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228254

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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, how much has been claimed in (a) short-term benefit advances and (b) hardship payments in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	228133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Secretary of State announced on 8 December 2014 that DWP would do more to raise the awareness of Short Term Benefit Advances and as well as more information now on Gov.UK there will be posters and leaflets in all Jobcentres by the end of March.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>a) The expenditure for Short Term Benefit Advances (STBAs) from April-14 to Feb-15 was £4,081,891. The monthly breakdown is shown below.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Apr-14</p></td><td><p>336,308</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-14</p></td><td><p>342,712</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>330,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July-14</p></td><td><p>325,489</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>315,890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sept-14</p></td><td><p>333,871</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-14</p></td><td><p>326,289</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-14</p></td><td><p>360,114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-14</p></td><td><p>460,951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-15</p></td><td><p>488,975</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-15</p></td><td><p>461,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 4,081,891 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>b) The DWP intends to publish figures on the number of hardship applications and awards in May 2015. The date of publication will be announced shortly.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>STBA expenditure includes Carer’s Allowance, ESA, IB, JSA, IS, Pension Credit, State Pension.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Source</strong></p><p><strong>Benefit Expenditure Business Information (BexBI</strong>).The information in BExBI is sourced from the combined payment and accounting tool, Central Payment System (CPS).</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 10:38:09 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228256

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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, how many applications have been made for (a) short-term benefit advances and (b) hardship payments in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	228172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>a) The number of Short-term benefits advance applications received from April 2014 to February 2015 was 226,126. The Secretary of State announced on 8 December 2014 that DWP would do more to raise the awareness of Short Term Benefit Advances and as well as more information now on Gov.UK there will be posters and leaflets in all Jobcentres by the end of March.</p><p> </p><p>b) The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) intends to publish figures on the number of hardship applications and awards in May 2015. The date of publication will be announced shortly.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 14:26:40 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

226415

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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 assessment he has made of the effect of the benefit cap on rates of employment in (a) England, (b) London and (c) Hendon constituency.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	227079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The number of households capped in England from the introduction of the benefit cap to November 2014 (the latest available data) was 51,192. Of the 28,443 households who were no longer capped as at November 2014, 11,915 had an open Working Tax Credit claim, indicative of a move into work. The actual number of households who have gone into work may be higher; some individuals may go into work but may not be eligible to claim WTC if their earnings are too high or the hours worked do not meet the claim requirements.<br> <br></p><p>The number of households capped in London from the introduction of the benefit cap to November 2014 (the latest available data) was 25,150. Of the 13,761 households who were no longer capped as at November 2014, 6,426 had an open Working Tax Credit claim<br> <br></p><p>The number of households capped in Hendon Parliamentary Constituency from the introduction of the benefit cap to November 2014 (the latest available data) was 306. Of the 202 households who were no longer capped as at November 2014, 116 had an open Working Tax Credit claim</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-november-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-november-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/03/2015 15:04:01 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

226416

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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 recent discussions he has had with the devolved administrations on the benefit cap.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	227092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Ministers and officials at the Department for Work and Pensions have regular contact with their counterparts in the devolved administrations to discuss a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/03/2015 14:57:25 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

225518

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
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, how many claimants have been refused hardship payments in each month since October 2012.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	226549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/03/2015 16:28:24 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

225296

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending his Department's transparency indicators to apply to the timeliness of benefit processing.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	226319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department’s transparency indicators sit within the Government’s Business Plan framework. The indicators were agreed with Cabinet Office Ministers at the start of this Parliament and are not subject to further review or extension in this Parliament. The Department publishes a wide range of data on gov.uk in addition to the transparency indicators.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/03/2015 17:08:17 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

224787

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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, how many people received (a) hardship payments and (b) short-term benefit advances in each of the last (i) five years and (ii) six months.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	226126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) intends to publish figures on the number of hardship applications and awards in May 2015. The date of publication will be announced shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For Short Term Benefit Advances (STBAs) I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the oral answer given to him by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Official Report, 8 December 2014, column 633. The Secretary of State set out how the department will be doing more to raise awareness of STBAs. This will include providing more information to claimants about STBAs online and in Jobcentres. Staff guidance on STBAs will also be updated and staff reminded of the process for considering an STBA.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 06/03/2015 14:25:40 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

224909

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 221196, what the criteria were for selecting the 49 cases relating to the death of a claimant for peer review; what the date and location of death was of the claimant in each case; in how many of the cases the claimant had been sanctioned; what conclusions each review reached on whether his Department could have acted more appropriately or correctly or sympathetically in its dealings with the claimant; and if he will publish the detailed results of each review.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Mr Michael Meacher
uin	226226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Peer Reviews can be requested for any complex case where it is beneficial for it to be analysed with objective scrutiny to ensure all issues have been fully addressed. Peer reviews aim to identify process improvements and contain sensitive information and disclosing the content of these reviews, even in anonymised and summarised form, may still allow individuals to be identified.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 06/03/2015 14:32:54 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	454 label Biography information for Mr Michael Meacher

225715

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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 assessment he has made of trends in the number of people ceasing to claim benefits.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Robathan
uin	907930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>The number of people claiming one of the main out of work benefits has fallen by over 900,000 since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>This is the lowest level for a quarter of a century.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/03/2015 17:40:11 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	334 label Biography information for Lord Robathan

223715

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
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, how many and what value of interim payments have been made to people affected by sanctions or delays in benefit payments.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	225386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>Hardship Payments may be available to claimants who have been sanctioned. We strengthened guidance for work coaches in July 2014 and sped up the payment process so that all sanctioned claimants are informed about how and when they can make an application for a Hardship Payment and can receive payment swiftly. We plan to publish statistical information on Hardship Payments in Summer 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Short Term Benefit Advances (STBAs) replaced Crisis Loan Alignment Payments and Interim Payments of benefit in April 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There has been an increase in the number of Jobseekers Allowance claims being cleared within 10 days of 19.4 percentage points, from 70.8% in March 2010 to 90.2% in March 2014. Most benefits are paid in arrears and STBAs can help tide over claimants who qualify until their first benefit payment. This is not the same as “benefit delays” and, therefore, we do not collect such data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As the Secretary of State announced in his oral answer (Official Report, 8 December 2014, column 633), more information will be provided to claimants about STBAs online and in Jobcentres. And staff guidance will be updated and staff reminded of the process for considering an STBA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The department has already undertaken testing of the posters and messaging with a small number of staff and claimants and the designs have now been reviewed by the Social Security Advisory Committee.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 225387 question first answered 04/03/2015 14:23:07 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 47485 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves