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576935

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
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 18 April 2016 to Question 32920, where the allegations of fraudulent benefit claims are collected.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	45323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>There are a variety of ways that allegations of Benefit Fraud are received by the DWP including telephone calls to the National Benefit Fraud Hotline (NBFH), online and letter. Once an allegation has been received and, if it meets the required criteria containing enough information, a Fraud Referral Form (FRF) is completed which is then entered into the internal Fraud Referral and Information Management System (FRAIMS).</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/09/2016 16:10:01 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

576523

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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	Funeral 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 applications for funeral payments were (a) made and (b) granted in Scotland in 2015-16; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	44895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>During 2015-16 in Scotland there were around 5500 applications for Funeral Expenses Payments and around 3700 awards granted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2015-16 across Great Britain £40,025,000 was paid out in Funeral Expenses Payments and repayments totalled £183,000. These figures are given on page 12 of the Social Fund Account 2015-16 (linked to below)</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535981/social-fund-account-2015-16.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535981/social-fund-account-2015-16.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 44897 question first answered 08/09/2016 11:23:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

576525

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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	Funeral Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total expenditure from the public purse was for the social fund funeral payments scheme in 2015-16; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	44897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>During 2015-16 in Scotland there were around 5500 applications for Funeral Expenses Payments and around 3700 awards granted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2015-16 across Great Britain £40,025,000 was paid out in Funeral Expenses Payments and repayments totalled £183,000. These figures are given on page 12 of the Social Fund Account 2015-16 (linked to below)</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535981/social-fund-account-2015-16.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535981/social-fund-account-2015-16.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 44895 question first answered 08/09/2016 11:23:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

573378

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Housing Benefit: Private Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much in housing benefit has been paid (a) to tenants in private-rented sector accommodation and (b) directly to private landlords in each year since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	44097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The available information is in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Housing Benefit paid for private rented sector accommodation split by payment destination (£millions, real terms 2016/2017 prices)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>(a) Paid to Tenants</p></td><td><p>(b) Paid directly to Landlords</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>6,630</p></td><td><p>2,970</p></td><td><p>9,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>6,390</p></td><td><p>2,870</p></td><td><p>9,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>6,220</p></td><td><p>2,770</p></td><td><p>8,990</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: DWP Stat-x-plore and Benefit Expenditure tables</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Payment destination was unknown in around 1% of cases. This expenditure was assumed to be split between landlords and their tenants in the same proportion as the rest.</li><li>Payment destination statistics for financial years before 2013/2014 are not available.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest £10m and may not sum to totals due to rounding.</li><li>Expenditure for 2015/16 is based on statistical data for the full year but the financial total is a forecast.</li></ol> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/09/2016 15:20:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

573384

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on plans to cap housing benefit and (b) assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed cap on housing benefit on people who live in supported housing and have mental illness; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	44004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>Ministers have held various discussions during the development of the policy to introduce Local Housing Allowance rates into the social rented sector.</p><p> </p><p>Full impact and equality impact assessments will be undertaken in due course.</p><p>The Secretary of State has confirmed that the Government expects to make an announcement on the way forward for supported housing in early autumn.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/09/2016 16:40:57 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

573539

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	NHS: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the NHS Injury Cost Recovery scheme successfully claimed back by charging insurance companies for the costs associated with the treatment of customers who were involved in road traffic accidents in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	44166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The table below is for Great Britain only since information regarding Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland. Accurate and robust data can only be provided from 2012 due to system archiving in line with our departmental records management policy. Please note the breakdown of figures you have requested is derived from operational processes and systems. As such, it has not been subjected to the rigorous quality assurance checks applied to our published official statistics. It may change due to operational reasons and we recommend that caution be applied when using it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Data</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ENGLAND</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>WALES</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>SCOTLAND</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012 - 2013</p></td><td><p>Number of Cases</p></td><td><p>143,451</p></td><td><p>12,071</p></td><td><p>9,536</p></td><td><p>165,058</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Amount Recovered</p></td><td><p>£135,898,125</p></td><td><p>£9,894,685</p></td><td><p>£9,872,118</p></td><td><p>£155,664,927</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 - 2014</p></td><td><p>Number of Cases</p></td><td><p>131,196</p></td><td><p>10,807</p></td><td><p>9,042</p></td><td><p>151,045</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Amount Recovered</p></td><td><p>£133,803,563</p></td><td><p>£9,312,992</p></td><td><p>£9,884,527</p></td><td><p>£153,001,081</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 - 2015</p></td><td><p>Number of Cases</p></td><td><p>113,462</p></td><td><p>8,871</p></td><td><p>8,975</p></td><td><p>131,308</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Amount Recovered</p></td><td><p>£121,074,583</p></td><td><p>£8,305,619</p></td><td><p>£9,816,385</p></td><td><p>£139,196,587</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 - 2016</p></td><td><p>Number of Cases</p></td><td><p>104,785</p></td><td><p>8,079</p></td><td><p>8,628</p></td><td><p>121,492</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Amount Recovered</p></td><td><p>£111,746,264</p></td><td><p>£7,549,742</p></td><td><p>£9,544,194</p></td><td><p>£128,840,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 44167 question first answered 08/09/2016 17:04:32 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

573879

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether welfare claimants receive refunds for postage and other costs incurred in obtaining a doctor's certificate as required by his Department and ensuring its safe transmission by post.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	44191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>For DWP purposes a statement of fitness for work (SOFFW) can be obtained from a GP at no cost to the claimant.</p><p> </p><p>DWP does not refund postage or other costs associated with obtaining a SOFFW. Claimants are notified when making a claim that there is a requirement to supply a SOFFW to meet the ESA entitlement conditions. To support this DWP provides options for postage, either a Freepost Licence code or a pre-paid envelope at no cost to the claimant. These are handled by Royal Mail and subject to their governance and safeguarding arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/09/2016 15:33:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

573941

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Housing Benefit: Supported Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether housing benefit recipients living in supported housing due to mental health problems will be subject to the benefit cap.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	44604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>People receiving a range of disability benefits including Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment or who receive the support component of Employment and Support Allowance, are exempt from the benefit cap. The benefit cap does apply to claimants living in specified accommodation if they do not meet the criteria for an exemption but any Housing Benefit they receive will not be taken into account when determining whether the cap should be applied.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/09/2016 16:23:19 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

573945

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Local Housing Allowance: Supported Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Government will remove the local housing allowance cap for people living in supported housing; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	44607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has confirmed that the Government expects to make an announcement on the way forward for supported housing in early autumn.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/09/2016 16:47:32 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

573946

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Housing Benefit: Supported Housing
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 oral contribution of 20 July 2016, Official Report, column 849, when his Department will make an announcement on the exemption of specialist supported housing from changes to housing benefit.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	44585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has confirmed that the Government expects to make an announcement on the way forward for supported housing in early autumn.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/09/2016 16:48:47 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods