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731299

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to decide on the extension of the yellow card early warning system for benefit sanctions across the UK
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	85
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department published the interim findings of our JSA Early Warning Sanctions Trial in December 2016 and we expect the full evaluation later this summer. We will consider the findings from both reports before making decisions on any future roll-out.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/06/2017 13:10:19 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

731591

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish the outcome of his Department's review of the DWP estate, including jobcentres; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	87
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department intends to confirm its plans for the DWP estate soon and will make a statement in due course.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/06/2017 13:28:10 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

723807

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Housing Benefit: Southwark
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) how many people claimed housing benefit and (b) what the total amount of housing benefit claimed was in the London Borough of Southwark in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	71749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The requested information is available on GOV.uk.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The available information for Housing Benefit claimants in each Local Authority is published and available at: <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> </p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Historic Housing Benefit expenditure for each Local Authority is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/554026/benefit-expenditure-by-local-authority-2015-16.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/554026/benefit-expenditure-by-local-authority-2015-16.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 27/04/2017 08:37:01 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

723933

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Carer's Allowance: Southwark
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 living in the London Borough of Southwark have been in receipt of carer's allowance in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	71748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The information requested on the number of individuals in receipt of Carer’s Allowance in the London Borough of Southwark can be obtained at:</p><p><br><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p><br>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><br><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/04/2017 08:30:09 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

723935

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on consulting on the proposed closure of Vinovium House.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	71764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>We are currently consulting with our staff at Vinovium House and Trade Unions about the proposal. The outcomes of the consultation will be reviewed and considered before making a final decision on the future of this site.</p><p> </p><p>It is necessary to delay any further announcements whilst we are in the pre-election period.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 71765 71766 question first answered 27/04/2017 08:38:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

723936

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Buildings
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 decision on the proposed closure of Vinovium House.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	71765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>We are currently consulting with our staff at Vinovium House and Trade Unions about the proposal. The outcomes of the consultation will be reviewed and considered before making a final decision on the future of this site.</p><p> </p><p>It is necessary to delay any further announcements whilst we are in the pre-election period.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 71764 71766 question first answered 27/04/2017 08:38:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

723937

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish the outcome of his Department's consultation on the proposed closure of Vinovium House.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	71766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>We are currently consulting with our staff at Vinovium House and Trade Unions about the proposal. The outcomes of the consultation will be reviewed and considered before making a final decision on the future of this site.</p><p> </p><p>It is necessary to delay any further announcements whilst we are in the pre-election period.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 71764 71765 question first answered 27/04/2017 08:38:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

723938

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will take steps to share personal independence payment (PIP) appeal tribunal decisions with assessment providers in order to improve the quality of initial PIP assessments.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	71691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department is working with the Tribunals Service to establish how it can get more detailed and regular feedback on tribunal decisions. A recent initiative to use more Presenting Officers will help in this regard. The Presenting Officer will note any of the tribunal’s comments regarding the assessment, in particular anything adverse, and, where it is appropriate, feed this back to the provider.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/04/2017 08:25:50 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

723221

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
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	Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what current measurements his Department uses to determine (a) absolute and (b) relative poverty.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	71592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>DWP’s Households Below Average Income (HBAI) publication provides annual estimates on the number and percentage of people living in low-income households. HBAI is the foremost source for data and information about household income in the UK. The statistics are based on data from the Family Resources Survey (FRS) whose focus is capturing information on incomes.</p><p>The latest release of the HBAI publication is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201516" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201516</a></p><p> </p><p>Absolute low income measures the number and proportion of individuals who have an equivalised household income below 60% of the median in 2010/11, adjusted for inflation.</p><p> </p><p>Relative low income measures the number and proportion of individuals who have an equivalised household income below 60% of the median.</p><p>Household income is measured as the total weekly household income from all sources, after tax, national insurance and other deductions. An adjustment called equivalisation is made to income to make it comparable across households of different size and composition.</p><p>The median equivalised household income divides the population of individuals, when ranked by equivalised household income, into two equal-sized groups, and unlike the mean is not affected by extreme values.</p><p> </p><p>Relative and absolute low income statistics are often utilised as measures of income poverty. We recognise the need to understand the complex issues that some families face and to develop a new approach to tackling poverty and engrained disadvantage. Because the root causes are not financial, our approach goes beyond the safety net our welfare system provides</p><p> </p><p>New analysis carried out by my Department shows that children living in families where no one works are significantly more disadvantaged, and achieve poorer outcomes than other children including those living in lower-income working families. This is why <em>Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families</em>, published on 4 April, focuses on tackling the complex barriers faced by many disadvantaged families and provides a framework for a continuing focus on improving their children’s outcomes, now and in the future.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/04/2017 09:14:31 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

723222

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any training (a) has taken place and (b) has been planned for officials of his Department on how to deal sensitively with women whose third or subsequent child was conceived as a result of rape.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	71554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>Universal Credit Work Coaches undertake comprehensive learning to equip them with the tools, skills and behaviours required to provide a high quality service to all claimants. All DWP staff undertaking customer-facing roles go through a programme of learning and development to equip them to support vulnerable people who access our services.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a learning product called “Supporting Customers with a Vulnerability”, and which staff undertake as part of their foundation learning for a role where they interact directly with DWP customers. We have worked with external bodies, including organisations that provide support to vulnerable customers, on a number of our technical learning products.</p><p> </p><p>For the most sensitive cases the training emphasises that Work Coaches should not make judgements alone on how to handle, and they should listen to the advice of experts in the area on how to handle.</p><p> </p><p>As we expand Universal Credit, we continually review and develop the vulnerable claimant journey. This includes looking at how we identify vulnerable people, how we support them and how we refer them to local services delivered in partnership activity.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 27/04/2017 13:06:19 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 46579 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff