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63124
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Independent Living Fund more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what local authority support will be available to current Independent Living Fund users in 2015–16. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Thomas of Winchester more like this
uin HL533 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-01more like thismore than 2014-07-01
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Local Authorities have a statutory duty to assess and fund the eligible care needs of all disabled people.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The funding that would have been allocated to the ILF in 2015/16 to support its users from July 2015 onwards will all be transferred to local authorities in England and to the devolved administrations in other parts of the UK.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Freud more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-01T13:10:26.0751757Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-01T13:10:26.0751757Z
answering member
3893
label Biography information for Lord Freud more like this
tabling member
3785
label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester more like this
63125
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the policy of withdrawing Employment and Support Allowance payments during mandatory reconsideration of decisions being appealed from the Work Capability Assessment will be reviewed in the light of the delays in reconsideration; and what assessment they have made of whether the policy is causing claimants hardship. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Thomas of Winchester more like this
uin HL534 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-02more like thismore than 2014-07-02
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>In line with all other DWP-administered benefits Employment and Support Allowance is not payable whilst the mandatory reconsideration process is undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>During the mandatory reconsideration period other benefits may be payable, provided the claimant meets the conditions of entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>Our reforms to the appeals process mean that more claimants are now being contacted before decisions are made, giving them the opportunity to discuss their circumstances with the decision maker; and subsequently – through Mandatory Reconsideration – they are given another opportunity to provide additional evidence. This is helping to either prevent disputes arising or resolving them as early as possible, thereby mitigating gaps in benefit payments and avoiding the need for costly appeals.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Freud more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-02T15:08:16.0215299Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-02T15:08:16.0215299Z
answering member
3893
label Biography information for Lord Freud more like this
tabling member
3785
label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester more like this
63126
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Work Capability Assessment more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the new Work Capability Assessment contract or contracts will (1) require customer-facing staff to be suitably qualified to take decisions, and (2) lead to an improvement in the quality of assessments. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Thomas of Winchester more like this
uin HL535 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-01more like thismore than 2014-07-01
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The future contract for provision of Work Capability Assessments to the DWP will detail requirements in relation to recruitment, training and monitoring of healthcare professionals designed to assure the quality of assessments.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Freud more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-01T13:10:05.2950064Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-01T13:10:05.2950064Z
answering member
3893
label Biography information for Lord Freud more like this
tabling member
3785
label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester more like this
63137
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Government Departments: Correspondence more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for Work and Pensions has sent correspondence to elderly members of the public that does not contain in the letter a named person with their contact details; and if so, what is their justification for doing so. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Mawson more like this
uin HL546 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-01more like thismore than 2014-07-01
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions standard for correspondence to elderly members of the public includes a named person and contact details in the letter.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions standard for IT system generated letters is for the name of the Pension Centre or Office Manager to be shown at the end of the letter with a reply/contact address and telephone number.</p><p> </p><p>The templates for clerical letters include a space for the senders name and job role to be entered at the end of the letter.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Freud more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-01T14:49:59.4380706Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-01T14:49:59.4380706Z
answering member
3893
label Biography information for Lord Freud more like this
tabling member
3830
label Biography information for Lord Mawson more like this
63428
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Council Tax Benefits more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) East Midlands and (d) the UK received council tax benefit in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Ashfield more like this
tabling member printed
Gloria De Piero more like this
uin 201708 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-26more like thismore than 2014-06-26
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Most of the information requested is published and available for each month from November 2008 to February 2013 and can be found in Table 10 of the publication at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-and-council-tax-benefit-caseload-statistics-published-from-november-2008-to-present" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-and-council-tax-benefit-caseload-statistics-published-from-november-2008-to-present</a></p><p> </p><p>Council Tax Benefit (CTB) was replaced in April 2013 by the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme and in England the Department for Communities and Local Government is now responsible for these statistics. The Scottish and Welsh Governments have similar responsibility.</p><p> </p><p>Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics and can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>The information requested for Ashfield Parliamentary Constituency is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However a Parliamentary Constituency breakdown for CTB was produced as a one-off exercise for January 2011 and this is published at:</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130107093842/http:/statistics.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/hb_ctb/hb_ctb_parlc_jan11.xls" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130107093842/http://statistics.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/hb_ctb/hb_ctb_parlc_jan11.xls</a></p>
answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate more like this
answering member printed Steve Webb more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-26T14:30:31.3907755Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-26T14:30:31.3907755Z
answering member
220
label Biography information for Steve Webb more like this
tabling member
3915
label Biography information for Gloria De Piero more like this
63429
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Crisis Loans more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average loan award made for the purpose of paying rent in advance was in the last year of operation of crisis loans. more like this
tabling member constituency Manchester, Withington more like this
tabling member printed
Mr John Leech more like this
uin 201696 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-30more like thismore than 2014-06-30
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Crisis Loans may have been awarded for more than one purpose (for example rent in advance and living expenses). The department does not hold the data to accurately calculate the average award made solely for the purpose of rent in advance.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate more like this
answering member printed Steve Webb more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-30T14:23:15.3716244Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-30T14:23:15.3716244Z
answering member
220
label Biography information for Steve Webb more like this
tabling member
1543
label Biography information for Mr John Leech more like this
63430
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit: Housing Benefit more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of universal credit on landlords who have claimants as tenants; what the results were of the direct payment demonstration projects on the effect of paying housing benefit direct to tenants; and if he will reduce the two calendar month rent arrears trigger point before a landlord can go directly to his Department for direct payment. more like this
tabling member constituency Heywood and Middleton more like this
tabling member printed
Jim Dobbin more like this
uin 201714 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-26more like thismore than 2014-06-26
answer text <p>Interim evaluation from the first 6 months of the Direct Payment Demonstration Projects was published in December 2013 and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/265257/direct-payment-demo-figures-dec-2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/265257/direct-payment-demo-figures-dec-2013.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>DWP has developed three levels of safeguards for tenants and landlords based on findings from the Direct Payment Demonstration Projects and continuous improvements through our test and learn approach in live service.</p><p> </p><p>We make an initial judgement on each claim as to whether the claimant is at risk of default and if so, we can put them on managed payments immediately. In the majority of cases Direct Payments will apply and we have two safeguards in place; (1) We will review the initial decision if we are advised that arrears have reached the equivalent of one months rent. (2) We will move to payment to the landlord if we are advised that arrears have reached the equivalent of two months rent.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate more like this
answering member printed Steve Webb more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-26T14:13:49.7866832Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-26T14:13:49.7866832Z
answering member
220
label Biography information for Steve Webb more like this
tabling member
446
label Biography information for Jim Dobbin more like this
63431
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading EU Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions officials from his Department had with the Northern Ireland devolved administration ahead of the informal Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council on 29-30 April 2014. more like this
tabling member constituency Bury South more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Ivan Lewis more like this
uin 201722 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-30more like thismore than 2014-06-30
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The devolved administrations are always consulted on any European dossier deposited with the Cabinet Office that is subject to Parliamentary scrutiny. While social security is devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly, International Relations are an excepted matter under the Northern Ireland Act 1998.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wirral West more like this
answering member printed Esther McVey more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-30T14:47:17.3183448Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-30T14:47:17.3183448Z
answering member
4084
label Biography information for Esther McVey more like this
tabling member
441
label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis more like this
63432
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading National Insurance Contributions Office: Newcastle upon Tyne more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, where the boundaries lie of the geographical area served by national insurance services at Newcastle's Jobcentre Plus. more like this
tabling member constituency Middlesbrough more like this
tabling member printed
Andy McDonald more like this
uin 201754 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-30more like thismore than 2014-06-30
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The boundaries are defined by postcodes and geographical areas served by national insurance services at Newcastle's Jobcentre Plus are;</p><p> </p><p>TS1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27, 28,29</p><p> </p><p>DL1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,12,13,14,15,16,17</p><p> </p><p>DH1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9</p><p> </p><p>SR1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9</p><p> </p><p>NE1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28, 29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37</p><p> </p><p>NE38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Wirral West more like this
answering member printed Esther McVey more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-30T14:42:53.2349767Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-30T14:42:53.2349767Z
answering member
4084
label Biography information for Esther McVey more like this
tabling member
4269
label Biography information for Andy McDonald more like this
63434
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Jobseeker's Allowance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he has issued to jobcentre staff on information to provide to jobseeker's allowance claimants whose claim has been stopped on the other support options available. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Hall Green more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Roger Godsiff more like this
uin 201736 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-26more like thismore than 2014-06-26
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>All Advisers have access to comprehensive and clear procedures, guidance and extensive learning which equips them to advise claimants who may have their entitlement to benefit ended, including alternative sources of financial assistance.</p><p> </p><p>Where a benefit doubt is identified and the case is being referred to a decision maker, claimants are given information (verbally and in writing) about the doubt in question, what happens next, what they can do if their claim ends and the availability of Jobseeker's Allowance under the hardship provision.</p><p> </p><p>Once a decision is made and entitlement ends, a formal notification is issued to the claimant, which includes information about the availability of Jobseeker's Allowance under the hardship provision.</p><p> </p><p>Where the Department for Work and Pensions is unable to help claimants they will be signposted to other types of support in their areas, including local authorities.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wirral West more like this
answering member printed Esther McVey more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-26T13:56:55.9635467Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-26T13:56:55.9635467Z
answering member
4084
label Biography information for Esther McVey more like this
tabling member
304
label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff more like this