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1715550

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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	Disability: Finance
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 potential impact of the proposals in the Health and Disability Green Paper on the finances of people with complex disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	24666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>We are looking at different options to reshape the current welfare system so that we can provide better targeted support to those who need it most. We are considering some of these options through our 12-week consultation which was published on Monday 29 April and will close on Monday 22 July at 11:59pm. Further analysis of these options will consider any potential financial impacts on claimants.</p><p> </p><p>There will be no immediate changes to PIP, or to health assessments. All scheduled PIP assessments and payments will proceed as normal, and claimants should continue to engage as usual and provide any necessary information or updates regarding their circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage everyone to respond to the consultation which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/modernising-support-for-independent-living-the-health-and-disability-green-paper" target="_blank">here,</a> so that we are able to hear from as many disabled people, people with health conditions, their representatives, and local stakeholders as possible on these important issues</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/05/2024 16:23:15 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1715551

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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	Disability: Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department calculates the estimated cost of living for disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	24667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>No such estimates have been made</p><p> </p><p>As of April 2024, the rate of inflation has slowed, and the Government has also implemented uprating to benefits to reflect increased costs. We also increased extra costs disability benefits by 10.1 per cent from April 2023 and by 6.7% from April 2024 in line with the Consumer Price Index.</p><p> </p><p>For 2023/24 we estimate that nearly 60 per cent of individuals who received an extra costs disability benefit would have received the means-tested benefit Cost of Living Payments, worth up to £900. Over 85 per cent would have received either or both of the means-tested and the £300 Pensioner Cost of Living Payment.</p><p> </p><p>An evaluation of the Cost of Living Payments is underway. This will seek to understand their effectiveness as a means of support for low-income and vulnerable household.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 24668 question first answered 08/05/2024 16:27:49 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1715552

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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	Disability: Costs
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 he has made of the proportion of disabled people who experience one-off extra costs as a result of their disability.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	24668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>No such estimates have been made</p><p> </p><p>As of April 2024, the rate of inflation has slowed, and the Government has also implemented uprating to benefits to reflect increased costs. We also increased extra costs disability benefits by 10.1 per cent from April 2023 and by 6.7% from April 2024 in line with the Consumer Price Index.</p><p> </p><p>For 2023/24 we estimate that nearly 60 per cent of individuals who received an extra costs disability benefit would have received the means-tested benefit Cost of Living Payments, worth up to £900. Over 85 per cent would have received either or both of the means-tested and the £300 Pensioner Cost of Living Payment.</p><p> </p><p>An evaluation of the Cost of Living Payments is underway. This will seek to understand their effectiveness as a means of support for low-income and vulnerable household.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 24667 question first answered 08/05/2024 16:27:49 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1715553

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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	Personal Independence Payment: Reform
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 (a) made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed reforms to Personal Independence Payment on the mental wellbeing of people who become ineligible as a result of those changes and (b) had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the adequacy of availability of Government-funded mental health services.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	24669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p><em>Modernising Support for Independent Living: The Health and Disability Green Paper</em> looks at different options to reshape the current welfare system so that we can provide better targeted support to those who need it most. We are considering these options through our 12-week consultation which was published on Monday 29 April and will close on Monday 22 July at 11:59pm. Further analysis of these options will consider potential impacts on claimants with different health conditions.</p><p>There will be no immediate changes to PIP, or to health assessments. All scheduled PIP assessments and payments will proceed as normal, and claimants should continue to engage as usual and provide any necessary information or updates regarding their circumstances.</p><p>The Government is committed to continuing to expand and transform NHS mental health care so that more people can access the support they need. The NHS forecasts that, between 2018/19 and 2023/24, spending on mental health services has increased by £4.7 billion in cash terms, compared to the target of £3.4 billion set out at the time of the NHS Long Term Plan. Of the key mental health commitments for the first 5-year period of the Plan, over half have been met, are on track to be met, or have exceeded their original target.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We encourage everyone to respond to the consultation which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/modernising-support-for-independent-living-the-health-and-disability-green-paper" target="_blank">here,</a> so that we are able to hear from as many disabled people, people with health conditions, their representatives, and local stakeholders as possible on these important issues.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/05/2024 16:21:05 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1715619

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the findings and recommendations from the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman report into the changes to Women’s State Pension Age, published on 21 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	24655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has many discussions with Cabinet colleagues as required to conduct the business of his Department.</p><p> </p><p>In laying the report before Parliament at the end of March, the Ombudsman has brought matters to the attention of this House, and a further update to the House will be provided once the report's findings have been fully considered.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/05/2024 13:20:14 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1715620

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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	Pensions
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 help support people to save for a private pension.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	24656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>Automatic Enrolment (AE) has transformed participation in workplace pension saving. More than 11 million workers have been automatically enrolled into workplace pensions to date, with the participation rate of eligible employees in the private sector increasing from 42% in 2012 to 86% in 2022. Over £115bn was saved into workplace pensions for eligible individuals in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Expanding AE to younger people and helping all eligible workers save from the first pound of earnings will boost overall saving levels, once fully implemented, by an extra £2 billion a year in pension contributions.</p><p> </p><p>The Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Act 2023 provides the necessary powers to deliver the expansion of AE.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to implementing these measures in the mid-2020s. We intend to carry out a consultation on the detailed implementation at the right time. We will report to Parliament before using the powers in the Act.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/05/2024 13:19:00 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1715261

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
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	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 in employment receive Personal Independence Payments.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	24492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer given on the 2<sup>nd</sup> of May to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-29/24056" target="_blank">24056</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/05/2024 15:45:13 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1715262

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
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	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 assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Personal Independence Payments on trends in the number of claimants (a) in and (b) seeking employment.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	24493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>On the number and proportion of PIP claimants in employment, I refer the honourable member to the answer given on the 2<sup>nd</sup> of May to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-29/24056" target="_blank">24056.</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department has made no assessment of the potential impact of Personal Independence Payments on trends in the number of claimants (a) in and (b) seeking employment.</p><p> </p><p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is designed to help with the extra costs arising from long-term ill health and disability, and is paid regardless of income and irrespective of whether someone is in work. PIP can also be paid in addition to other benefits the individual may receive, for example Universal Credit or Employment and Support Allowance, and can provide a passport to additional support through premiums or additional amounts.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/05/2024 15:56:07 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1715266

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
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	Employment: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on its Disability Confident employer scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	24484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Disability Confident scheme is delivered by a small policy team within the department, and by colleagues across the Jobcentre Plus network, who engage with employers and partner organisations as part of their day-to-day business. Total scheme expenditure is not separately recorded within departmental budgets.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/05/2024 15:43:06 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1714853

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people that have been helped into work by the Universal Support scheme since 13 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	24192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Members to the answer given on 24 April 2024 to PQ<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-18/22549" target="_blank">22549</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 24196 24267 question first answered 07/05/2024 15:51:52 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle