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1718346

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report on changes to women’s State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024, what correspondence his Department has received from Women Against State Pension Inequality representatives on that matter since publication of that report.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	26383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>A search had been conducted within the Ministerial Correspondence Team and one letter has been received. However, as the Department does not have a centrally collated database a further search would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 27212 question first answered 23/05/2024 14:09:56 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1718347

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report report on changes to women’s State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024, if he will meet with Women Against State Pension Inequality representatives.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	26384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>In laying the report before Parliament at the end of March, the Ombudsman has brought matters to the attention of the House, and a further update to the House will be provided once the report's findings have been fully considered.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/05/2024 13:14:03 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1718350

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an estimate of the average financial impact of changes to the State Pension age for women born in the 1950s residing in Kingston upon Hull North constituency.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	26385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>We do not hold regional figures on the financial impact of changes to State Pension age.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/05/2024 14:56:14 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1564206

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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: Kingston upon Hull North
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 pensioners in Kingston upon Hull North constituency access (a) information about their eligibility for Pension Credit and (b) Pension Credit.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	117518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>Pension Credit provides vital financial support to pensioners on a low income. In Kingston upon Hull North some 2,400 pensioners already receive Pension Credit, but we want all those who are eligible to claim it. That’s why the Department launched a £1.2m nationwide communications campaign in April to raise awareness of Pension Credit and increase take-up. The campaign included a whole range of activities including:</p><ul><li>advertising in regional and national newspapers, and on national and local broadcast radio;</li><li>promotion of Pension Credit on social media, via internet search engines and sponsored advertising on targeted websites that pensioners, their friends and family are likely to visit;</li><li>information screens in Post Offices and GP surgeries across GB;</li><li>advertising on the sides of buses, interior bus panels and digital street displays; and</li><li>leaflets and posters in Jobcentres, as well as digital versions which could be used by stakeholders and partners across local communities; and</li><li>a second Pension Credit awareness media ‘day of action’ in June working in close collaboration with broadcasters, newspapers and other partners such as Age UK, Independent Age and the private sector to reach out to pensioners to promote Pension Credit through their channels</li></ul><p> </p><p>Last month we undertook a further burst of communications activity, including press and radio advertising and social media to highlight to pensioners that if they applied for Pension Credit by 18 December, it would not be too late to qualify for a £324 Cost of Living Payment – subject to Pension Credit backdating rules.</p><p> </p><p>On 7 December, around 40 MPs attended a Pension Credit event at Portcullis House which I hosted. I was pleased to hear about the work that a number of MPs are already doing to help their constituents make a claim and also that others pledged to help promote Pension Credit.</p><p> </p><p>In the coming weeks, DWP will write to over 11 million pensioners to notify them of the up-rating of their State Pensions. As with last year, a leaflet accompanying the notification includes information promoting Pension Credit. This has been updated to include a more prominent ‘call to action’ using the Pension Credit campaign messaging to encourage eligible pensioners to make a claim.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 117520 question first answered 11/01/2023 17:08:06 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1564207

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Work Capability Assessment: Kingston upon Hull North
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 average waiting time for a Work Capability Assessment in Kingston upon Hull North constituency in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	117519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 10/01/2023 11:17:41 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1564208

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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: Kingston upon Hull North
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 improve the take-up of Pension Credit in Kingston upon Hull North constituency.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	117520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>Pension Credit provides vital financial support to pensioners on a low income. In Kingston upon Hull North some 2,400 pensioners already receive Pension Credit, but we want all those who are eligible to claim it. That’s why the Department launched a £1.2m nationwide communications campaign in April to raise awareness of Pension Credit and increase take-up. The campaign included a whole range of activities including:</p><ul><li>advertising in regional and national newspapers, and on national and local broadcast radio;</li><li>promotion of Pension Credit on social media, via internet search engines and sponsored advertising on targeted websites that pensioners, their friends and family are likely to visit;</li><li>information screens in Post Offices and GP surgeries across GB;</li><li>advertising on the sides of buses, interior bus panels and digital street displays; and</li><li>leaflets and posters in Jobcentres, as well as digital versions which could be used by stakeholders and partners across local communities; and</li><li>a second Pension Credit awareness media ‘day of action’ in June working in close collaboration with broadcasters, newspapers and other partners such as Age UK, Independent Age and the private sector to reach out to pensioners to promote Pension Credit through their channels</li></ul><p> </p><p>Last month we undertook a further burst of communications activity, including press and radio advertising and social media to highlight to pensioners that if they applied for Pension Credit by 18 December, it would not be too late to qualify for a £324 Cost of Living Payment – subject to Pension Credit backdating rules.</p><p> </p><p>On 7 December, around 40 MPs attended a Pension Credit event at Portcullis House which I hosted. I was pleased to hear about the work that a number of MPs are already doing to help their constituents make a claim and also that others pledged to help promote Pension Credit.</p><p> </p><p>In the coming weeks, DWP will write to over 11 million pensioners to notify them of the up-rating of their State Pensions. As with last year, a leaflet accompanying the notification includes information promoting Pension Credit. This has been updated to include a more prominent ‘call to action’ using the Pension Credit campaign messaging to encourage eligible pensioners to make a claim.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 117518 question first answered 11/01/2023 17:08:06 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1564209

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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: Kingston upon Hull North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit decisions were subject to an appeal by the claimant in 2022 in Kingston upon Hull North constituency.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	117521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>From 01 January 2022 to 30 September 2022, there were 30 Universal Credit appeals lodged by claimants in the Kingston upon Hull North constituency<strong>.</strong></p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>All volumes have been rounded to the nearest 10;</li><li>Appeals data taken from the DWP UC computer system’s management information. This appeal data may differ from that held by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service for various reasons such as delays in data recording and other methodological differences in collating and preparing statistics;</li><li>Appeals data up to 30 September 2022 is in line with the latest published statistics on appeals. Claimants who have received benefit decisions more recently may not yet have had time to complete the claimant journey and progress to appeal;</li><li>The Parliamentary Constituency geography relates to the origin of the claim (i.e. derived from claimant’s postcode) rather than the location of where a tribunal is held;</li><li>These figures are produced using internal MI, are not quality assured to Official Statistics standards, and may be subject to revision.</li></ul> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 11/01/2023 14:50:57 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1523778

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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: Private Rented Housing
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 effect of the freeze on Local Housing Allowance rates on the ability of private renters to pay rent.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	65670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates are not intended to meet all rents in all areas. For Great Britain in May 2022, 55% of the households on LHA had rents higher than the LHA rates. For these households the average gap was £146 per month.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2020 LHA rates were increased to the 30th percentile of local rents. This investment of nearly £1 billion provided 1.5 million claimants with an average £600 more housing support in 2020/21 than they would otherwise have received.</p><p> </p><p>LHA rates have been maintained at their increased levels since then, so that everyone who benefitted from the increase will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p>For those who require additional support with housing costs, Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) are available from local authorities. Since 2011 we have provided almost £1.5 billion in DHPs.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 25/10/2022 13:30:08 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1523779

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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	Low Incomes: Private Rented Housing
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 help support low income private renters with the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	65671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government announced over £37bn of cost of living support earlier this year which includes an extension to the Household Support Fund backed by £421m, running from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023. This is in addition to the energy bill support announced in September.</p><p> </p><p>In the private rented sector, Local Housing Allowance (LHA) determines the maximum financial support available for renters. LHA rates are not intended to cover all rents in all areas. In April 2020 Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates were increased to the 30th percentile of local rents. This significant investment of nearly £1 billion provided 1.5 million claimants with an average £600 more housing support in 2020/21 than they would otherwise have received.</p><p /><p>LHA rates have been maintained at their increased levels since then, so that everyone who benefitted from the increase will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p>For those who require additional support with housing costs, Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) are available. Since 2011 we have provided almost £1.5 billion in DHPs to local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living and has taken further decisive action to support people with their energy bills. The Energy Price Guarantee is supporting millions of households with rising energy costs, and the Chancellor made clear it will continue to do so from now until April next year. This is in addition to the over £37bn of cost of living support announced earlier this year which includes the £400 non-repayable discount to eligible households provided through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. Also included is an extension to the Household Support Fund backed by £421m, running from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 25/10/2022 13:33:31 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1489433

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to improve child maintenance services for parents attempting to access unpaid maintenance payments from parents on with high income.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	36717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) already has strong enforcement powers in place to recover unpaid child maintenance, including powers to deduct directly from earnings and from a wide range of bank accounts, seizing goods and forcing the sale of a property.</p><p> </p><p>The CMS can also pursue sanctions against those parents who are unwilling to meet their responsibilities such as disqualification from driving, confiscating a UK Passport or commitment to prison. Curfew powers are currently being consulted on which will help ensure CMS can use the right lever to obtain compliance.</p><p> </p><p>Child Maintenance payments are considered a high priority and paying parents are encouraged to prioritise these against other outgoings.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/07/2022 09:16:13 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson