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1700736

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	Local Housing Allowance: Uprating
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion and number of universal credit claimants will be subject to the benefit cap following April's benefit uprating and increase in the local housing allowance; and what proportion and number will receive less than the full uprating and increase in Local Housing Allowance because of the cap.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL3771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>No estimate has been made. The latest figures show that 77,000 households were capped at November 2023. Benefit cap statistics released in September 2024 will show the number of households capped at May 2024.</p><p> </p><p>There are various factors that determine whether a household is exempt or brought into scope of the benefit cap.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/04/2024 16:53:02 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1713416

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	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	Work Capability Assessment: Parkinson's Disease
	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 Answer by the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work to the Question from the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun on 13 November 2023, Official Report, column 371, when he plans to contact Parkinson's UK to arrange a meeting to discuss Work Capability Assessments.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	23517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>I have recently met with individuals diagnosed with Parkinson’s, and we continue to engage with a range of clinical experts and charities specialising in disability and health conditions as well as representatives from national organisations to understand the experiences of people with Parkinson’s going through the Work Capability Assessment.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/04/2024 16:47:25 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1700758

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	Social Security Benefits: Ludlow
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many benefit claimants with an address in Ludlow visited the Jobcentre in Leominster and were refused travel costs in 2024.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	uin	HL3800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/04/2024 16:41:57 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

1713405

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Departmental Responsibilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many hon. Members he has held meetings on constituency cases with since his appointment.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	23370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Information on meetings on constituency cases is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on ministerial meetings can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-ministers-hospitality-and-gifts" target="_blank">DWP ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 29/04/2024 16:38:12 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1702483

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	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	Jobcentres: Staff
	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 number of Work Coaches was per Jobcentre in the latest period for which data is available; and what the average caseload was of a Work Coach in the same period.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
	uin	22700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Average number of Work Coaches per Jobcentre</p><p> </p><p>Jobcentres across the DWP estate vary significantly in size and capacity, the average number of Work Coaches per Jobcentre does not reflect this variation and is not a metric used by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of March 24, the number of full time equivalent (FTE) UC, JSA and ESA Work Coaches across Great Britain was 16,480 and the number of Jobcentres was 634, giving an average number of Work Coaches per Jobcentre of approximately 26.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes on the figures:</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>Data is correct as at the end of March 24.</li><li>Figures were derived from the Department’s Activity Based Model (ABM), which provides Full Time Equivalent (FTE) figures based on point in time estimate by Line Managers. They cover only FTE of staff with paid employment.</li><li>Work Coach figures include both Universal Credit Work Coaches and Existing Benefit Work Coaches. They do not include Work Coach Team Leaders and Disability Employment Advisers.</li><li>The number of colleagues employed in these directorates is unpublished management information, collected and intended for internal departmental use and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. As the Department holds the information, we have released it.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>Average caseload of a Work Coach</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the average number of Universal Credit customers in the Intensive Work Search regime per Universal Credit work coach FTE across Great Britain in March 24.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>People on UC (Intensive Work Search only)</strong></p></td><td><p>1,495,380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of UC work coaches (FTE)</strong></p></td><td><p>15,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Intensive Work Search customers per UC work coach (FTE)</strong></p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data sources: Work coach FTE - DWP’s internal Activity Based Model, People on UC - Stat-Xplore (<a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a>)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please note, the Department does not use caseload per Work Coach to estimate the number of Work Coaches required nationally or locally. Not all UC claimants have a Work Coach, but we have provided the number of Intensive Work Search customers per UC Work Coach as most of this group do. The Department has complex models to estimate the resource required in Jobcentres at a national level. These models cover activities across all DWP customer groups and job roles.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continually impacts and assesses the service being offered to customers. Staff numbers, including the number of Work Coaches, and demand for Jobcentre services are reviewed on an ongoing basis, in line with the latest economic and benefit forecasts.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes on the figures: </strong></p><p> </p><p>All figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 and cover Great Britain</p><p> </p><p>People on UC</p><p> </p><ul><li>The number of Universal Credit claimants includes those who have started Universal Credit (completed the Universal Credit claim process and accepted their Claimant Commitment) and have not had a closure of their claim recorded for this spell, up to the 'count date' (second Thursday in each month).</li><li>A closure of their claim would be recorded either at the request of the individual or if their entitlement to Universal Credit ends, for example, if they no longer satisfy the financial conditions to receive Universal Credit as they have capital over £16,000.</li><li>Labour market regime is based on an individual's circumstances on the count date. More information on the Labour Market Regime can be found using the following link:</li></ul><p><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2019-0465/Labour_Market_regimes_v9.0.pdf" target="_blank">Labour Market Regimes</a></p><p> </p><p>FTE</p><p> </p><ul><li>Data is correct as at the end of March 24.</li><li>Figures were derived from the Department’s Activity Based Model (ABM), which provides Full Time Equivalent (FTE) figures based on point in time estimate by Line Managers. They cover only FTE of staff with paid employment.</li><li>Work Coach figures include only Universal Credit Work Coaches. The figures do not include Work Coach Team Leaders and Disability Employment Advisers.</li><li>The number of colleagues employed in these directorates is unpublished management information, collected and intended for internal departmental use and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. As the Department holds the information, we have released it.</li><li>UC work coach FTE includes the following ABM categories - (DWP) Reasonable Adjustment (W&amp;H Pilot), (UCJC) 50PLUS Work Coach, (UCJC) IWP Work Coach, (UCJC) Learning Premium, (UCJC) UC 18-24 Work Coach, (UCJC) New Style ESA Work Coach, (UCJC) New Style JSA Work Coach, (UCJC) UC Enhanced Work Coach – SE, (UCJC) UC Start Up Training, (UCJC) UC Work Coach Accreditation, (UCJC) UC Work Coach Group Sessions, (UCJC) UC Work Coach, (UCJC) Work Capability Assessment Referrals, (UCJC) Youth Employability Coach, and (UCJC) Youth Hub Work Coach.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/04/2024 16:32:48 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1712711

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	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, if he will make an equalities impact assessment of the policies announced in the Prime Minister’s speech on welfare of 19 April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	22968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions is committed to meeting its obligations under the Equality Act 2010, and has considered equality impacts in the policies announced in the Prime Minister’s speech on welfare of 19 April 2024. This will be kept under regular review as each policy develops.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/04/2024 16:31:55 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1712858

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	Work and Health Programme
	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 Work and Health Programme statistics: background information and methodology, updated on 29 February 2024, what estimate he has made of the six metrics figures by (a) nation and (b) region.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
	uin	22897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>As explained in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/work-and-health-programme-statistics-background-information-and-methodology" target="_blank">Work and Health Programme statistics: background information and methodology</a>, the latest release of these statistics can be found in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/work-and-health-programme-statistics" target="_blank">Work and Health Programme statistics collection</a> which is published on .GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/work-and-health-programme-statistics-to-november-2023" target="_blank">latest statistics</a>, to November 2023, provide the measures for the first five metrics: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/opendatabase?id=WHP_Refs" target="_blank">referrals</a>, <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/opendatabase?id=WHP_Ind_Refs" target="_blank">individuals referred</a>, <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/opendatabase?id=WHP_Starts" target="_blank">starts</a>, <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/opendatabase?id=WHP_First_Earnings" target="_blank">first earnings from employment</a>, and <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/opendatabase?id=WHP_Outcomes" target="_blank">job outcomes</a>, for England and Wales and regional level on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Users can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest and, if needed, 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> </p><p>The sixth metric, on performance expectations, is published separately in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65df017ff1cab3863afc471f/work-and-health-programme-statistics-to-november-2023.ods" target="_blank">table 4.1</a>, by provider.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/04/2024 16:28:58 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1702477

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	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	Universal Credit: Fraud
	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 the advance Universal Credit claims flagged by his Department’s machine learning algorithm as potentially fraudulent in which claimants were (a) from protected groups and (b) vulnerable claimants were found to be fraudulent.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
	uin	22695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Publishing these figures would compromise our ability to prevent or detect fraud.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 22688 22692 22693 22694 question first answered 29/04/2024 16:01:24 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1702476

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	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	Universal Credit: Fraud
	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 the advance Universal Credit claims flagged by his Department’s machine learning algorithm as potentially fraudulent were found to be fraudulent.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
	uin	22694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Publishing these figures would compromise our ability to prevent or detect fraud.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 22688 22692 22693 22695 question first answered 29/04/2024 16:01:24 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1702474

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	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	Universal Credit: Fraud
	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 the advance Universal Credit claims flagged by his Department’s machine learning algorithm as potentially fraudulent were (a) from protected groups and (b) vulnerable claimants.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
	uin	22692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Publishing these figures would compromise our ability to prevent or detect fraud.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 22688 22693 22694 22695 question first answered 29/04/2024 16:01:24 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle