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349900

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
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 households affected by the under-occupancy penalty have received payments to mitigate in full deductions from claims for (a) housing benefit and (b) local housing allowance in (i) England, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	2237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>No information is held on the proportion of households affected by the removal of the spare room subsidy that have received payments to mitigate in full the deductions from their housing benefit.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 18/06/2015 13:01:20 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

349901

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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 reducing the benefits cap to £23,000 per annum on (a) young adults, (b) pregnant women, (c) couples with children, (d) veterans and (e) disabled people; and how many households in each of those groups will be affected by that reduction.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	2234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/06/2015 11:53:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

349903

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
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 take steps to ensure planned changes to entitlements to housing benefit and local housing allowance do not adversely affect (a) young adults, (b) formerly looked after children, (c) pregnant women, (d) couples with children, (e) veterans and (f) disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	2235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Any changes to Housing Benefit policy will be subject to a full policy equality assessment to ascertain the impacts on protected groups and ensure compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/06/2015 11:50:33 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

349934

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on how many people have commenced paying the under-occupancy penalty following the death of (a) a spouse, civil partner or partner, (b) sibling, (c) parent and (d) child.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	2181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This type of information is not collected. With regards to the removal of the spare room subsidy a 12 month grace period exists which allows people the time to adjust to bereavement.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/06/2015 15:26:20 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

349967

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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: Greater London
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 lowering the overall benefit cap to £23,000 on the number of children living in a household in (a) London, (b) Enfield and (c) Enfield North constituency with an income below 60 per cent of median household income.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	2106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 2107 2108 2109 question first answered 16/06/2015 13:33:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

349968

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of children living in households in (a) London, (b) Enfield and (c) Enfield North constituency that will be affected by a reduction of the benefit cap to £23,000.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	2107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 2106 2108 2109 question first answered 16/06/2015 13:33:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

349969

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of households with dependent children in (a) London, (b) Enfield and (c) Enfield North constituency that will be affected by a reduction of the benefit cap to £23,000.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	2108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 2106 2107 2109 question first answered 16/06/2015 13:33:52 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

349970

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of out of work households in (a) London, (b) Enfield and (c) Enfield North constituency that will be affected by the reduction of the benefit cap to £23,000.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	2109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 2106 2107 2108 question first answered 16/06/2015 13:33:52 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

349986

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Pensions
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 has taken to monitor the effect of the new pensions flexibilities.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	2226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The April 2015 reforms have given people with Defined Contribution pension savings greater freedom about how they fund their retirement.</p><p> </p><p>The new flexibilities have been in place for two months, and the pensions industry is in the process of designing new products. DWP, HMT and the FCA will continue to actively monitor the market as it develops. HMRC will also monitor the effects of tax flexibilities policy through tax data that they collect.</p><p> </p><p>The Government already has the power to limit or ban pensions charges, and if we see that providers are charging excessive fees on these new products we will not hesitate to take action to ensure that consumers receive a good deal.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/06/2015 16:38:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

350020

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Discretionary Housing Payments: Islington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new claims for discretionary housing payments were approved in (a) the London Borough of Islington and (b) Islington South and Finsbury constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	2193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>No information is held on how many new claims for Discretionary Housing Payment were approved in the London Borough of Islington or the Islington South and Finsbury constituency in each of the last five years. In financial year 2013/14, local authorities were asked to report on the total number of Discretionary Housing Payments awards made but it is unknown how many of these were new claims. The Government’s analysis of Discretionary Housing Payment returns for 2013/14 is available at –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-2013-to-2014</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/06/2015 13:30:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry