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834711

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Workplace Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department as made of the financial effect on low paid women who have not been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	126158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>Automatic enrolment has reversed the decline in workplace pension saving. Latest figures show that nearly 9.2 million people have been automatically enrolled; with participation amongst eligible women in the private sector increasing, from 40% to 73%, to equal the rate for men. By 2019/20 an estimated extra £20 billion a year is estimated to go into workplace pensions as a result of automatic enrolment.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Government have introduced the National Living Wage and raised the personal tax allowance helping low earners. Thanks to these changes, a single person working 35 hours per week would take home £12,500 after income tax and national insurance – over £3,300 more than in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s recent review of automatic enrolment, which can be viewed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/668971/automatic-enrolment-review-2017-maintaining-the-momentum.PDF" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/668971/automatic-enrolment-review-2017-maintaining-the-momentum.PDF</a>, set out proposals to strengthen the workplace pension reforms, including for lower earners. By removing the lower earnings limit for those with low earnings or who have multiple jobs, those workers will have their pension contributions calculated from the first pound earned. In addition, all savers will be able to get an employer contribution regardless of their earnings. This will bring an extra £2.6 billion per year into pension saving.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 126162 question first answered 09/02/2018 12:40:10 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

834715

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Workplace Pensions: Dual Jobholding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect on workers with multiple jobs, none of which pay in excess of £10,000 per annum, of not being automatically enrolled into workplace pensions.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	126162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>Automatic enrolment has reversed the decline in workplace pension saving. Latest figures show that nearly 9.2 million people have been automatically enrolled; with participation amongst eligible women in the private sector increasing, from 40% to 73%, to equal the rate for men. By 2019/20 an estimated extra £20 billion a year is estimated to go into workplace pensions as a result of automatic enrolment.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Government have introduced the National Living Wage and raised the personal tax allowance helping low earners. Thanks to these changes, a single person working 35 hours per week would take home £12,500 after income tax and national insurance – over £3,300 more than in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s recent review of automatic enrolment, which can be viewed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/668971/automatic-enrolment-review-2017-maintaining-the-momentum.PDF" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/668971/automatic-enrolment-review-2017-maintaining-the-momentum.PDF</a>, set out proposals to strengthen the workplace pension reforms, including for lower earners. By removing the lower earnings limit for those with low earnings or who have multiple jobs, those workers will have their pension contributions calculated from the first pound earned. In addition, all savers will be able to get an employer contribution regardless of their earnings. This will bring an extra £2.6 billion per year into pension saving.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 126158 question first answered 09/02/2018 12:40:10 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

834774

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment: Motor Neurone Disease
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 with motor neurone disease were awarded personal independence payment at (a) the enhanced rate for daily living and mobility, (b) the standard rate for daily living and the enhanced rate for mobility, (c) the standard rate for mobility and the enhanced rate for daily living and (d) the standard rate for daily living and mobility between 6 April 2016 and 5 April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	126196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of people awarded Personal Independence Payment (PIP) with motor neurone disease, as recorded on the PIP Computer System, that were awarded either one or both of the Mobility and Daily living rates of PIP between 6th April 2016 and 5th April 2017.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><em>Table showing number of people awarded PIP by award level between 6th April 2016 and 5th April 2017 with main disabling condition recorded as Motor Neurone Disease.</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>PIP Daily Living Award Type</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>PIP Current Mobility Award Type</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mobility Award - Enhanced</p></td><td><p>Mobility Award - Standard</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Living - Enhanced</p></td><td><p>650</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Living - Standard</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p>Source: PIP Computer System.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ul><li>Figures are based on the first outcome recorded for each case and include both new claims and DLA reassessment claims assessed under both normal rules and special rules.</li><li>Data has been rounded to the nearest 10 cases; totals less than 5 but greater than 0 are indicated by “#”.</li><li>This is unpublished data and it should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li><li>Data is based on main disabling condition as recorded on the PIP computer system. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.</li><li>Data taken from the PIP computer system’s management information.</li><li>Figures are for Great Britain only.</li></ul> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 09/02/2018 11:22:52 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

834784

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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 proportion of new claims for jobseeker's allowance and employment and support allowance were processed within five days in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	126206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is set out in the table below. As the Department’s performance measure is to process claims to JSA and ESA within 10 working days, this information is also included.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr><tr><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td><td><p /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>Claims Processed in 5 working days</p></td><td><p>Total Claims Processed</p></td><td><p>% of Claims Processed in 5 working days</p></td><td><p>Claims Processed in 10 working days</p></td><td><p>% of Claims Processed in 10 working days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jobseekers Allowance (JSA)</p></td><td><p>263,610</p></td><td><p>934,860</p></td><td><p>28.2%</p></td><td><p>824,680</p></td><td><p>88.21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employment &amp; Support Allowance (ESA)</p></td><td><p>388,030</p></td><td><p>691,930</p></td><td><p>56.1%</p></td><td><p>588,280</p></td><td><p>85.02%</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes: </strong></p><p>The period the data covers is from 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017.</p><p>All volumes are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>The data provided relates to the initial Employment and Support Allowance assessment phase prior to the Work Capability Assessment.</p><p><strong>Source: </strong></p><p>Management Information System Programme (MISP). MISP is a Departmental performance management, data capture and reporting tool. This type of internal management information does not form part of the official statistics outputs that are released by the Department in accordance with the UK Statistics Authority’s Code of Practice.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/02/2018 11:23:12 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

834804

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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: Cryptocurrencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the GovCoin trial; and what plans her Department has for the future use of that technology.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	126226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>A small proof-of-concept trial was undertaken in 2016. The trial was led by Universal Credit officials who worked with DISC Holdings (formerly Govcoin) to trial an app on a mobile phone that customers could use to receive and manage benefit payments.</p><p> </p><p>The trial provided valuable insight into customer needs, and this was used to inform the decision to develop a future method of payment strategy that outlines DWP’s commitment to improving the methods available to make payments to customers. The Department is currently working with industry to identify new and emerging payment opportunities that suit the needs of DWP and its customers, in support of the future strategy.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/02/2018 11:23:33 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

834808

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
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 29 January 2018 to Question 124527, whether people living in the UK who are not of pensionable age who then move to an EU country will have their pension uprated.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	126230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>A UK national resident in the UK on the specified date who then seeks to move to an EU27 MS after the specified date is in scope of the Withdrawal Agreement for the purpose of state pension uprating if they have been subject to the legislation of an EU27 MS prior to the specified date.</p><p> </p><p>We will want to discuss in future talks state pension uprating for individuals who are not covered by the Withdrawal Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/02/2018 11:25:01 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

834817

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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: Prescriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are being taken to inform universal credit claimants of their eligibility for free NHS prescriptions.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	126239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>Universal Credit claimants are informed of their potential entitlement to support with NHS charges (such as prescriptions, dental costs and sight tests) via their monthly payment statements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Additionally, information about the eligibility for support with NHS charges is ultimately a matter for the Department of Health and Social Care and, where a claimant lives in Scotland, the Scottish Government.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/02/2018 11:24:55 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

834850

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number of claimants of (a) jobseekers allowance and (b) universal credit have been sanctioned as a result of a failure to attend mandated English lessons.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	126272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The available information on Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) and Universal Credit (UC) sanction decisions by referral reason, is published every quarter and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p>For JSA, failure to attend English lessons would be included in the general referral reason ‘Other Employment Programmes’ under the sub-category reason of ‘Failure to attend a place on a training scheme or employment programme without good reason’. For UC, failure to attend English lessons would come under the general referral reason ‘Employment Programmes’ under the sub-category reason of ‘Failure to participate in an employment programme’.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/02/2018 11:24:56 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq