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1227640

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	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: Wirral West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people affected by the decision of the Court of Appeal of 22 June 2020 in the case Johnson, Woods, Barrett and Stewart v. the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in Wirral West constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	78706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Members to the answer I gave on 1 July 2020 to Question UIN 63208:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-23/63208/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-23/63208/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 78862 question first answered 01/09/2020 15:10:34 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1184891

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2020
	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: Self-employed
	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 Budget Statement of 11 March 2020, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of removing the universal credit minimum income floor for self-employed people that are not (a) self-isolating and (b) directly affected by covid-19 but see their income fall as a result of that pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	29225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>We are temporarily relaxing the Minimum Income Floor (MIF) for all self-employed UC claimants affected by the economic impact of COVID-19 from 6 April, for the duration of the outbreak. This means a drop in earnings due to sickness or self-isolation or as a result of the economic impact of the outbreak will be reflected in claimants’ awards.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 30/04/2020 14:19:38 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1239931

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2020
	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: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families with children received the £20 per week uplift in universal credit standard allowance payments, announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 20 March 2020, in (a) Wirral West constituency and (b) the UK, in each month since that uplift was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	98714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The available information on the number of households with children with Universal Credit in payment, by parliamentary constituency, is published 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> </p><p>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 Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/10/2020 12:46:06 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1520002

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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	Universal Credit
	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 requirement that Universal Credit claimants applying for a Budgeting Advance must have earned less than a set income threshold in the past six months (a) for what reason that requirement was first put in place and (b) whether she plans to review that requirement in the context of the increases in the cost of living since 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	59833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>Budgeting Advances are available to help meet intermittent miscellaneous expenses, such as buying essential items like furniture or household equipment advances and ensure that low-income families that have an emergency financial need and do not have access to adequate savings or affordable loans can access funding to meet the emergency.</p><p> </p><p>The earned income limit was put in place as those with income in the past 6 assessment periods could have the necessary means to help pay for these unexpected costs. The maximum advance provided to a claimant is also reduced pound for pound for any capital held in excess of £1,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 17/10/2022 16:37:12 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1467268

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	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	Training: Universal Credit
	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 of 10 February 2022 to Question 118547 on Universal Credit, how many and what proportion of Universal Credit claimants were undertaking part-time training whilst in receipt of Universal Credit in the last three years; and how many people on Universal Credit took up full time short course training courses, excluding Kickstart, whilst in receipt of Universal Credit in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	11711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>Data relating to the number and proportion of claimants undertaking part-time and full time training is not centrally held.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 09/06/2022 10:24:06 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1655872

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Support for Mortgage Interest
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Support for Mortgage Interest scheme at supporting homeowners with rising mortgage costs.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	195979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>SMI provides reasonable support by making a contribution towards mortgage interest to protect claimants against the threat of repossession. The rate of SMI is based on the average mortgage rate published by the Bank of England and recently increased from 2.09% to 2.65% in May 2023. Any further changes will occur when the average mortgage rate differs by 0.5 percentage points or more from the rate in payment.</p><p>To support mortgage borrowers with rising interest rates, on 3 April 2023, we extended SMI by offering Universal Credit claimants a loan after three months, instead of nine and extended to in-work UC claimants.</p><p>No assessment has been made of the adequacy of Support for Mortgage interest (SMI) since interest rates have risen, although the Department continues to monitor the impact of our policies on an on-going basis.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/09/2023 11:06:42 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1655873

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Support for Mortgage Interest
	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 a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of the (a) Support for Mortgage Interest scheme and (b) pre-April 2018 scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	195980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>We recently extended the support SMI provides by offering Universal Credit claimants a loan after three months, instead of nine, and extending to in-work UC claimants. These changes allow more UC claimants to access SMI, and therefore better protect against repossession, than when SMI was paid as a benefit.<strong><em>    </em></strong></p><p> </p><p>No comparative assessment has been made. Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) transitioned from a benefit to a loan in April 2018. The support provided as a loan is calculated at the same level as it was when it was a benefit, therefore it provides the same level of protection for individuals against repossession. Loans are only repayable from any available equity when the property is sold or the claimant dies.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/09/2023 11:02:43 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1287741

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2021
	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: Terminal illnesses
	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 has taken to publish guidance for claims made under the special rules for terminal illness including the fact that a DS1500 form is not required; and what steps she has taken to set out the alternative forms of evidence that will be accepted for such claims.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	155101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>DS1500 forms have never been a requirement for a claim under the Special Rules for Terminal Illness but remain the quickest and most appropriate route to gather evidence to support entitlement in these cases. Where it is not possible to supply a DS1500 in support of a terminal illness claim we will continue to consider alternative evidence and work flexibly and quickly with the claimant and/or their clinician(s) to make a quick determination. It is important to note that we have always done, and will continue to do, our utmost to process claims under the special rules as quickly as possible, even if a DS1500 either isn’t submitted or cannot be submitted.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/02/2021 14:32:42 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1287742

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2021
	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: Terminal illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Government plans to publish its review of the special rules for making a claim for social security where a person is terminally ill.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	155102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department is committed to delivering an improved benefit system for claimants that are nearing the end of their lives and is working across Government to bring forward proposals following the evaluation. I remain committed to implementing the key areas identified in the evaluation; a consensus to change the six-month rule; improving ​consistency with other services used by people nearing the end of their lives; and raising awareness of the support that is available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/02/2021 14:36:49 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1699041

	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	Pneumoconiosis: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department provided between 1 September 2023 and 23 February 2024 to people who wished to apply for a lump sum payment under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 who had (a) been awarded Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit as they had unilateral but not bilateral Pleural Thickening, PD9 and (b) been awarded Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit for asbestos-related lung cancer based on their employment history but had not been diagnosed with asbestosis, PD8A.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	20667
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Regulations which widened potential Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 scheme entitlement to include sufferers of unilateral diffuse pleural thickening and asbestos-related primary carcinoma of the lung (without asbestosis) came into force on 23 February 2024. Once the Department identified that these customers were not previously entitled to an award under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 scheme, the Department’s priority was to amend the relevant legislation as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>An initial letter was sent on 09 January 2024 notifying asbestos support groups of the situation, and the Department’s intention to amend the legislation, and a follow-up letter was sent to asbestos support groups on 26 February 2024, confirming that the new regulations had now come into force.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible customers should receive award notifications as usual when their claim is processed.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 18/04/2024 10:32:24 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood