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1016260

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to enable the establishment of collective defined contribution pensions.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	196655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>We are currently consulting on how we should deliver an appropriate legislative and regulatory framework for Collective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes. That consultation will run until 16 January next year.</p><p> </p><p>Once that concludes and the responses have been considered, we will bring forward any necessary legislation as soon as Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 03/12/2018 15:24:13 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1016310

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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	Pensions: Advisory Services
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 14 November 2018 to Question 191268, on Pensions: Advisory Services, what steps he is taking to encourage those identified in the pension wise service evaluation report for 2016-17 who are not pre-disposed to taking actions that help them make informed decisions on their pensions.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	196692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Take up of the Pension Wise guidance service is growing. Between 2015/16 and 2017/18, take up of appointments more than doubled and continues to increase. Pension schemes and providers are required to signpost people to Pension Wise at key contact points. Pension providers are consistently cited by around half of the people who contact Pension Wise as the place they first heard of the service. The Financial Conduct Authority have consulted on changes to these requirements with a view to increasing the take up of Pension Wise guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The Pension Wise marketing strategy across TV, Radio, web, Press and Video on Demand, as well as search engine optimisation, aims to get maximum reach amongst the target audience. This has proven to an effective way of both raising awareness of the service and driving take-up of appointments.</p><p> </p><p>Pension Wise is also working with employers nationally and locally to engage with their employees at their place of work. Pension Wise delivery partners also undertake local promotional activities, raising awareness of the service at local events.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 establishes a new Single Financial Guidance Body which will bring together the services currently provided by the Money Advice Service, The Pensions Advisory Service and Pension Wise. The new body will make it easier for people to access information and guidance to help them make effective financial decisions. This Act also set a framework for implementing a stronger final nudge towards Pension Wise at the point people seek to access their pension and we are engaging with providers to find the most effective approach.</p><p> </p><p>The 2016-17 Pension Wise service evaluation report did not specifically identify a group who are not pre-disposed to taking actions that help them make informed decisions on their pensions. It was predominantly a survey of Pension Wise customers, but included a group of non-users, for the purposes of comparison and to help understand why they had not used the service.</p><p> </p><p>The latest Pension Wise service evaluation report has now been published and is available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-wise-service-evaluation-2017-to-2018-customer-experiences-and-outcomes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-wise-service-evaluation-2017-to-2018-customer-experiences-and-outcomes</a></p><p> </p><p>Finally, the DWP has just issued a consultation on the Pensions Dashboard, which will specifically assist on the provision of information to all consumers on the issue of pensions and retirement planning.</p><p> </p><p>The dashboard statement can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-04/HCWS933/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-04/HCWS933/</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 03/12/2018 16:28:06 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1016311

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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 people in receipt of legacy benefit payments had a deduction in the latest month for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	196807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/12/2018 14:45:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1016357

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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: Housing
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 amend universal credit regulations to allow for the housing cost element for renters to be calculated for a 53-week year in 2019-20; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	196906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Universal Credit is calculated and paid on monthly cycles to reflect the fact that the vast majority of people receive their wages monthly. Many social landlords still expect their tenants to pay rent on a weekly basis, a practice based upon a time when both wages and benefits were paid weekly. The effect of this is that, roughly every six years, there will be 53 payment days in a twelve-month period with the result that, over the cycle, the average social sector tenant will receive approximately 35p a week less towards their rent. A key principle of Universal Credit is that it simplifies the benefit system for working age claimants and re-assessing housing costs to reflect the number of rent payments in any particular year would be complicated and lead to confusion. As such, the Department has no plans to amend these regulations.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/12/2018 11:17:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1016406

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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	Christmas Bonus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has plans to up-rate the Christmas bonus paid to recipients of certain benefits.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	196849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Christmas bonus was initially introduced by the then Conservative Government as a one-off payment of £10 in 1972, and has not been uprated by any government since. It was introduced to provide additional financial support at a time of high inflation. It is now an established feature of the social security system. There are no plans to uprate the annual Christmas Bonus.</p><p /><p>The number of benefit recipients forecasted to receive the Christmas bonus for Christmas 2018 can be found in table 1c of the “Outturn and forecast: Autumn Budget 2018” publication.</p><p> </p><p>This information is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2018</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 196850 196851 question first answered 03/12/2018 15:52:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1016409

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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	Christmas Bonus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for how many years the Christmas bonus for recipients of certain benefits has been set at the value of £10.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	196850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Christmas bonus was initially introduced by the then Conservative Government as a one-off payment of £10 in 1972, and has not been uprated by any government since. It was introduced to provide additional financial support at a time of high inflation. It is now an established feature of the social security system. There are no plans to uprate the annual Christmas Bonus.</p><p /><p>The number of benefit recipients forecasted to receive the Christmas bonus for Christmas 2018 can be found in table 1c of the “Outturn and forecast: Autumn Budget 2018” publication.</p><p> </p><p>This information is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2018</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 196849 196851 question first answered 03/12/2018 15:52:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1016410

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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	Christmas Bonus
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 estimate how many benefit recipients will receive the Christmas bonus for Christmas 2018.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	196851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Christmas bonus was initially introduced by the then Conservative Government as a one-off payment of £10 in 1972, and has not been uprated by any government since. It was introduced to provide additional financial support at a time of high inflation. It is now an established feature of the social security system. There are no plans to uprate the annual Christmas Bonus.</p><p /><p>The number of benefit recipients forecasted to receive the Christmas bonus for Christmas 2018 can be found in table 1c of the “Outturn and forecast: Autumn Budget 2018” publication.</p><p> </p><p>This information is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2018</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 196849 196850 question first answered 03/12/2018 15:52:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1016438

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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: Easington
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 20 November 2018 to question 193440 on Universal Credit: Easington, how many claimants of universal credit have been called for a work capability assessment since the Centre for Health and Disabilities Assessment started its contract in March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	196869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>We are unable to provide information on Work Capability Assessments by constituency area as this information is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Since March 2015 there have been 144,000 Universal Credit face to face assessments conducted by CHDA up to and including 31<sup>st</sup> October 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 03/12/2018 17:13:17 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1016446

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what fiscal steps his Department has put in place to ensure the timely payment of universal credit for families with children born during the assessment period.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	196876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>For the purpose of the Universal Credit award calculation, we treat reported changes, including children born during the assessment period, as if they occurred at the start of the relevant assessment period so this is already in place.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/12/2018 14:46:06 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1015463

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
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: Multiple Sclerosis
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 people with multiple sclerosis in Newcastle upon Tyne North constituency who received a reduced rate of mobility support as a result of the transition from disability living allowance to personal independence payments (PIP) (i) appealed that decision and (ii) were successful in their appeal in each year since PIP was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	196262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p /> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 03/12/2018 17:22:59 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell