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1340417

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
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: Social Prescribing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential merits of introducing social prescribing welfare support for people in receipt of benefits from her Department.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	901872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>Social Prescribing can connect people with community groups and agencies for practical, social and emotional support. Our work coaches play an important role in signposting our customers to other forms of support available to them in their communities.</p><p> </p><p>Our forthcoming Health and Disability Green Paper will explore ways to improve the benefits system, increase opportunities for employment and help more people to lead independent lives.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 28/06/2021 16:33:55 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1339456

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
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, if she will bring forward measures to remove the six-month rule, which forces terminally ill people to prove how long they have left to live in order to access fast-track support.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
uin	21360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>The DWP announced in July 2019 that it would consider how the benefit system supports people nearing the end of their life. The DWP has conducted a wide ranging evaluation which considered the views of claimants, stakeholders and clinicians on how it supports those nearing the end of their lives. The evaluation has shown that there are three key areas for the Department to consider: a consensus to change the six-month rule; improving ​consistency with other services used by people nearing the end of their lives; and raising awareness of the support that is available. The Department is committed to delivering an improved benefit system for claimants that are nearing the end of their lives and is working across Government to bring forward proposals following the evaluation.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 28/06/2021 12:10:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1339569

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
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 recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level at which carers allowance is paid; and what plans she has to increase the level at which carers allowance is paid.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	21281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon member to the answer I gave on 10 June 2021 to question number <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-06-04/10503" target="_blank">10503</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 28/06/2021 14:00:32 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1339608

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
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: EU Nationals
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 has taken to ensure that citizens from EU member states living in the UK and in receipt of in-work social security payments, including universal credit do not stop receiving support after 1 July 2021 if (a) their application for the EU Settlement Scheme has not been resolved and (b) they have not applied to that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	21241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member of Bermondsey and Old Southwark to my previous response on this subject : <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-06-21/19715" target="_blank">UIN 19715</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 28/06/2021 12:08:03 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1338814

registered interest
date	22/06/2021
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: Disability
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 her plans for a Health and Disability Green Paper, what steps her Department has taken to engage disabled people in discussions on how the benefits system is working in preparation for publication of that Paper; what plans he had to incorporate disabled people's insights from the consultation into the recommendation of that paper; and what her timescale is for publication of that Paper.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	20570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>It is vital that the voices of disabled people are at the centre of health and disability policy development. Over the past 18 months I have personally led a series of events in which I have heard directly from disabled people about their lived experiences with the benefits system. The forthcoming Health and Disability Green Paper will reflect themes coming out of those conversations and ask for views on how best to address them.</p><p>Given the necessary focus on the departmental response to Covid-19, we are working to a longer timescale than previously anticipated. We will continue the engagement with disabled people and their representatives and plan to publish the formal consultation document in the coming months.</p><p /><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 28/06/2021 12:01:55 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1339061

registered interest
date	22/06/2021
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: Medical Examinations
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 Answer of 24 February 2021 to Question 155228 on Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations, whether the first test site in the Departmental Transformation Area went ahead in April 2021 as planned.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	20465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>The first site in the Departmental Transformation Area went live on 21 April 2021 as planned.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/06/2021 13:21:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1338523

registered interest
date	21/06/2021
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: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps her Department has taken to support UK citizens overseas through the welfare system.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	19678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2021 answer text <p>Certain UK benefits can be paid overseas, some for temporary periods and others for longer depending on whether the UK has a social security agreement with a country. Generally, benefit abroad rules apply regardless of nationality, with some exceptions as in the case of the common travel area. For more information see: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/claim-benefits-abroad" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/claim-benefits-abroad</a></p><p> </p><p>Updated guidance for UK nationals in the EEA and Switzerland can be found at the following page:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/benefits-and-pensions-for-uk-nationals-in-the-eea-or-switzerland" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/benefits-and-pensions-for-uk-nationals-in-the-eea-or-switzerland</a></p><p> </p><p>Country specific advice can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/overseas-living-in-guides" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/overseas-living-in-guides</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 25/06/2021 12:24:03 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1338525

registered interest
date	21/06/2021
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 the average timeframe is for Access to Work applications to (a) be allocated an advisor, (b) have evidence gathered and (c) reach a resolution.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	19660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2021 answer text <p>The information requested about average timeframes for Access to Work applications for allocations, evidence gathering and reaching resolutions for people who have applied for support from Access to Work is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 25/06/2021 12:21:15 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1338626

registered interest
date	21/06/2021
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: EU Nationals
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 EU citizens who miss the deadline to apply for the EU Settlement Scheme to continue to claim benefits.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	19715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>Access to benefits for non-UK nationals depends on their immigration status. EEA and Swiss nationals, and their family members, resident in the UK at the end of the transition period need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to maintain entitlement to taxpayer funded benefits.</p><p> </p><p>Those currently receiving benefits will not see their payments stop automatically from 1 July. It is, however, important that anyone who hasn’t applied to the EUSS does so quickly, including if the HO contacts them following the deadline, to ensure that benefit payments don’t stop.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been running a national communication campaign to make sure individuals are aware of the need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme ahead of the 30 June deadline. In addition to the national campaign, HM Government has been contacting DWP claimants to make sure that they are aware of the need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme ahead of the deadline to protect their rights.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/06/2021 13:19:06 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1337883

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
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: Long Covid
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 (a) recognise long covid as a disability and (b) take steps to ensure that people who have been diagnosed with that illness are able to access disability benefits.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment and the Work Capability Assessment (which assesses whether a claimant for Universal Credit (UC) or Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) has limited capability for work), are functional assessments that assess the impact of a person’s disability or health condition, rather than the condition itself. This means that a person with any health condition that has impacts on their functioning, and who meets eligibility criteria, can be assessed and, if they meet the appropriate assessment criteria, an award for PIP or the relevant component of UC/ESA can be made</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/06/2021 15:51:30 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell