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420488

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what policy is in place to enable Jobcentre Plus officers to identify benefit fraud.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Derby
uin	HL2463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>As Civil Servants, all Jobcentre Plus staff must adhere to the Civil Service Code which states they must ‘comply with the law and uphold the administration of justice’.</p><p>Jobcentre staff have access to the DWP Fraud Referral Portal. This is a source of information and guidance for staff when fraud is suspected or has been notified by a member of the public.</p><p>A Fraud Referral Form is completed when a member of DWP discovers abuse of the benefit system whilst undertaking their official duties or if an allegation is received from, or about, an employer or organisation.</p><p>Where post is received into a Jobcentre referring to an allegation of potential fraud, this is passed on to the DWP’s Operational Intelligence Unit to investigate.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL2464 HL2465 question first answered 15/10/2015 15:53:39 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4143 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Derby

420489

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how Jobcentre Plus officers report suspected benefit fraud.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Derby
uin	HL2464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>As Civil Servants, all Jobcentre Plus staff must adhere to the Civil Service Code which states they must ‘comply with the law and uphold the administration of justice’.</p><p>Jobcentre staff have access to the DWP Fraud Referral Portal. This is a source of information and guidance for staff when fraud is suspected or has been notified by a member of the public.</p><p>A Fraud Referral Form is completed when a member of DWP discovers abuse of the benefit system whilst undertaking their official duties or if an allegation is received from, or about, an employer or organisation.</p><p>Where post is received into a Jobcentre referring to an allegation of potential fraud, this is passed on to the DWP’s Operational Intelligence Unit to investigate.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL2463 HL2465 question first answered 15/10/2015 15:53:39 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4143 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Derby

420490

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there is a statutory obligation for Jobcentre Plus officers to report suspected benefit fraud.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Derby
uin	HL2465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>As Civil Servants, all Jobcentre Plus staff must adhere to the Civil Service Code which states they must ‘comply with the law and uphold the administration of justice’.</p><p>Jobcentre staff have access to the DWP Fraud Referral Portal. This is a source of information and guidance for staff when fraud is suspected or has been notified by a member of the public.</p><p>A Fraud Referral Form is completed when a member of DWP discovers abuse of the benefit system whilst undertaking their official duties or if an allegation is received from, or about, an employer or organisation.</p><p>Where post is received into a Jobcentre referring to an allegation of potential fraud, this is passed on to the DWP’s Operational Intelligence Unit to investigate.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL2463 HL2464 question first answered 15/10/2015 15:53:39 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4143 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Derby

420537

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of those applying for a Short Term Benefit Advance (STBA) in 2014–15 were rejected because (1) they were not considered likely to be entitled to the benefit for which they required an STBA, (2) they were not considered to be in sufficient financial need to warrant an STBA, (3) they were not expected to be able to repay the loan arising from an STBA, (4) a benefit payment could be made in a timeframe that negated the need for an STBA, or (5) for other reasons.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Truro
uin	HL2512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>There is no data available to answer questions 1, 2, 3 &amp; 5. Please see table below in response to question 4;</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><br> October 2014 – September 2015</td></tr><tr><td>STBA Applications Received 228,039</td><td>228,039</td></tr><tr><td>STBA Primary Benefit Paid</td><td>52,517</td></tr><tr><td>% Primary Benefit Paid against Applications Received</td><td>23.0%</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>For context we have also provided STBA Applications Received.</p><p>The data provided is for Employment and Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefits, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support. 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 should be posters and leaflets in all Jobcentres.</p><p>The data is only available from October 14 therefore we have provided the latest 12 months’ worth of data.</p><p>Only Working Age Benefits (i.e. ESA, IB, JSA and IS) are included in the above information for benefit advance applications as the number of applications received for State Pension Credit and Carer’s Allowance is not available.</p><p>The Source for the date is as follows: STBA Applications Received &amp; Primary Benefits Paid - Management Information System Programme (MISP). This collation is based on clerical counts submitted by the Centres and is Internal MI which has been agreed for use in publications of Parliamentary questions and Freedom of Information requests.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 19/10/2015 14:09:51 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4271 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Truro

420539

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to publish data on the number of claims and awards of Short Term Benefit Advances and Universal Credit Short Term Advances.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Truro
uin	HL2514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The information you have requested is not currently available. The Department published its strategy for releasing official statistics on Universal Credit (UC) in September 2013. As outlined in the strategy, officials are currently quality assuring data for UC therefore it is not yet possible to give a definitive list of what statistics will be provided in the future. These statistics however will be published in accordance with the relevant protocols in the Code of Practice for official statistics.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 15/10/2015 15:59:15 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4271 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Truro

416934

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	Government Departments: Marketing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times this year the Department for Work and Pensions has published invented quotes and stock images purporting to be from and of real benefits claimants; and to what extent other government departments engage in similar practices.
tabling member printed	Lord Strasburger
uin	HL1854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This information is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 14/09/2015 13:45:01 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4204 label Biography information for Lord Strasburger

417007

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many households in receipt of Carer’s Allowance have a total benefit income above (1) £20,000,and (2) £23,000.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 11/09/2015 13:55:38 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

417008

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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: Carers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of carers who will be affected by the reduction of the benefit cap to (1) £20,000 per year outside London, and (2) £23,000 per year in London.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July. A copy of the impact assessment is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL1929 question first answered 14/09/2015 13:27:33 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud attachment 1 file name Benefit CAp Impact Assessmet.pdf title Benefit Cap Impact Assessment
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

417009

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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: Carers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the cost of exempting all those in receipt of Carer’s Allowance from the benefit cap when it is reduced.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July. A copy of the impact assessment is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL1928 question first answered 14/09/2015 13:27:33 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud attachment 1 file name Benefit CAp Impact Assessmet.pdf title Benefit Cap Impact Assessment
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

417013

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Disqualification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to make a more comprehensive analysis of sanction rates for Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants.
tabling member printed	Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
uin	HL1933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP statisticians are considering all of the points raised by UK Statistics Authority about the publication of sanctions statistics and what additional information and commentary is appropriate to explain this complex area.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 15/09/2015 11:24:24 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	635 label Biography information for Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope