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1700367

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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	Flexible Support Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department provides to work coaches on the flexible work fund; and what steps he is taking to promote uptake of that funding.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	21254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department provides comprehensive guidance which is regularly updated to support our Work Coaches use of the Flexible Support Fund (FSF). We are currently reviewing our guidance to increase both usage and clarity of FSF.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have recently promoted the availability of FSF on Gov.uk specifically in relation to Upfront Child Care costs <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/universal-credit-childcare-costs" target="_blank">Universal Credit childcare costs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/04/2024 15:42:40 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1701864

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has undertaken an impact assessment on the roll out of Universal Credit to Tax Credit claimants including those that are farmers.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	22399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Universal Credit (UC) was legislated for in 2012. We continue to learn and iterate our approach as we progress our Move to UC activity and remain committed to ensuring that the transition to UC works as smoothly as possible for all individuals. Latest findings of the Move to UC process were published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/move-to-universal-credit-insight-on-tax-credit-migrations-and-initial-discovery-activity-for-wider-benefit-cohorts/move-to-universal-credit-insight-on-tax-credit-migrations-and-initial-discovery-activity-for-wider-benefit-cohorts" target="_blank">Move to Universal Credit – insight on Tax Credit migrations and initial Discovery activity for wider benefit cohorts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>”</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/04/2024 15:49:26 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1713688

	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	Universal Support: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people have been enrolled onto the Universal Support programme since it began.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	23596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>Universal Support (US) programme is being delivered in two phases. The expansions to Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) and the Work and Health Programme (WHP Pioneer) are being rolled out for phase one of the service. US phase two is due to start in Autumn 2024 when IPSPC and WHP are due to come to an end.</p><p> </p><p>WHP Pioneer data will start to be published from May 2024 and we are committed to publishing IPSPC programme data in due course. The interim and final evaluation reports for US phase one covering WHP Pioneer and IPSPC, will also be published.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 23597 question first answered 02/05/2024 15:54:11 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1713689

	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	Universal Support: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of disabled people on the Universal Support pilot found employment.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	23597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>Universal Support (US) programme is being delivered in two phases. The expansions to Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) and the Work and Health Programme (WHP Pioneer) are being rolled out for phase one of the service. US phase two is due to start in Autumn 2024 when IPSPC and WHP are due to come to an end.</p><p> </p><p>WHP Pioneer data will start to be published from May 2024 and we are committed to publishing IPSPC programme data in due course. The interim and final evaluation reports for US phase one covering WHP Pioneer and IPSPC, will also be published.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 23596 question first answered 02/05/2024 15:54:11 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1713834

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	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	Pensioners: Poverty
	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 assessment of the potential impact of differential uprating levels for (a) the additional state pension under the old pension system and (b) other elements of the state pension on levels of pensioner poverty.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	23802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans to make a formal assessment.</p><p> </p><p>In 2022/23, there were 200,000 fewer pensioners in absolute poverty after housing costs than in 2009/10. Our sustained commitment to the triple lock demonstrates our determination to continue to combat pensioner poverty in future. As a result, the full yearly amount of the basic State Pension is now £3,700 higher, in cash terms, than in 2010.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 30/04/2024 13:32:55 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1717701

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2024
	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 his Department received a draft of the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman report on changes to Women’s State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	25986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions did not receive a draft of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s report on changes to women’s State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 16/05/2024 13:20:17 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1699107

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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	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, how many applicants for Personal Independence Payment had not received a decision on the first day of each month in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	20707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The table below gives the number of outstanding PIP cases on the first of each month from 2021 to 2023. Claims are considered outstanding when the claim has been registered but a decision has not yet been made by a Case Manager on whether to award PIP.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outstanding cases</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-21</p></td><td><p>220,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-21</p></td><td><p>233,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-21</p></td><td><p>237,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-21</p></td><td><p>252,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-21</p></td><td><p>265,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-21</p></td><td><p>281,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-21</p></td><td><p>296,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-21</p></td><td><p>297,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-21</p></td><td><p>302,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-21</p></td><td><p>308,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-21</p></td><td><p>316,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-21</p></td><td><p>312,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-22</p></td><td><p>301,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-22</p></td><td><p>308,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-22</p></td><td><p>307,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-22</p></td><td><p>303,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-22</p></td><td><p>295,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-22</p></td><td><p>300,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-22</p></td><td><p>299,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-22</p></td><td><p>284,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-22</p></td><td><p>282,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-22</p></td><td><p>284,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-22</p></td><td><p>275,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-22</p></td><td><p>259,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-23</p></td><td><p>237,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-23</p></td><td><p>232,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-23</p></td><td><p>245,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-23</p></td><td><p>273,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-23</p></td><td><p>286,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-23</p></td><td><p>301,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-23</p></td><td><p>298,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-23</p></td><td><p>286,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-23</p></td><td><p>281,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-23</p></td><td><p>291,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-23</p></td><td><p>287,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-23</p></td><td><p>276,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>- Source: PIP Atomic Data Store;</p><p>- Figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000;</p><p>- Figures are for England and Wales only;</p><p>- These figures include claims made under normal rules and special rules for terminal illness and include both new claims and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP reassessment claims.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 20710 20711 question first answered 19/04/2024 13:46:00 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1699108

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applicants for Access to Work support had not received a decision on (a) 1 January, (b) 1 February and (c) 1 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	20708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The number of applications awaiting a decision for Access to Work on the requested dates were as follows. Figures have been steadily increasing due to the rise in the volume of application received.</p><p> </p><p>As of 1<sup>st</sup> January 2024 – 24,874</p><p>As of 1<sup>st</sup> February 2024 – 26,812</p><p>As of 1<sup>st</sup> March 2024 – 29,864</p><p> </p><p>There were 25,292 Access to Work applications awaiting a decision as of 1<sup>st</sup> December 2022.</p><p> </p><p><em>Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal Departmental use only, and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. They should therefore be treated with caution. </em></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 20709 question first answered 19/04/2024 13:44:35 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1699109

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applicants for Access to Work support had not received an assessment on 1 December 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	20709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The number of applications awaiting a decision for Access to Work on the requested dates were as follows. Figures have been steadily increasing due to the rise in the volume of application received.</p><p> </p><p>As of 1<sup>st</sup> January 2024 – 24,874</p><p>As of 1<sup>st</sup> February 2024 – 26,812</p><p>As of 1<sup>st</sup> March 2024 – 29,864</p><p> </p><p>There were 25,292 Access to Work applications awaiting a decision as of 1<sup>st</sup> December 2022.</p><p> </p><p><em>Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal Departmental use only, and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. They should therefore be treated with caution. </em></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 20708 question first answered 19/04/2024 13:44:35 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1699112

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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	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, how many people were awaiting a decision on their Personal Independence Payment application on the first day of each month in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	20710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The table below gives the number of outstanding PIP cases on the first of each month from 2021 to 2023. Claims are considered outstanding when the claim has been registered but a decision has not yet been made by a Case Manager on whether to award PIP.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outstanding cases</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-21</p></td><td><p>220,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-21</p></td><td><p>233,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-21</p></td><td><p>237,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-21</p></td><td><p>252,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-21</p></td><td><p>265,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-21</p></td><td><p>281,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-21</p></td><td><p>296,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-21</p></td><td><p>297,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-21</p></td><td><p>302,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-21</p></td><td><p>308,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-21</p></td><td><p>316,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-21</p></td><td><p>312,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-22</p></td><td><p>301,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-22</p></td><td><p>308,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-22</p></td><td><p>307,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-22</p></td><td><p>303,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-22</p></td><td><p>295,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-22</p></td><td><p>300,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-22</p></td><td><p>299,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-22</p></td><td><p>284,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-22</p></td><td><p>282,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-22</p></td><td><p>284,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-22</p></td><td><p>275,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-22</p></td><td><p>259,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-23</p></td><td><p>237,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-23</p></td><td><p>232,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-23</p></td><td><p>245,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-23</p></td><td><p>273,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-23</p></td><td><p>286,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-23</p></td><td><p>301,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-23</p></td><td><p>298,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-23</p></td><td><p>286,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-23</p></td><td><p>281,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-23</p></td><td><p>291,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-23</p></td><td><p>287,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-23</p></td><td><p>276,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>- Source: PIP Atomic Data Store;</p><p>- Figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000;</p><p>- Figures are for England and Wales only;</p><p>- These figures include claims made under normal rules and special rules for terminal illness and include both new claims and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP reassessment claims.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 20707 20711 question first answered 19/04/2024 13:46:00 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft