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1435159

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
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: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the increase in tax relief for people aged 18-21 that would result from auto-enrolment of pensions being extended to that age group.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	129265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>A full and published impact assessment on the policy options will be completed at a time when legislation is brought forward.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/03/2022 16:26:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1435161

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
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: Part-time Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the increase in tax relief for part-time workers that would result from auto enrolment being extended to those earning under £10,000 a year; and what proportion of that amount would benefit (a) women and (b) men.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	129266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>Under the Pensions Act 2008, the Secretary of State is required to conduct an annual review of the automatic enrolment earnings trigger, as well as the upper and lower limits of the qualifying earnings band (the automatic enrolment thresholds).</p><p> </p><p>The review for the 2022/23 thresholds was published on 8 February 2021, here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/automatic-enrolment-review-of-the-earnings-trigger-and-qualifying-earnings-band-for-202223" target="_blank">Automatic enrolment: review of the earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band for 2022/23 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. The earnings trigger, by remaining at £10,000, will bring in an additional 17,000 savers into pension savings, striking a necessary balance between bringing in those most likely to benefit from pension saving with affordability for those individuals and employers.</p><p> </p><p>The review estimates that a reduction in the earnings trigger to £6,396 (the National Insurance lower earnings limit) would bring in 214,000 additional workers and increase contributions by £124m in 2022/23, compared to increasing the trigger by average earnings growth. Of this, around £8m would be via increased income tax relief. Of the additional contributions; a) 78% would benefit women and (b) 22% would benefit men.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/03/2022 16:30:20 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1435171

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
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	Pension Credit: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on requiring GPs who see eligible patients to inquire whether they have claimed pension credits and to direct them to the relevant support to do so.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	129172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State discusses lots of things with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. Many GPs and health professionals already signpost patients to other forms of support, including DWP benefits.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/03/2022 15:47:16 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1435172

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
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	Pensioners: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle pensioner poverty.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	129173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>We have a comprehensive package of measures to help pensioners. The State Pension is the foundation of support for older people, and the value of it has been steadily increasing since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>From April, subject to Parliamentary approval, the full yearly amount of the basic State Pension will be around £720 more in 2022/23 than if it had been up-rated by prices since 2010; a rise of over £2,300 in cash terms. Over the last two years the basic and new State Pension has increased by over 5.6%.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, around 1.4 million eligible pensioners across Great Britain receive around £5 billion annually in Pension Credit, which tops up their retirement income and act as a passport to other financial help, such as support with housing costs, council tax, heating bills and a free TV licence for those over 75.</p><p> </p><p>The overall trend in the percentage of pensioners living in poverty shows a significant fall over recent decades and there are 200,000 fewer pensioners in absolute poverty (both before and after housing costs) than in 2009/10.</p><p> </p><p>Additional support that is available to pensioners includes the Winter Fuel Payment worth up to £300. Cold Weather Payments are payable to those in receipt of Pension Credit and the Warm Home Discount - a rebate of £140 a customer’s energy bill - is available to those in receipt of Pension Credit Guarantee Credit. From 2022/23 the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount scheme will be extended to focus on means-tested benefit recipients including those on pension credit savings credit with the highest energy costs, providing the rebates automatically through the innovative use of data and the rebate will be increased to £150.</p><p> </p><p>Further support for pensioners includes free eye tests and NHS prescriptions worth around £900m every year and free bus passes worth £1bn every year.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that some people may still require extra support over the winter, which is why vulnerable households across in England can access the Household Support Fund which provides £421 million to help vulnerable people in England. Up to 50% of the Fund is available for councils to spend on households without children, including those of State Pension age.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor’s announcement on 3 February of a package of support to help households with rising energy bills, worth £9.1 billion in 2022-23, will also be available to eligible pensioners.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 129181 question first answered 01/03/2022 15:23:08 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1435180

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
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 People: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional support is available for elderly people who fall into poverty.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	129181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>We have a comprehensive package of measures to help pensioners. The State Pension is the foundation of support for older people, and the value of it has been steadily increasing since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>From April, subject to Parliamentary approval, the full yearly amount of the basic State Pension will be around £720 more in 2022/23 than if it had been up-rated by prices since 2010; a rise of over £2,300 in cash terms. Over the last two years the basic and new State Pension has increased by over 5.6%.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, around 1.4 million eligible pensioners across Great Britain receive around £5 billion annually in Pension Credit, which tops up their retirement income and act as a passport to other financial help, such as support with housing costs, council tax, heating bills and a free TV licence for those over 75.</p><p> </p><p>The overall trend in the percentage of pensioners living in poverty shows a significant fall over recent decades and there are 200,000 fewer pensioners in absolute poverty (both before and after housing costs) than in 2009/10.</p><p> </p><p>Additional support that is available to pensioners includes the Winter Fuel Payment worth up to £300. Cold Weather Payments are payable to those in receipt of Pension Credit and the Warm Home Discount - a rebate of £140 a customer’s energy bill - is available to those in receipt of Pension Credit Guarantee Credit. From 2022/23 the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount scheme will be extended to focus on means-tested benefit recipients including those on pension credit savings credit with the highest energy costs, providing the rebates automatically through the innovative use of data and the rebate will be increased to £150.</p><p> </p><p>Further support for pensioners includes free eye tests and NHS prescriptions worth around £900m every year and free bus passes worth £1bn every year.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that some people may still require extra support over the winter, which is why vulnerable households across in England can access the Household Support Fund which provides £421 million to help vulnerable people in England. Up to 50% of the Fund is available for councils to spend on households without children, including those of State Pension age.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor’s announcement on 3 February of a package of support to help households with rising energy bills, worth £9.1 billion in 2022-23, will also be available to eligible pensioners.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 129173 question first answered 01/03/2022 15:23:08 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1435304

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
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	Money and Pensions Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many serving board members at the Money and Pensions Advice Service have not had their appointments renewed in each of the last two years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	129162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>In accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments, there is no automatic presumption of reappointment. Two non-executive board members at the Money and Pensions Service have not been re-appointed over the last two years, one in 2020/2021 and one in 2021/2022.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 129164 question first answered 01/03/2022 15:25:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1435305

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
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	Money and Pensions Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the serving board members at the Money and Pensions Advice Service have been notified that their appointments will not be renewed; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	129163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>One current non-executive board member at the Money and Pensions Service has been notified that their appointment will not be renewed. In accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments, there is no automatic presumption of reappointment.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 129165 question first answered 01/03/2022 15:27:12 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1435306

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
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	Money and Pensions Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of board members at the Money and Pensions Service have not had their appointments renewed in the last two years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	129164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>In accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments, there is no automatic presumption of reappointment. Two non-executive board members at the Money and Pensions Service have not been re-appointed over the last two years, one in 2020/2021 and one in 2021/2022.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 129162 question first answered 01/03/2022 15:25:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1435307

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
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	Money and Pensions Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of the current board members at the Money and Pensions Service have been advised their appointments will not be renewed; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	129165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>One current non-executive board member at the Money and Pensions Service has been notified that their appointment will not be renewed. In accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments, there is no automatic presumption of reappointment.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 129163 question first answered 01/03/2022 15:27:12 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1435315

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
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
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 processing time is for a new state pension claim; how many unprocessed claims for new state pensions her Department holds; what steps she is taking to tackle delays in processing new state pension claims; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	129245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>We have deployed significant additional resource onto processing new state pension claims following a backlog in 2021. As a result, all claims received by DWP for UK State Pension should be paid on time, other than for those customers where further information is required or evidence is awaited. State Pension is paid in arrears and, in most instances, the first payment will be due four weeks after the customer’s 66<sup>th</sup> Birthday.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/03/2022 15:50:39 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain