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421995

registered interest
date	16/10/2015
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: Publications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason his Department's guidance on accessible communication formats published on 14 August 2014 does not include email as an accessible format; and what consultation his Department had with disability groups before producing that guidance.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	12203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>The guidance referred to was published before 2010 and moved from the Office for Disability Issues (ODI) website to GOV.UK last August. It was written for government communicators on how to make effective use of accessible communications formats. It was not about specific means of communication, e.g. email, letters etc. This document is due to be reviewed and updated.</p><p>Stakeholders groups were involved when the document was originally produced, and will be invited to be part of the review process.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/10/2015 14:50:35 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

485762

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people with a (a) physical disability, (b) mental disability and (c) physical and mental disability in (i) the UK and (ii) Twickenham constituency.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	32462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>a) and b) Based on the latest available figures from the Department’s Family Resources Survey 2013/2014, an estimated 11.9 million people in the UK reported a disability. The table below provides more detailed information about the types of impairment that disabled people reported.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Disability prevalence disaggregated by impairment type UK, 2013/14</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Millions of individuals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Impairment type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vision</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hearing</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mobility</p></td><td><p>6.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dexterity</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Learning</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Memory</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mental health</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stamina/breathing/fatigue</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social/behavioural</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All with at least one impairment</p></td><td><p>11.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Family Resources Survey 2013/14</p><p> </p><p>Respondents can report, and be affected by, more than one type of impairment.</p><p> </p><p>c) Using the FRS an estimated 2.7 million people in the UK reported both a physical and mental disability. This estimate includes all individuals currently living in private households. It does not include individuals living in communal establishments (e.g. care homes).</p><p> </p><p>For the purposes of this analysis, the following categories have been classified as physical disabilities;</p><p>Vision, Hearing, Mobility, Dexterity, and Stamina/Breathing/Fatigue.</p><p> </p><p>The following categories have been classified as mental disabilities;</p><p>Learning, Memory, Mental Health, and Social/Behavioural</p><p> </p><p>Note that disabilities classified as &quot;other&quot; have not been included in part c).</p><p> </p><p>The department cannot provide figures in the format requested for Twickenham.</p><p> </p><p>Aggregate level estimates of people with disability aged 16-64 in Twickenham can be found on the Nomis website based on the Annual Population Survey: <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/select/getdatasetbytheme.asp?opt=3&amp;theme=&amp;subgrp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/select/getdatasetbytheme.asp?opt=3&amp;theme=&amp;subgrp</a>=</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/04/2016 13:52:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

485764

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
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 people (a) of working age, (b) of retirement age and (c) younger than working age are in receipt of (i) disability living allowance and (ii) personal independence payments in (A) the UK and (B) Twickenham constituency.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	32461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will be introduced in Northern Ireland later this year. Information regarding Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Office.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people in receipt of Disability Living Allowance by geography and age is published and available at: <a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/dla/tabtool_dla.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/dla/tabtool_dla.html</a>. Guidance for users is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on the number of claimants in receipt of PIP, by geography and age, is available from Stat-Xplore. <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/04/2016 13:48:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

485771

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
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 the average value is of a personal independence payment in (a) the UK and (b) Twickenham constituency.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	32381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>Information on average weekly payments of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is not published but can be calculated from the available claimant data extractable from Stat-Xplore (<a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>) and the amount of benefit paid by component combination. At the end of January 2016 the average amount payable to PIP recipients in Great Britain was £88.70 per week and £88.14 per week in the Twickenham parliamentary constituency.</p><p> </p><p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will be introduced in Northern Ireland later this year and will be a matter for the Northern Ireland Office.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/04/2016 14:04:41 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

573885

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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: Parents
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 support the parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities to enable them to find employment.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	44208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>Where parents of disabled children would like to go out to work, DWP wants to make it easier for them to do so. Jobcentre Plus Work Coaches provide personalised support, tailored to meet the needs and requirements of the claimant, helping them to find work that fits with their individual circumstances. Work Coaches will also endeavour to support the claimant to overcome barriers that might make finding a job more difficult and will work with the individual to identify the most appropriate help available.</p><p> </p><p>Under Universal Credit, extra financial support is available to parents for each dependent child who is disabled. Universal Credit also provides working parents with help with childcare costs. In April 2016, we extended this support to cover up to 85% of the eligible costs of childcare.</p><p> </p><p>Parents of disabled children also receive help with childcare through the free childcare entitlements. All three and four year olds are entitled to 15 hours of free childcare per week, and we are extending this free entitlement to 30 hours per week for working parents of three and four year olds. In addition, two year olds are entitled to 15 hours of free childcare if they have a current statement of special educational need or an education, health and care plan, or receive Disability Living Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education is consulting on additional funding for children with special education needs and disabilities as part of its consultation on early years funding which closes on 22 September 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Working parents of disabled children will also benefit from extra support under Tax-Free Childcare which will be introduced from early 2017. This will provide Government support with childcare costs of up to £4,000 per year for a disabled child up to the age of 17.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/09/2016 16:13:55 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

669120

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
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: Uprating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason annual increases to state pensions are made with reference to the inflation figures from October of the previous year.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	58909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department uses prices and earnings indices published in October of the previous year to ensure that it has sufficient time to complete the legislative and operational changes required before new rates can be introduced at the start of the new financial year.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/01/2017 15:36:29 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

674373

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
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, whether the Child Maintenance Service takes account of a person's lifestyle as well as income in determining liabilities for paying maintenance.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	60320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2017 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) does not take into account a person’s “lifestyle” in calculating a maintenance liability.</p><p> </p><p>The CMS has access to income information held by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), allowing us to capture a much wider range of income types received by Paying Parents. The definition of income within the 2012 scheme includes almost all additional sources of gross income captured by self-assessment. We refer to this as “unearned income” and it includes incomes from property, savings and investments (including dividends) and other miscellaneous incomes.</p><p> </p><p>This provides a more effective route to taking these kinds of income into account than the “lifestyle” ground which existed for the previous schemes of maintenance.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/01/2017 10:36:32 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

759460

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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, how many and what proportion of universal credit recipients have waited over six weeks for their first payment.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	9774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Right Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 11 September 2017 to questions <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-09-04/7328/" target="_blank">7328</a>, <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-09-04/7329/" target="_blank">7329</a>, <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-09-04/7431/" target="_blank">7431</a>, <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-09-05/8923/" target="_blank">8923</a> and <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-09-06/9191/" target="_blank">9191</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 14/09/2017 14:16:55 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

938450

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that safeguards are in place for eligible EU citizens’ to access welfare (a) during the implementation period and (b) after the conclusion of that implementation period of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	162957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The draft Withdrawal Agreement published in March guarantees the rights of EU citizens and their family members living in the UK, and UK nationals living in the EU. As set out, EU citizens living in the UK by 31 December 2020, along with their family members, will be able to stay and continue their lives, with the same access to work, study, benefits and public services that they enjoy now.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 16/07/2018 16:00:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

938671

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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, with reference to paragraph 6.14 of Autumn Budget 2017, what progress has been made on making it easier for claimants to have the housing element of their award paid directly to their landlord.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	162962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>In December 2017, and as announced as part of the budget measures, we made changes to the guidance to ensure that when Private Sector Housing Benefit claimants move on to Universal Credit, we know whether they had their rent paid directly to their landlord previously, and why. This allows our work coaches to determine whether a managed payment to the landlord for the Universal Credit claim may need to be applied too, and will prompt a conversation with the claimant.</p><p> </p><p>We changed the process following a request for an Alternative Payment Arrangement (APA) for Managed Payments to Landlords from Private Rented Sector Landlords. This means that following a landlord’s request for a Managed Payment to Landlord, the claimant has seven days to provide proof that the rent arrears do not exist, or give a good reason why the Managed Payment should not be put in place. If the claimant does not take action, then the landlord’s application will be approved and we will inform the landlord of the final decision of the APA request. The change in process has considerably simplified and sped up the APA request for landlords. We have retained a safeguard for the claimant to challenge the APA request e.g. where the claimant is in dispute with the landlord.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2018 16:36:00 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable