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227318

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's 2013 Impact Assessment No. DWP0031, if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the (a) £123 million estimated cost of caseworker activity related to Child Support Agency (CSA) case arrears as part of the CSA case closure programme and (b) £20 million estimated cost of setting up areas on the Child Maintenance Service System; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Dame Anne Begg
uin	227571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The impact assessment (para 93) included high level estimates of (a) the costs (around £103m) of caseworker activity to review and update estimates of arrears on the existing systems for the circa 1.2m cases expected to have arrears when CSA liability ends and (b) the costs (around £20m) to set up arrears on the new child maintenance system. These estimates were based on broad assumptions about the volume and timings of relevant activities and before the detailed business processes and IT involved had been designed or developed.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 18/03/2015 15:42:23 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	572 label Biography information for Dame Anne Begg

227326

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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	Funeral Payments: Preston
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 in Preston constituency (a) applied for and (b) received a Social Fund funeral payment in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	227510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP does not hold data on Funeral Expenses Payments at constituency level. The lowest geographical level at which we hold the data is by Social Fund Budget Area; the geographical areas used to administer the Social Fund in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The Budget Area covering Preston is Chorlton Benefit Delivery Centre (BDC). Table 1 shows the number of Funeral Expenses Payment a) applications and b) awards in the Chorlton BDC Budget Area in 2014. The Chorlton BDC Budget Area covers parts of 31 different Local Authorities, so these figures will include Funeral Expenses Payments made outside of the constituency of Preston.</p><p> </p><p>The number of awards made in each year is not equal to the number of people who made applications or received awards in that year. An individual may make multiple applications in a given time period. DWP does not hold data on the number of individuals making applications.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Funeral Expenses Payment applications and awards in the Chorlton BDC Social Fund Budget Area in 2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Awards</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>5,010</p></td><td><p>2,950</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>· These figures do not include applications which were processed clerically and have not been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.</p><p>·</p><p>· The number of applications and awards are rounded the nearest 10.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 18/03/2015 12:04:55 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

226783

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
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	Discretionary Housing Payments: Southwark
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 claiming discretionary housing payments in the London Borough of Southwark have had their claim rejected because funding was unavailable in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	227134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department does not hold this information. Details of the number of awards made by Local Authorities can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-2013-to-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 16/03/2015 11:45:59 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

226395

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	Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent forecast he has made of the number of parents with children who will be claiming housing benefit in April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	226982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 16/03/2015 11:49:18 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

226418

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	Widowed Parent's Allowance
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 on claimants of widowed parent's allowance of the replacement of that allowance by bereavement support payments from April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	227081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Bereavement support payments will be introduced from April 2017 for new claimants only. Existing claimants of widowed parent's allowance will remain on that benefit.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 12/03/2015 12:25:05 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

226450

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	Housing Benefit: East Lothian
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average amount of annual housing benefit payments per applicant was in East Lothian constituency in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Fiona O'Donnell
uin	227023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information is in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Average annual amount of Housing Benefit in East Lothian</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cash terms</p></td><td><p>£3,310</p></td><td><p>£3,360</p></td><td><p>£3,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Real terms, 2014/15 prices</p></td><td><p>£3,490</p></td><td><p>£3,490</p></td><td><p>£3,480</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Source: Single Housing Benefit Extract.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Housing Benefit data by Parliamentary Constituency is not available prior to 2011.</p><p>2. Annual figures are derived using monthly statistics on the caseload and average weekly award. They represent the average amount that would be received by someone claiming for the full year.</p><p>3. Figures in 2014/15 prices are deflated using the GDP deflator series published following the 2014 Autumn Statement at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383988/GDP_Deflators_Autumn_Statement_December_2014_update.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383988/GDP_Deflators_Autumn_Statement_December_2014_update.xls</a></p><p>4. Figures have been rounded to the nearest £10.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 12/03/2015 14:14:34 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3964 label Biography information for Fiona O'Donnell

225940

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much child maintenance arrears (a) is designated technically uncollectable and (b) his Department has already written-off as uncollectable since the write-off powers were introduced in November 2012; and what the reasons are for any difference between the two such figures.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	226650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>(a) Information on uncollectable arrears can be found on page 41 of the latest Child Support Agency Quarterly Summary of Statistics, available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/404296/csa-qtr-summ-stats-dec-2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/404296/csa-qtr-summ-stats-dec-2014.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>(b) Under the Write Off and Part Payment Powers introduced on 10 December 2012 the Department has written off £1.2 million in the financial year 2012/13 and £16.0 million in the financial year 2013/14 giving a total written off of £17.2 million.</p><p> </p><p>The two figures are not directly comparable. The data is based on different sources, uncollectable arrears is based on the entire caseload whereas the amount written off relates to specific cases where agreement to write off has been reached.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 12/03/2015 14:08:17 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

225941

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Older Workers: Hertfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Fuller Working Lives: a framework for action, published in June 2014, what steps his Department has taken to implement the commitments contained in that framework in Hertfordshire.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	226647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Since June 2014 this Government has implemented a number of initiatives to support older workers in Hertfordshire.</p><p> </p><p>All Jobcentre Work Coaches are trained to support all customers including those aged over 50 and are aware of the help available within their area. Indeed, customers over the age of 50 have been recognised in the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership Skills Strategy as a group in need of specialist support.</p><p> </p><p>On the 18 June 2014 an ‘Experience Counts’ Jobs fair for older workers was delivered in partnership with Oaklands College. A variety of employers and providers from different sectors and over 200 older workers attended the event.</p><p> </p><p>Other local partnership initiatives include</p><p> </p><p>- Working with Harlow College who deliver a course for customers aged 50 and over (Optimum) that focuses on employability, IT and transferable skills for this age group;</p><p>- sector based work academies are available to all candidates including 50+;</p><p>- work experience for 50+ candidates;</p><p>- Customers aged over 50 can access all courses delivered at West Herts College;</p><p>- Working in partnership with North Herts College who deliver ‘Get that Job’: a four day course for 50+ customers in Stevenage and Letchworth;</p><p>- Specific Group information sessions, tailored for those aged over 50;</p><p>- Customers aged over 50 can access all courses delivered at West Herts College;</p><p>- <em>“Anything is Possible” </em>is a 3 day course followed by 3 months of employment support exclusively for 50 plus. Its aim is to build a positive attitude and confidence;</p><p>- Working in partnership with EUREKA, Oaklands College and Progression 2, a 5 week course has been developed and delivered to long term unemployed who are mainly in the 50+ group;</p><p>- Working in partnership with Community Action Dacorum, which provides customers over 50 with a digital and social media skill set and profile.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As regards wider achievement since the publication of Fuller Working Lives – A Framework for Action, I refer my hon.Member to the answer I gave on 27 February 2015 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons,lords&amp;uin=225231" target="_blank">225231.</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 12/03/2015 13:03:39 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

226088

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Children: Maintenance
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 been found guilty of wrongdoing by the Child Support Agency in the last 10 years; and how many and what proportion of such people were (a) fined and (b) given some other form of punishment.
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Richard Harrington
uin	226804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>Information on both civil and criminal enforcement actions undertaken by the Child Support Agency (CSA) is only available from April 2007. This can be found on page 44 of the latest CSA Quarterly Summary of Statistics, available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/404296/csa-qtr-summ-stats-dec-2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/404296/csa-qtr-summ-stats-dec-2014.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>This includes committal information on a variety of enforcement actions, along with information on the number of prosecutions that have been undertaken. However, any fines that have been imposed as a result of these prosecutions are decided by the courts. This information is not routinely recorded for management information purposes and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 12/03/2015 12:02:09 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford

225679

registered interest
date	06/03/2015
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he intends to reply to the letter to him of 22 January 2015, from the right hon. Member for Manchester Gorton with regards to Mr S Law.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	226583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions replied to the Rt. Hon. Member on 2 February 2015.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/03/2015 12:27:56 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman