited additional staff who will be joining us in the new year to respond to the increased demand.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 17/12/2021 11:41:26 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1387340

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
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	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Special Rules for Terminal Illness.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
uin	92099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>The Department is committed to supporting people nearing the end of their lives. We plan to amend legislation to implement changes to the Special Rules for Terminal Illness across five DWP benefits, beginning with Universal Credit alongside Employment and Support Allowance next year. This will be in advance of changes to Primary Legislation for Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment which are dependent on Parliamentary time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 17/12/2021 11:37:42 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1387345

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to allow those not in receipt of housing benefit or pension credit, to continue to receive carer’s allowance once they reach state pension age.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	92113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>There is no upper age limit to receipt of Carer’s Allowance provided the conditions of entitlement are satisfied. It has been a long-held feature of the UK’s benefit system, under successive Governments, that where someone is entitled to two benefits in broadly the same circumstance (and this includes Carer’s Allowance and State Pension) then only one will be paid in full. This means while many pensioners receive an underlying entitlement to Carer’s Allowance, which can help them qualify for an additional amount in Pension Credit, they do not actually receive any payment of Carer’s Allowance.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 20/12/2021 14:49:39 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1386741

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
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	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on protecting the health of HGV drivers from road air pollution.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	90341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulates work-related health and safety in Great Britain. Employers, including Local Authorities (LAs), have existing duties under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 to manage health risks where workers may be exposed to hazardous substances as a result of work. The Regulations are supported by Workplace Exposure Limits (WELS) for substances hazardous to health. These will inform an employer’s assessment and management of risk from exhaust emissions and pollutants such as Nitrogen Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide that can give rise to Occupational Lung Diseases (OLD).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Tackling OLDs as a result of exposure to hazardous substances at work is one of HSE’s health priorities. HSE works with a broad range of stakeholders including trade associations, employers, trade unions, third sector and professional bodies to reduce the incidence rate of OLDs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 17/12/2021 14:23:32 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1385930

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
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	Work Capability Assessment
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 2 December 2021 to Question 80405 on Work Capability Assessment, whether her Department has plans to start capturing that data.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	88804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2021 answer text <p>The number of outstanding WCA referrals made to the assessment provider, as of 5 December 2021, was 336,100.</p><p> </p><p>The reason why the data requested by the original question is not held, is that this is not a backlog<em>.</em> There will always be outstanding referrals in the assessment process, from those claimants who have been asked to return a Capability for Work questionnaire and have yet to do so, through to those with an assessment scheduled in the coming weeks. The Department closely monitors the levels of outstanding referrals.</p><p> </p><p>Not all these cases will require the claimant to attend an assessment. Where there is already sufficient evidence to determine benefit entitlement, claims will be assessed on a paper basis.</p><p> </p><p>The number of referrals where the paper evidence has been reviewed by a Healthcare Professional and the claimant is either waiting for an assessment to be scheduled, or already has one scheduled, as of 5th December 2021, was 231,200.</p><p>Please note:</p><ul><li>This figure has been rounded to the nearest 100</li><li>The above data is derived from contractual management information produced by the assessment providers.</li><li>The above data is derived from unpublished management information which is collected for internal departmental use only and has not been quality assured to Official Statistics Publication standards.</li></ul> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 88805 question first answered 23/12/2021 17:30:15 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1385931

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
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	Work Capability Assessment
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 2 December 2021 to Question 80405 Work Capability Assessment, for what reason her Department does not hold that data.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	88805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2021 answer text <p>The number of outstanding WCA referrals made to the assessment provider, as of 5 December 2021, was 336,100.</p><p> </p><p>The reason why the data requested by the original question is not held, is that this is not a backlog<em>.</em> There will always be outstanding referrals in the assessment process, from those claimants who have been asked to return a Capability for Work questionnaire and have yet to do so, through to those with an assessment scheduled in the coming weeks. The Department closely monitors the levels of outstanding referrals.</p><p> </p><p>Not all these cases will require the claimant to attend an assessment. Where there is already sufficient evidence to determine benefit entitlement, claims will be assessed on a paper basis.</p><p> </p><p>The number of referrals where the paper evidence has been reviewed by a Healthcare Professional and the claimant is either waiting for an assessment to be scheduled, or already has one scheduled, as of 5th December 2021, was 231,200.</p><p>Please note:</p><ul><li>This figure has been rounded to the nearest 100</li><li>The above data is derived from contractual management information produced by the assessment providers.</li><li>The above data is derived from unpublished management information which is collected for internal departmental use only and has not been quality assured to Official Statistics Publication standards.</li></ul> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 88804 question first answered 23/12/2021 17:30:15 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft