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57665

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Jobseeker's Allowance: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) York Central constituency and (b) City of York local authority area were claiming jobseeker's allowance per Jobcentre Plus vacancy in each year since May 2007.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	198520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Headline figures on the number of unfilled vacancies at a point in time are published by the Office for National Statistics, based on a regular survey of employers. The sample size of the survey is, however, too small to allow information to be published below national level.</p><p> </p><p>Jobcentre vancancies are just a part of total recruitment, missing jobs available in the wider labour market beyond the local constituency or authority, and those coming up through other recruitment channels or filled by direct approaches to employers or word of mouth. A snapshot of unfilled vacancies also misses the regular turnover of new vacancies that come up as existing opportunities are filled. Information on the number of unfilled vacancies held locally by Jobcentre Plus was collected until 2012 and the available information is shown in the table.</p><p> </p><p>Jobseeker's Allowance caseload and unfilled Jobcentre Plus vacancies</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>York Central</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>York local authority</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May in each year</p></td><td><p>JSA claimants</p></td><td><p>Live unfilled vacancies</p></td><td><p>JSA claimants</p></td><td><p>Live unfilled vacancies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>1,338</p></td><td><p>970</p></td><td><p>1,821</p></td><td><p>1,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>1,345</p></td><td><p>931</p></td><td><p>1,808</p></td><td><p>1,503</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2,571</p></td><td><p>935</p></td><td><p>3,739</p></td><td><p>1,341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2,665</p></td><td><p>648</p></td><td><p>3,737</p></td><td><p>1,094</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2,432</p></td><td><p>663</p></td><td><p>3,320</p></td><td><p>1,094</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2,497</p></td><td><p>780</p></td><td><p>3,421</p></td><td><p>1,377</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p /> <p>The latest claimant count figures show the number of JSA claimants in York Central and York local authority has fallen to 1,345 and 1,790 respectively in May 2014.</p><p /> <p /> <p>Universal Jobmatch has replaced the previous Jobcentre Plus system of taking vacancies. Equivalent statistical information on vacancies available through the new service is not currently available. The ONS data shows that nationally there are well over 600,000 vacancies available at any one time. Vacancies available locally through Universal Jobmatch can be accessed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/jobsearch" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/jobsearch</a> . Inputting a postcode, town or place in the appropriate box returns vacancies within a 20 mile radius. This can be further refined as necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 19/06/2014 15:29:53 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57734

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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 Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Community Work Placement providers schemes (a) were operating by 28 April 2014, (b) were operating no later than 2 June 2014 and (c) are yet to commence; for what reasons any providers have breached of the 2 June 2014 commencement deadline; at what capacity the scheme is currently running; and when he estimates that the scheme will be fully operational (i) in Brighton and Hove Local Authority Area and (ii) nationally.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	198636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Community Work Placements are being introduced in a phased approach from 28 May 2014 to 09 June 2014. Brighton and Hove started on 9 June 2014 and is taking placements as planned.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 11/06/2014 10:50:28 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

57852

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Discretionary Housing Payments: 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 households subject to the benefits cap in (a) each parliamentary constituency and (b) each local authority area in Scotland have received transitional support via discretionary housing payment to date.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	198984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/06/2014 15:32:25 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

57853

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Unemployed People: Travel
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 review his Department's policy on issuing travel warrants to rural residents for (a) fortnightly signing-on and (b) other interviews and advisory meetings to take account of the need for such residents to travel further than average to jobcentres.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	198988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Jobcentre Plus has flexibility to meet the particular needs of claimants living in rural areas.</p><p> </p><p>For example postal signing can be offered and claimants attending interviews on days outside their normal day of attendance can have their travelling expenses reimbursed.</p><p> </p><p>Work Coaches are also able to use the Flexible Support Fund and issue Travel Discount Cards to help claimants with travel expenses.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/06/2014 12:07:43 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

57854

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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: 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 households have been subject to the benefit cap in (a) each parliamentary constituency and (b) each local authority area in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	198982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p>Information on the number of households subject to the benefit cap in each parliamentary constituency in Scotland have not yet been published as Official Statistics. We intend to include this information as part of an upcoming release in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. Information on the number of households subject to the benefit cap in each local authority in Scotland has been published and is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-march-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/06/2014 16:01:42 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

57856

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Unemployed People: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of refunding travel expenditure by jobseekers to jobcentres in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency was between January 2014 and May 2014.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	198918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The cost of refunding travel expenditure by Jobseekers to Jobcentres in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency between January 2014 and May 2014 was :</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>January 2014 to May 2014</p></td><td><p>£1,456.88</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/06/2014 15:51:55 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

57881

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Vacancies: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of vacancies on Universal Jobsmatch classified as employer confidential; and what checks are in place to ensure that such vacancies are not bogus, fraudulent or otherwise inappropriate.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	199039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Universal Jobmatch revolutionises the way jobseekers look for work and it has already helped many jobseekers find the jobs they want through the millions of vacancies posted since 2012. It is part of the government's plan for providing easy online access to government services for all.</p><p> </p><p>There are various circumstances where an employer may wish to keep their details confidential – for example, if they are employing a Personal Carer or another role where they are using their home address. We estimate that there are 42,544 employer confidential vacancies currently on Universal Jobmatch. This equates to 7.1% of the total live vacancies as at 5 June 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The security of a user's data is of the utmost importance to us and built into the service are monitoring tools and vacancy checks, which help to detect, deter and remedy inappropriate use of the site. Checks are made to identify inappropriate, fraudulent and bogus jobs and employers in order to block them from being posted.</p><p> </p><p>There are also warnings to users of the service advising them they should not be asked to reveal personal information i.e. bank details, as this information is not relevant to the application process.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, a 'Contact Us' facility is provided so users can quickly highlight any employers that users may have concerns about. DWP then investigate such concerns.</p><p> </p><p>These checks are in place for all vacancies, including employer confidential vacancies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 11/06/2014 16:18:44 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

58140

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants who received a benefits sanction are eligible for the 80 per cent hardship payment of their jobseeker's allowance personal entitlement allowance.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Mr John Leech
uin	198688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 198689 question first answered 10/06/2014 11:56:23 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1543 label Biography information for Mr John Leech

58141

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants who had their benefits sanctioned and received 80 per cent of their jobseeker's allowance personal entitlement allowance (a) appealed and (b) did not appeal against the decision.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Mr John Leech
uin	198689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 198688 question first answered 10/06/2014 11:56:23 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1543 label Biography information for Mr John Leech

58184

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Help to Work Scheme
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 Freedom of Information request made by Frank Zola to his Department on 28 April 2014, on community work placements, when his Department plans to publish the names of the 70 placement providers under the Help to Work scheme; how many current placement providers there are; if he will publish the names of all such organisations providing such placements under the Help to Work scheme in (a) Brighton and Hove local authority area and (b) in the UK; and if he will publish job descriptions for those placements (i) provided to date and (ii) planned to be provided.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	198855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The department can confirm that it holds the names of the 70 sub-contractors under the Help to Work scheme as referenced in the Freedom of Information request made by Frank Zola. However, the department cannot disclose their names as the information is intended for publication at a future date.</p><p>In terms of names of organisations that are work placement hosts, the department wishes not to disclose the information as we believe that the public balance weighs in favour of witholding the information.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/06/2014 16:47:49 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas