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1277029

registered interest
date	15/01/2021
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	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, what steps he is taking to enable claimants who are almost at the 365 day limit for Employment and Support Allowance to continue to receive benefit.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	138432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2021 answer text <p>There are no plans to extend the time limit for people claiming contributory Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) who reach their 365-day limit and have not had a Work Capability Assessment (WCA).</p><p> </p><p>Due to the Covid-19 pandemic face-to-face assessments for sickness and disability benefits remain suspended. We are continuing to assess as many people as we are able to on paper evidence or via telephone assessments. Claimants are encouraged to provide all the evidence they have that is relevant to their case at the outset of their claim, including evidence supplied by their GP or other professionals, such as support workers, carers and community mental health nurses. The healthcare professionals who carry out assessments are expected to seek further evidence where it would help them provide advice to a DWP decision maker on a person’s claim.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, we now have a ring-fenced operational team in place to identify contributory ESA claims that we can progress in the absence of face-to-face assessments – for instance, those where further evidence might exist on other DWP benefit systems. If claimants have further evidence they think might help progress their claim, they should contact the Department.</p><p> </p><p>Where an individual’s contributory ESA ends, their income is reduced because they cannot work due to disability or a health condition and they require further financial support, they may be able to claim Universal Credit, depending on their personal circumstances.</p><p> </p><p><br></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 138433 138435 question first answered 20/01/2021 13:10:39 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1277030

registered interest
date	15/01/2021
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has provided to benefit assessment companies to ensure they are proactively seeking further medical evidence from claimants who are almost at the 365 day limit for Employment and Support Allowance and have not yet been assessed.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	138433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2021 answer text <p>There are no plans to extend the time limit for people claiming contributory Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) who reach their 365-day limit and have not had a Work Capability Assessment (WCA).</p><p> </p><p>Due to the Covid-19 pandemic face-to-face assessments for sickness and disability benefits remain suspended. We are continuing to assess as many people as we are able to on paper evidence or via telephone assessments. Claimants are encouraged to provide all the evidence they have that is relevant to their case at the outset of their claim, including evidence supplied by their GP or other professionals, such as support workers, carers and community mental health nurses. The healthcare professionals who carry out assessments are expected to seek further evidence where it would help them provide advice to a DWP decision maker on a person’s claim.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, we now have a ring-fenced operational team in place to identify contributory ESA claims that we can progress in the absence of face-to-face assessments – for instance, those where further evidence might exist on other DWP benefit systems. If claimants have further evidence they think might help progress their claim, they should contact the Department.</p><p> </p><p>Where an individual’s contributory ESA ends, their income is reduced because they cannot work due to disability or a health condition and they require further financial support, they may be able to claim Universal Credit, depending on their personal circumstances.</p><p> </p><p><br></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 138432 138435 question first answered 20/01/2021 13:10:39 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1277031

registered interest
date	15/01/2021
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	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, how many people have (a) not been assessed for Employment and Support Allowance and are close to reaching the 365 day limit, (b) been placed in the Limited Capability for Work group at the end of 365 days and (c) been placed in the Support group in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	138434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Quarterly Employment and Support Allowance caseload statistics to May 2020, by duration and phase of claim are published here:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Employment and Support Allowance Work Capability Assessments statistics by month of claim start (to March 2020) for initial assessment outcomes including those still in progress, and assessment outcome by month of decision to June 2020, are published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-january-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-january-2021</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/01/2021 13:13:40 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1277032

registered interest
date	15/01/2021
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	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, if he will extend the 365 day limit for those claiming Employment and Support Allowance who have not had a face-to-face assessment.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	138435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2021 answer text <p>There are no plans to extend the time limit for people claiming contributory Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) who reach their 365-day limit and have not had a Work Capability Assessment (WCA).</p><p> </p><p>Due to the Covid-19 pandemic face-to-face assessments for sickness and disability benefits remain suspended. We are continuing to assess as many people as we are able to on paper evidence or via telephone assessments. Claimants are encouraged to provide all the evidence they have that is relevant to their case at the outset of their claim, including evidence supplied by their GP or other professionals, such as support workers, carers and community mental health nurses. The healthcare professionals who carry out assessments are expected to seek further evidence where it would help them provide advice to a DWP decision maker on a person’s claim.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, we now have a ring-fenced operational team in place to identify contributory ESA claims that we can progress in the absence of face-to-face assessments – for instance, those where further evidence might exist on other DWP benefit systems. If claimants have further evidence they think might help progress their claim, they should contact the Department.</p><p> </p><p>Where an individual’s contributory ESA ends, their income is reduced because they cannot work due to disability or a health condition and they require further financial support, they may be able to claim Universal Credit, depending on their personal circumstances.</p><p> </p><p><br></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 138432 138433 question first answered 20/01/2021 13:10:39 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1274967

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on claimants of the new employment and support allowance of having to wait for face-to-face work capability assessments in order to have their claim processed during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	134409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>We are continuing to process claims for Employment and Support Allowance and refer them for a Work Capability Assessment (WCA). Claimants will receive the Assessment Rate of benefit for the first 13 weeks as normal. At present, claimants may stay on the assessment rate for longer than usual.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The health and safety of our claimants and staff is our key priority. We suspended all face-to-face assessments for sickness and disability benefits in March. This temporary suspension, brought in to protect people from unnecessary risk of coronavirus at the outset of the pandemic, remains in place, and is being kept under review in line with the latest public health guidance. Any re-introduction of face-to-face assessments would involve stringent Covid-19 related safety measures, supported by guidance for claimants and assessment providers to ensure compliance with the relevant public health guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the pandemic we have continued to complete paper-based assessments wherever possible and telephone assessments have been in place since last summer with the number of claims being assessed through this channel increasing. If a claimant qualifies for an additional amount following their WCA, it will be backdated to ensure no long-term loss.</p><p> </p><p>Where an individual’s income is reduced because they cannot work due to disability or a health condition and they require further financial support, they may also be able to claim Universal Credit, depending on their personal circumstances.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 134410 question first answered 13/01/2021 14:30:10 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1274969

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the financial effect on claimants with (a) Parkinson's disease and (b) other degenerative and incurable diseases of the new employment and support allowance who will not have their claims processed without a face-to-face interview due to postponed interviews during the covid-19 outbreak; and what arrangements are being put in place to ensure that those claimants can have their applications assessed in a timely manner.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	134410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>We are continuing to process claims for Employment and Support Allowance and refer them for a Work Capability Assessment (WCA). Claimants will receive the Assessment Rate of benefit for the first 13 weeks as normal. At present, claimants may stay on the assessment rate for longer than usual.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The health and safety of our claimants and staff is our key priority. We suspended all face-to-face assessments for sickness and disability benefits in March. This temporary suspension, brought in to protect people from unnecessary risk of coronavirus at the outset of the pandemic, remains in place, and is being kept under review in line with the latest public health guidance. Any re-introduction of face-to-face assessments would involve stringent Covid-19 related safety measures, supported by guidance for claimants and assessment providers to ensure compliance with the relevant public health guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the pandemic we have continued to complete paper-based assessments wherever possible and telephone assessments have been in place since last summer with the number of claims being assessed through this channel increasing. If a claimant qualifies for an additional amount following their WCA, it will be backdated to ensure no long-term loss.</p><p> </p><p>Where an individual’s income is reduced because they cannot work due to disability or a health condition and they require further financial support, they may also be able to claim Universal Credit, depending on their personal circumstances.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 134409 question first answered 13/01/2021 14:30:10 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1203025

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
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	Personal Independence Payment: 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 people (a) made an application for personal independence payments in Scotland (i) since 24 March 2020 and (b) in 2019; and how many of those people had their application (A) awarded and (B) disallowed (1) pre-assessment and (2) post-assessment.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	58692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The table below shows a comparison of the outcomes of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims registered by claimants in Scotland throughout the whole of 2019 and between 24<sup>th</sup> March – 30<sup>th</sup> April 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published journey time from PIP registration to clearance in April 2020 in Scotland was 21 weeks on average for a new claim and 27 weeks for a Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP reassessment claim. This goes some way to explaining why the majority of claims registered from 24<sup>th</sup> March 2020 onwards had not received an initial decision as of 30<sup>th</sup> April 2020, the latest date for which data is available.</p><p> </p><p>It is worth noting that the majority of claims cleared since 24<sup>th</sup> March 2020 were cleared under the Special Rules for Terminally Ill claimants for which the average customer journey time in Great Britain was 5 working days for New Claims and 6 working days for DLA to PIP Reassessment claims.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Comparison of outcomes of PIP claims registered in Scotland in 2019 and from 24<sup>th</sup> March 2020</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Date of registration to PIP</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Outcome of PIP Claim</strong></p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>24th March 2020 Onwards</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Awarded</p></td><td><p>43,660</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p><strong>43,800</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disallowed post-referral to AP</p></td><td><p>24,980</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>24,990</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disallowed pre-referral to the AP</p></td><td><p>16,950</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>16,950</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Withdrawn</p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p><strong>1,360</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Case Still Outstanding</p></td><td><p>7,600</p></td><td><p>3,220</p></td><td><p><strong>10,810</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total number of PIP Registrations</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>94,550</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,370</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>97,920</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Source: PIP ADS</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><ul><li>PIP data includes normal rules and special rules for terminally ill claimants, and is for both new claims and DLA reassessment claims.</li></ul><ul><li>Data has been rounded to the nearest 10. Component parts may not sum due to rounding.</li><li>Cases disallowed post referral to the AP includes claims disallowed at assessment and claims disallowed for failing to attend the assessment.</li><li>Cases disallowed pre-referral to the AP includes claims Disallowed for failing to return the PIP2 form and claims disallowed for failing lay rules.</li><li>Definition of Claims Still Outstanding: Claims that have been registered but have not received an initial decision as of 30<sup>th</sup> April 2020.</li></ul><ul><li>This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/06/2020 16:56:35 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1203028

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to extend the suspension of benefit reviews and reassessments for (a) universal credit, (b) employment and support allowance and (c) personal independence payment beyond 24 June 2020.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	58694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>We are currently in the process of reviewing this measure, and will confirm next steps as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/06/2020 14:12:39 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

506789

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
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	State Retirement Pensions: 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 and what proportion of people in Scotland who reach state pension age in 2016-17 will receive less than the full flat rate of the new state pension.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	32838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department cannot model the impact of the new State Pension at a regional or country specific level. Results for the whole of Great Britain can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/491845/impact-of-new-state-pension-longer-term-reserach.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/491845/impact-of-new-state-pension-longer-term-reserach.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 32839 32840 32841 question first answered 18/04/2016 15:39:26 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

506790

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
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	State Retirement Pensions: 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 and what proportion of men in Scotland who reach state pension age in 2016-17 will receive the full flat rate of the new state pension.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	32839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department cannot model the impact of the new State Pension at a regional or country specific level. Results for the whole of Great Britain can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/491845/impact-of-new-state-pension-longer-term-reserach.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/491845/impact-of-new-state-pension-longer-term-reserach.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 32838 32840 32841 question first answered 18/04/2016 15:39:26 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray