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1547299

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
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	Carer's Allowance
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 receipt of Carer’s Allowance have earnings below the earnings threshold for that benefit.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	101014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>By default, all Carer’s Allowance (CA) recipients in employment have earnings below the CA earnings limit, as it is not possible to claim CA while earnings from employment are above the CA earnings limit. Those receiving CA who are not in employment are not affected by the CA earnings limit.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 08/12/2022 11:12:59 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1547412

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
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: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department are taking to support pensioners in (a) Hampstead and Kilburn constituency and (b) Greater London with the rising cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	101027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>All pensioner households in Hampstead and Kilburn constituency and Greater London are in the process of receiving an extra £300 on top of their winter fuel payment to help them cover the rising cost of energy this winter. For those in receipt of Pension Credit the second Cost of Living Payment of £324 was issued in November. Pensioners in receipt of eligible disability benefits will have also received the disability cost of living payment of £150 issued in September.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living and that pensioners are disproportionately impacted by higher energy costs, and many low-income pensioner households do not claim the means tested benefits they are entitled to. That is why, in addition to the £37 billion of support we have provided for cost of living pressures in 2022/23, we are acting now to ensure support continues throughout 2023/24.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure stability and certainty for households, in the Autumn Statement the Government has announced £26 billion in cost of living support for 2023/24. In 2023/24, households on eligible means-tested benefits will get up to a further £900 in Cost of Living Payments. A £300 payment will be made to pensioner households and individuals in receipt of eligible disability benefits will receive a £150 payment. Also included is the amended Energy Price Guarantee which will save the average UK household £500 in 2023/24 and raising the benefit cap by 10.1% in line with inflation.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 08/12/2022 11:58:26 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1547444

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings (a) they and (b) other Ministers in their Department have had with the Department's Chief Scientific Adviser from (i) 1 December 2021 to 28 February 2022, (ii) 1 March to 31 May 2022 and (iii) 1 June to 31 August 2022.
tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
tabling member printed	Greg Clark
uin	100923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>Between 1 December 2021 and 31 August 2022, the Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser met with a) the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in a total of 4 meetings and with b) other Ministers in the Department for Work and Pensions in a total of 7 meetings. This included:</p><p>(i) Between 1 December 2021 – 28 February 2022 – a) 1 meeting, b) 3 meetings</p><p>(ii) Between 1 March to 31 May 2022 – a) 1 meeting, b) 2 meetings</p><p>(iii) Between 1 June to 31 August 2022 - a) 2 meetings, b) 2 meetings</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 09/12/2022 12:49:26 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark

1547518

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
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	Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment: Cost of Living Payments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people in receipt of (1) Disability Living Allowance (DLA), or (2) Personal Independence Payment (PIP), who are not eligible for the Cost of Living Payment; and what plans they have to provide assistance to those affected.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL3931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>Of those claimants in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) in England and Wales in May 2022 (the most recent data available), 220 were not eligible for a Disability Cost of Living Payment (DCoLP), as they had claimed the benefit after the 25<sup>th</sup> May 2022 deadline. A further 3,020 may not have been eligible as they had their DLA suspended in May. Some of these claimants may have been partially suspended and so would be eligible for a payment.</p><p> </p><p>Of those claimants in receipt of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in England and Wales in July 2022 (the most recent data available), 2,260 were not eligible for a DCoLP, as they had claimed the benefit after the 25<sup>th</sup> May 2022 deadline. A further 43,290 claimants may not have been eligible as they had their PIP suspended on the 25<sup>th</sup> May 2022. This figure includes claimants who were only partially suspended and so would be eligible for a payment.</p><p> </p><p>There is a range of support available to claimants.</p><p> </p><p>DLA and PIP claimants are paid at up to £159.60 per week and we are forecast to spend £24bn on PIP and DLA this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living, which is why, in addition to the £37 billion of support we have provided for cost of living pressures in 2022-23, we are acting now to ensure support continues throughout 2023/24.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure stability and certainty for households, in the Autumn Statement, the Government has announced £26bn in cost of living support for 2023/24. From April 2023 we are uprating benefits for working age households and disabled people, including DLA and PIP, as well as the basic and new State Pensions, by 10.1%. In order to increase the number of households who can benefit from these uprating decisions, the benefit cap will also be increased by 10.1%. Alongside further Cost of Living Payments for the most vulnerable, the amended Energy Price Guarantee which will also save the average UK household £500 in 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>For those who require extra support, the Government is providing an additional £1 billion of funding, including Barnett impact, to enable the extension of the Household Support Fund in England in the next financial year. This is on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing total funding to £2.5 billion. In England, this will be delivered through an extension to the Household Support Fund backed by £842 million, running from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, which local authorities will use to help households with the cost of essentials. It will be for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate their additional Barnett funding.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p><strong>Source:</strong> PIP Atomic Data Store (ADS), National Statistics Frozen Dataset</p><ul><li>This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li><li>The PIP data provided reflects the position on suspensions as recorded on the PIP analytical data system as at 5<sup>th</sup> December 2022. This is subject to revision as the Department receives more information about a claimant’s situation.</li><li>The DLA data provided reflects the position on suspensions as recorded on the DLA analytical data system as at 31<sup>st</sup> May 2022. This is subject to revision as the Department receives more information about a claimant’s situation.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Figures include England and Wales only.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 14/12/2022 12:29:31 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1547539

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
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	Cold Weather Payments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 16 November (HL3212), why they have kept the £25 Cold Weather Payment amount the same; and what plans they have to increase it in light of the increasing cost of energy bills.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL3952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to increase payment of the Cold Weather Payment scheme. The current Cold Weather Payment scheme represents a contribution towards additional heating costs, paid at the time of need.</p><p> </p><p>Pensioner households are in the process of receiving an extra £300 on top of their winter fuel payment to help them cover the rising cost of energy this winter. For those in receipt of Pension Credit the second Cost of Living Payment of £324 was issued in November. Pensioners in receipt of eligible disability benefits will have also received the disability cost of living payment of £150 issued in September.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living and that pensioners are disproportionately impacted by higher energy costs, and many low-income pensioner households do not claim the means tested benefits they are entitled to. That is why, in addition to the £37 billion of support we have provided for cost of living pressures in 2022/23, we are acting now to ensure support continues throughout 2023/24.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure stability and certainty for households, in the Autumn Statement the Government has announced £26 billion in cost of living support for 2023/24. In 2023/24, households on eligible means-tested benefits will get up to a further £900 in Cost of Living Payments. A £300 payment will be made to pensioner households and individuals in receipt of eligible disability benefits will receive a £150 payment. Also included is the amended Energy Price Guarantee which will save the average UK household £500 in 2023/24 and raising the benefit cap by 10.1% in line with inflation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 14/12/2022 12:28:26 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1547546

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
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	Office for Budget Responsibility: Vacancies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to forecasts by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) regarding vacancies in the labour market, what assessment they have made of the level of vacancies in relation to unemployment.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>Unemployment is falling and the number of people on payroll is at record levels.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP uses ONS data, which shows unemployment to vacancy ratio for Jul-Sep 2022 is 1, meaning that there is approximately one unemployed person for every vacancy in the UK. This ratio is unchanged on the quarter, and down 0.3 on the year- a result of falling unemployment and rising vacancies over the last year. This ratio is at a near record low level, and we will continue to monitor these figures going forward. The Department for Work and Pensions aims to help people move into work across the country, to help employers fill vacant posts to fulfil people’s potential and ensure employers can access the skills and talent they need for the future.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 15/12/2022 16:04:32 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1546773

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) jobseekers and (b) people on low incomes develop the skills required for local net zero delivery.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	99845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>DWP works across government and with industry to identify green job opportunities and ensure the right skills and employment support are in place to help people into them. This includes work coach interventions and targeted provision including Sector-based Work Academy Programmes, DfE Skills Bootcamps and other provision. This means jobseekers and people on low incomes can develop skills to match the needs of the labour market.</p><p> </p><p>DWP sits on the BEIS-chaired Green Jobs Delivery Group with other representatives from across government and industry. This is supporting government’s plans for green jobs and skills and helping to deliver a net zero economy.  The latest meeting was on the 06/12/2022 led by the Minister of State, Graham Stuart MP.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 98914 question first answered 06/12/2022 17:18:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1546828

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	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, what was the total (a) expenditure on and (b) number of benefit claimants receiving Employment Support Allowance in each of the last five years, in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales, (iv) Northern Ireland, (v) each local authority and (vi) each constituency.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	100001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The information to answer parts (a) i)-iii), v) and vi) of the question can be found in the benefit expenditure and caseload tables (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2021" target="_blank">Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>). Data for 2021/22 will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of claimants who received Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) in the last five years, broken down by various geographies in Great Britain, is published and can be found on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml?invalidSession=true&amp;reason=AdminSessionHelper+not+found." target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">here.</a> An account is not required to use Stat-Xplore; the ‘Guest Login’ feature gives instant access to the main functions.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Communities is responsible for Employment and Support Allowance in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 05/12/2022 16:38:16 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1546829

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the total (a) expenditure on and (b) number of benefit claimants receiving Personal Independence Payments in each of the last five years, in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales, (iv) Northern Ireland, (v) each local authority and (vi) each constituency.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	100002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The information to answer parts a) i)-iii), v) and vi) of the question can be found in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2021" target="_blank">Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> for the years up to 2020/21. Data for 2021/22 will be published in due course.</p><p>The Scottish Government took on responsibility for Personal Independence Payment in Scotland from 2020/21, so expenditure data for Scotland only covers the years up to 2019/20. Information on expenditure in Scotland from 2020/21 is the responsibility of the Scottish Government.</p><p>The available information on the number of claimants who received PIP in the last five years, broken down by various geographies, is published and can be found on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>.</p><p> </p><p>You can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest user and, if needed, you can access <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">guidance</a> on how to extract the information required.</p><p>The Department for Communities is responsible for PIP in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 05/12/2022 16:26:55 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1546830

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	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 was the total (a) expenditure on and (b) number of benefit claimants receiving Universal Credit in each of the last five years, in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales, (iv) Northern Ireland, (v) each local authority and (vi) each constituency.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	100003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>Information on UC expenditure breakdowns at Local Authority and Parliamentary Constituency level prior to 2019/20 are not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/12/2022 14:14:03 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey