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1089454

registered interest
date	15/03/2019
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	Disability: Cost of Living
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 report entitled the Disability Price Tag 2019, published by Scope in February 2019, what assessment she has made of the extra costs incurred by disabled people; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	232967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>We recognise that there are extra costs faces by those with long term health conditions and disabilities. That is why the Department provides a financial contribution towards those disability-related costs through Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment. We will be spending over £26 billion on the extra costs disability benefits next year (2019/20), part of the over £55 billion spending on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions. Benefit provision is in addition to the wide range of additional support people with health conditions and disabilities may receive including from Local Authorities or the National Health Service.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 25/03/2019 16:07:15 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1089456

registered interest
date	15/03/2019
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	Disability: Cost of Living
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 report entitled the Disability Price Tag 2019, published by Scope, what steps she is taking to ensure that personal independence payment assessments accurately capture the extra costs incurred by disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	232968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a more modern, dynamic and fairer benefit than its predecessor, Disability Living Allowance (DLA), designed to focus support on those experiencing the greatest barriers to living independently. DLA had not been fundamentally reformed since it was introduced over 25 years ago and it lacked some of the basic checks and reviews that are integral to most other State-funded support.</p><p> </p><p>Built on rules developed for disability benefits created in the 1970s, DLA was also a product of its time, focusing primarily on physical disabilities, whereas we now have a better understanding of the needs of individuals with mental health conditions, learning difficulties, and sensory impairments like blindness. Understanding of conditions like autism has also changed measurably. That is why we introduced PIP. Reform of DLA had long been overdue and the benefit had to be changed to better support disabled people to lead independent lives as they want to today. PIP provides an opportunity to better target support for disabled people and to enable them to lead full, active and independent lives.</p><p> </p><p>At the core of the benefit’s design is the principle that awards of the benefit should be made according to a claimant’s overall level of need; entitlement being assessed on the basis of the needs arising from a health condition or disability. It is intended to act as a contribution <br>towards the extra costs that arise as a result of a long-term health condition or disability. We take all feedback regarding the benefit and assessment process seriously; and we remain committed to continuous improvements and working closely with claimants and <br>representative organisations.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 232034 232509 question first answered 20/03/2019 15:11:47 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

518245

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
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	Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support workplace incentives to promote employee health and reduce sickness-related unemployment.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	36846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>We plan to publish a Green Paper later this year, which will set out reforms to improve support for people with health conditions and disabilities, including exploring the roles of employers.</p><p> </p><p>Employers are key partners in our ambition to halve the disability employment gap, reduce sick absence and promote employee health.</p><p> </p><p>Support is offered to employers through initiatives such as Access to Work and Disability Confident which help employers to recruit and retain people with a disability.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England supports local authorities in the provision of a range of resources and services for employers in the area of preventing ill health, including the Workplace Wellbeing Charter.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/05/2016 15:53:35 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

518335

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
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	Work and Health Innovation Fund: Arthritis
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 the Health and Work Innovation Fund his Department plans to allocate to programmes for people with arthritis.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	36756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>At the spending review, the Work and Health Unit secured £115m of funding, including at least £40m for a Work and Health innovation fund.</p><p> </p><p>The Work and Health Innovation Fund will trial new ways to help working age disabled people and people with health conditions get in, stay in, and return to work as well as benefit from improved health outcomes. This will include support for people with musculoskeletal conditions, including arthritis.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/05/2016 14:45:13 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

518336

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
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	Access to Work Programme: Arthritis
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 Access to Work funding supports people with arthritis.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	36757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>Access to Work does not record arthritis as a separate primary medical condition.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work statistics, which include a breakdown of numbers helped by primary medical condition, are published quarterly here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/access-to-work-statistics-on-recipients--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/access-to-work-statistics-on-recipients--2</a>’</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/05/2016 15:22:36 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

518338

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
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 scheme: Musculoskeletal Disorders
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 the Fit For Work scheme have a musculoskeletal condition.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	36758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>2,144 people have been referred to Fit for Work with a musculoskeletal condition since the launch of the programme in March 2015.</p><p> </p><p>All statistical information has been provided by either HML or Scottish Government. It has not previously been published and is non-validated.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/05/2016 14:45:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess