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63428

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date	23/06/2014
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	Council Tax 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 in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) East Midlands and (d) the UK received council tax benefit in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	201708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Most of the information requested is published and available for each month from November 2008 to February 2013 and can be found in Table 10 of the publication at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-and-council-tax-benefit-caseload-statistics-published-from-november-2008-to-present" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-and-council-tax-benefit-caseload-statistics-published-from-november-2008-to-present</a></p><p> </p><p>Council Tax Benefit (CTB) was replaced in April 2013 by the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme and in England the Department for Communities and Local Government is now responsible for these statistics. The Scottish and Welsh Governments have similar responsibility.</p><p> </p><p>Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics and can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>The information requested for Ashfield Parliamentary Constituency is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However a Parliamentary Constituency breakdown for CTB was produced as a one-off exercise for January 2011 and this is published at:</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130107093842/http:/statistics.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/hb_ctb/hb_ctb_parlc_jan11.xls" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130107093842/http://statistics.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/hb_ctb/hb_ctb_parlc_jan11.xls</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 26/06/2014 14:30:31 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

63430

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Universal Credit: 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 assessment he has made of the effect of universal credit on landlords who have claimants as tenants; what the results were of the direct payment demonstration projects on the effect of paying housing benefit direct to tenants; and if he will reduce the two calendar month rent arrears trigger point before a landlord can go directly to his Department for direct payment.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Jim Dobbin
uin	201714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>Interim evaluation from the first 6 months of the Direct Payment Demonstration Projects was published in December 2013 and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/265257/direct-payment-demo-figures-dec-2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/265257/direct-payment-demo-figures-dec-2013.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>DWP has developed three levels of safeguards for tenants and landlords based on findings from the Direct Payment Demonstration Projects and continuous improvements through our test and learn approach in live service.</p><p> </p><p>We make an initial judgement on each claim as to whether the claimant is at risk of default and if so, we can put them on managed payments immediately. In the majority of cases Direct Payments will apply and we have two safeguards in place; (1) We will review the initial decision if we are advised that arrears have reached the equivalent of one months rent. (2) We will move to payment to the landlord if we are advised that arrears have reached the equivalent of two months rent.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 26/06/2014 14:13:49 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	446 label Biography information for Jim Dobbin

63434

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he has issued to jobcentre staff on information to provide to jobseeker's allowance claimants whose claim has been stopped on the other support options available.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	201736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>All Advisers have access to comprehensive and clear procedures, guidance and extensive learning which equips them to advise claimants who may have their entitlement to benefit ended, including alternative sources of financial assistance.</p><p> </p><p>Where a benefit doubt is identified and the case is being referred to a decision maker, claimants are given information (verbally and in writing) about the doubt in question, what happens next, what they can do if their claim ends and the availability of Jobseeker's Allowance under the hardship provision.</p><p> </p><p>Once a decision is made and entitlement ends, a formal notification is issued to the claimant, which includes information about the availability of Jobseeker's Allowance under the hardship provision.</p><p> </p><p>Where the Department for Work and Pensions is unable to help claimants they will be signposted to other types of support in their areas, including local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 26/06/2014 13:56:55 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

63435

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what penalties are incurred by jobcentre staff who fail to inform jobseeker's allowance claimants whose claim has been stopped of the other support options available to them.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	201738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We aim to ensure those who are eligible are fully aware of hardship provision, know how to make an application and have the right support from Jobcentre staff throughout the process so that they can receive payments. In the event that Jobcentre staff do not comply with any guidance, local Jobcentre managers may take appropriate steps in accordance with DWP's policies and procedures.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 26/06/2014 14:23:26 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

63437

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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: Day Care
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 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 344W, on children: day care, what assumptions on the number of families claiming support for childcare in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18 and (d) 2018-19 have been built into the universal credit programme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	201909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We announced our plans for the implementation of universal credit on 5 December, and these were set out in a written ministerial statement. The WMS can be found here:</p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131205/wmstext/131205m0001.htm#13120551000006" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131205/wmstext/131205m0001.htm#13120551000006</a></p><p>Official statistics on universal credit were most recently published on 11 June and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-statistics-apr-2013-to-31-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-statistics-apr-2013-to-31-march-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 26/06/2014 14:30:08 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

63439

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Employment and Support Allowance
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 June 2014, Official Report, column 628W, on the employment and support allowance, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the recent Mind report entitled Fulfilling Potential? ESA and the fate of the Work-Related Activity Group.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	201857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Our department is fully committed to providing personalised support for people with health conditions. Jobcentre Plus and the Work Programme are successfully helping claimants into work.</p><p> </p><p>We are determined to do even more to help ESA claimants into work. We are trialling new approaches to extend our knowledge about what works and inform future policies.</p><p> </p><p>We have set up the Work Programme Building Best Practice Group to help share what works and we are driving providers to improve performance for this group.</p><p> </p><p>Our Disability and Health Employment Strategy also sets out a range of interventions to further shape positive attitudes, encourage employers to see the value of disabled people in the workforce and better target support to where it will make the most impact.</p><p> </p><p>Last year the Prime Minister launched the Disability Confident campaign which targeted over 1100 local and national employers, aiming to increase their confidence in employing disabled people. We received hundreds of pledges from companies in their quest to improve employment outcomes for disabled people.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 26/06/2014 14:47:19 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

63440

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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, whether hours of care during overnight stays and holidays are included in calculations of payments to recipients of child support.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	201837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>Where the Child Support Agency or Child Maintenance Service work out how much maintenance should be paid, a reduction can apply where parents share the care of a child.</p><p> </p><p>For a reduction in the amount of child maintenance to be considered, a paying parent must provide overnight care for the child in the case for at least 52 nights per year. Overnight care can take place on a weekly basis, or in blocks of nights/weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 26/06/2014 14:17:50 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

63441

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Independent Living Fund
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 is taking to ensure that adequate support exists for those affected by the abolition of the Independent Living Fund beyond the year of guaranteed funding made available to local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	201841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Last year's Spending Review determined budgets for 2015/16 only. This applies to all aspects of government expenditure not just ex-ILF funding. Budgets for later years will be determined in a later Spending Review; the timing of this is not known but it is likely to be after the next general election.</p><p>Following the closure of the ILF it will be the responsibility of the Department of Health and the devolved administrations to ensure that they reflect the needs of ILF users in future funding bids.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 26/06/2014 16:09:23 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

63442

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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, when he expects his Department to have closed all outstanding Child Support Agency cases.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	201808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The process of closing Child Support Agency cases begins in 2014 and the current planning assumption is that it will take around three years to complete.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 26/06/2014 15:15:04 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

63444

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Home Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of (a) employment and support allowance, (b) housing benfit, (c) income support and (d) jobseeker's allowance received a home visit in (i) 2009, (ii) 2010, (iii) 2011, (iv) 2012 and (v) 2013.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	201894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Information is not available in the format requested and could only be produced at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 26/06/2014 14:15:12 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms