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142206

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date	06/11/2014
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	Palliative Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he issues on the use of the DS1500 to support people at the end of life to die in their preferred place of care.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	213797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The sole purpose of the DS1500 is to support claims to a range of social security benefits from people who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness by a healthcare professional. Guidance for healthcare professionals who complete the DS1500 is available on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306630/medical-reports-completion-apr-14.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306630/medical-reports-completion-apr-14.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 11/11/2014 14:12:30 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

142333

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
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	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 his Statement of 13 October 2014, Official Report, column 18WS, on universal credit, when the last claim for legacy benefits or tax credits will be accepted.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	213752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>As has already been announced, the current business case assumes for planning purposes that the last new claims to legacy benefits will be accepted during 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Following this the stock of remaining legacy claims will progressively decline, and the Department will migrate the remaining claims to Universal Credit. Should there be no change in the labour market outlook or the pace at which claims are migrated, the current business case assumes for planning purposes the bulk of this exercise will be complete by 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit is being implemented in a safe and secure manner using a test and learn approach. Taking this approach has allowed us to accelerate our plans for national roll-out of Universal Credit to all Jobcentres and Local Authorities from February 2015, and will deliver £7 billion in economic benefits per year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 11/11/2014 17:05:49 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

114941

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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 and Support Allowance
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 3 November 2014, Official Report, column 526, whether he has considered making changes to the level of employment and support allowance; how many recipients of that allowance are disabled; and how many recipients of that allowance are doing permitted work.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	213476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We are committed to ensuring that the support system offers those who want to work with the right opportunities to reach their potential, whilst continuing to provide appropriate financial support for those who are unable to work.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested on the number of Employment and Support Allowance recipients, who are disabled or doing permitted work, is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 10/11/2014 15:39:11 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

114962

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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	Atos Healthcare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases are still being dealt with by Atos; and what transitional arrangements are in place to deal with cases previously dealt with by Atos.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	213576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Atos will continue to undertake all health and disability assessments including the Work Capability Assessments until 28 February 2015 when MAXIMUS Health and Human Services Ltd. will take over the contract. The Department will work closely with MAXIMUS and Atos during the transitional period to ensure a smooth and effective handover of services. The process for claimants will remain the same during transition so claimants should continue to attend their assessments.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 10/11/2014 14:34:22 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

114966

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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	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 4 November 2014 to Question 212414, by which means universal credit is calculated in cases where a claimant's circumstances change, so that the existing IT system does not have the functionality to complete the claimant's entitlement; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	213666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The existing IT has functionality to process changes of circumstances in Universal Credit and the majority of changes are automatically administered through to the Universal Credit award. There are a small number of complex circumstances where an agent will record this information on the system and then the functionality will automatically apply this change to the award.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 10/11/2014 17:55:06 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms