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1463485

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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	Local Housing Allowance: Rhondda Cynon Taf
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the percentage of rental properties in Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority which are fully covered by the Local Housing Allowance.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	3757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>To produce an estimate of the percentage of all private rental properties in Rhondda Cynon Taf, including those not in receipt of Housing Benefit or Universal Credit Housing Element, which have rents equal to or lower than the LHA rate would incur a disproportionate cost as this is not readily available. During the pandemic we increased Local Housing Allowance significantly and beyond inflation, benefitting over one million households by an average of over £600 over the year. We’re maintaining that boost, keeping support for private renters above pre-pandemic levels.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/05/2022 16:44:20 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1463486

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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	Local Housing Allowance: Rhondda Cynon Taf
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the proportion of tenants in Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority eligible for Shared Accommodation Local Housing Allowance who reside in a one-bedroom home.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	3758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>As of November 2021, less than 5% of people in receipt of Housing Benefit and entitled to the Shared Accommodation Local Housing Allowance rate were residing in a one-bedroom home.</p><p> </p><p>For people in receipt of Universal Credit Housing Element the information requested is not readily available.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/05/2022 16:47:16 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1463630

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many appeals against Personal Independence Payment decisions were lapsed by her Department as at the latest date for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	3654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The table below provides information on Personal Independence Payment appeal registrations and lapses for both the whole of Great Britain and for Scotland, between 1<sup>st</sup> April 2013 and 31st December 2021.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>GB</strong> <strong>Appeals registered</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GB</strong> <strong>Appeals lapsed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong> <strong>Appeals registered</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong> <strong>Appeals lapsed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>604,080<br></p></td><td><p>112,100 (19% of GB appeals registered)</p></td><td><p>72,590</p></td><td><p>12,270 (17% of Scotland appeals registered)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>These figures include appeal registrations and decisions for PIP New Claims, Reassessments, Award Reviews and Change of Circumstances.</li><li>A lapsed appeal is where DWP changed the decision in the customer’s favour after an appeal was lodged but before it was heard at a tribunal hearing.</li></ul> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 3655 question first answered 23/05/2022 13:28:07 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1463631

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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: Scotland
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 Personal Independence Payment claimants have had their claim lapsed by her Department in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	3655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The table below provides information on Personal Independence Payment appeal registrations and lapses for both the whole of Great Britain and for Scotland, between 1<sup>st</sup> April 2013 and 31st December 2021.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>GB</strong> <strong>Appeals registered</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GB</strong> <strong>Appeals lapsed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong> <strong>Appeals registered</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong> <strong>Appeals lapsed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>604,080<br></p></td><td><p>112,100 (19% of GB appeals registered)</p></td><td><p>72,590</p></td><td><p>12,270 (17% of Scotland appeals registered)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>These figures include appeal registrations and decisions for PIP New Claims, Reassessments, Award Reviews and Change of Circumstances.</li><li>A lapsed appeal is where DWP changed the decision in the customer’s favour after an appeal was lodged but before it was heard at a tribunal hearing.</li></ul> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 3654 question first answered 23/05/2022 13:28:07 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1463632

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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: Appeals
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 is taking to ensure all Personal Independence Payment claimants are adequately informed of their rights of mandatory reconsideration when offering claimants an increased benefits award over the telephone after their appeal has been lodged.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	3656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>If an appealed decision is revised, the claimant can immediately appeal that decision without first having to request a Mandatory Reconsideration. This is explained both in the phone call which is made when this option is discussed, and again in the decision notice should the claimant agree to the decision being revised.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 23/05/2022 13:35:44 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1463676

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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	Local Housing Allowance: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many local authorities in Wales have requested a review of their Broad Rental Market Area boundaries in each of the last five years; and how many of those were successful.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	3483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>We do not hold this information.</p><p> </p><p>Rent Officers Wales has responsibility for setting broad rental market area boundaries in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Broad rental market areas are determined in accordance with requirements laid down in legislation. Each area must contain a variety of property types and tenures, sufficient privately rented accommodation and access to facilities for health, education, recreation, banking and shopping.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities may request a review of any broad rental market area that impacts on its administrative area by submitting a written request, including relevant reasons, to Rent Officers Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Where rent officers decide that a boundary should be moved, they must carry out a review, consulting with affected local authorities among others, and submit a recommendation to the Secretary of State for agreement. No broad rental market area reviews have been submitted by Rent Officers Wales in the last five years.</p><p /> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/05/2022 16:46:36 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1463677

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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	Discretionary Housing Payments: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of the reduction in Discretionary Housing Payments funding on households in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	3484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2020 investment in LHA rates was boosted by nearly £1 billion, providing 1.5 million claimants who rent privately with an average £600 more housing support in 2020/21 than they would otherwise have received. Rates have been maintained at their increased 2020 levels in 2021/22 and 2022/23 so that claimants continue to benefit from the significant increase.</p><p> </p><p>Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) continue to be an important element of an extensive cross-Government housing support package with almost £1.5 billion of DHP funding provided to local authorities since 2011.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has invested heavily in supporting low-income households with their housing costs with £29 billion spent on housing support alone last year, and our housing support offer remains higher than it was before the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>We are also investing more than £2 billion of funding to tackle and prevent homelessness and rough sleeping over the next three years.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 3485 question first answered 23/05/2022 16:42:31 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1463679

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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	Discretionary Housing Payments: Wales
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 impact of changes to Local Housing Allowance on the amount spent in (a) Gwynedd and (b) Wales on Discretionary Housing Payments.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	3485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2020 investment in LHA rates was boosted by nearly £1 billion, providing 1.5 million claimants who rent privately with an average £600 more housing support in 2020/21 than they would otherwise have received. Rates have been maintained at their increased 2020 levels in 2021/22 and 2022/23 so that claimants continue to benefit from the significant increase.</p><p> </p><p>Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) continue to be an important element of an extensive cross-Government housing support package with almost £1.5 billion of DHP funding provided to local authorities since 2011.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has invested heavily in supporting low-income households with their housing costs with £29 billion spent on housing support alone last year, and our housing support offer remains higher than it was before the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>We are also investing more than £2 billion of funding to tackle and prevent homelessness and rough sleeping over the next three years.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 3484 question first answered 23/05/2022 16:42:31 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1463681

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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	Local Housing Allowance: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of not increasing Local Housing Allowance in line with rents on levels of homelessness in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	3486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The causes of homelessness are multi-faceted and often complex, they interact dynamically making it very difficult to isolate the relative importance of individual factors. The UK Government has invested heavily in supporting low-income households with their housing costs with £29 billion spent on housing support alone last year, and our housing support offer remains higher than it was before the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2020 investment in LHA rates was boosted by nearly £1 billion, providing 1.5 million claimants who rent in the private sector with an average £600 more housing support in 2020/21 than they would otherwise have received. Rates have been maintained at their increased 2020 levels so that claimants continue to benefit from the significant increase. LHA rates are not intended to cover all rents in all areas.</p><p> </p><p>For those who require additional support with housing costs, Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are available. Since 2011 we have provided nearly £1.5 billion in funding for DHPs.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/05/2022 16:45:20 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1463706

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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: Havering
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 are recipients of Universal Credit in (a) Romford and (b) the Borough of Havering.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	3492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>The latest available statistics on the number of people who are on Universal Credit, by parliamentary constituency and by local authority, are published monthly 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><br> Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 25/05/2022 15:45:28 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell