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1604855

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of uprating child-related benefits for individuals with disabilities in-line with inflation in the upcoming financial year.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	167039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The Social Security Administration Act 1992 as followed by all governments since, places a statutory duty on the Secretary of State to review the rates of State Pension and benefits each year, following a review of trends in prices and earnings over the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>His review ahead of 2023/34 has been completed and State Pensions and benefits will rise by 10.1% in April 2023, in line with the increase in the Consumer Prices Index in the year to September 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The rate of Disability Living Allowance for children will rise by 10.1% in April 2023, increasing from between £24.45 and £156.90 to £26.90 and £172.75. The Universal Credit disabled child additions will also increase by 10.1%, from £132.89 and £414.88 to £146.31 and £456.89 respectively.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/03/2023 15:19:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1585810

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
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	Orthopaedics: Surgery
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 made an assessment of the impact on trends in the level of employment of delays to orthopaedic surgery.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	143690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>We are interpreting the question to ask what assessment has been made of the impact on levels of employment due to delays in orthopaedic surgery.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made by DWP.</p><p> </p><p>Musculoskeletal conditions remain one of the most common conditions amongst those that are economically inactive due to long term sickness.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has a range of initiatives supporting disabled people, and people with health conditions, including those economically inactive due to long term sickness, to start, stay and succeed in work.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently working across Government, the health system and with employers, to tackle rising inactivity, building on the Government’s existing package of support.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 20/02/2023 13:35:48 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1563428

registered interest
date	20/12/2022
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	Disability: Finance
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 merits of providing additional financial support to (a) disabled people and (b) their carers.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	114539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living, including disabled people and unpaid carers, and has taken further, decisive action to support people with their energy bills. The Energy Price Guarantee is supporting millions of households with rising energy costs in addition to other cost of living support announced last year which includes:</p><p /><ul><li>The £400 non-repayable discount to eligible households provided through the Energy Bills Support Scheme;</li><li>A Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 to six million people in receipt of an eligible disability benefit in recognition of the extra costs they face, including with energy costs;</li><li>Up to £650 in Cost of Living Payments for the eight million households in receipt of an eligible means-tested benefit, which includes households on low incomes which include disabled people or an unpaid carer;</li><li>A one-off payment of £300 as an addition to the Winter Fuel Payment from November to pensioner households.</li></ul><p /><p>Following the Secretary of State’s statutory annual review of up-rating, from April 2023 the State Pension and benefits will increase by 10.1%, in line with the increase in the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) in the year to September 2022. This includes benefits paid to disabled people and unpaid carers, including Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Carer’s Allowance, Universal Credit, and Pension Credit.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure stability and certainty for households, the Government is making further cost of living support available in 2023/24. Households in receipt of eligible means-tested benefits will get up to a further £900 in Cost of Living Payments, people in receipt of eligible disability benefits will receive a further £150 payment, and pensioner households will receive a further £300 as an addition to the Winter Fuel Payment. This is in addition to the amended Energy Price Guarantee which will save the average UK household £500 in 2023-24.</p><p /><p>For those who require extra support, the Government is providing an additional £1 billion of funding, including Barnett impact, to enable the extension of the Household Support Fund in England in the next financial year. In England this will be delivered through an extension to the Household Support Fund backed by £842 million, running from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, which local authorities use to help households with the cost of essentials. It will be for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate the additional Barnett funding.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/01/2023 15:45:51 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1563017

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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	Jobcentres: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 20 September to UIN 48246, when his Department last held discussions with (a) Mind (b) Sense (c) Mencap and (d) the National Autistic Society on training for Work Coaches and Disability Employment Advisors.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	113190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>DWP meet with organisations such as Mind, Sense and Mencap regarding learning for Work Coaches and Disability Employment Advisors on a regular basis.</p><p> </p><p>Since July, we have been working with the National Autistic Society to produce learning products, which will provide improved customer service.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/01/2023 15:28:59 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1563018

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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	Jobcentres: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 September 2022 to Question 48246 on Jobcentres: Disability, if his Department will commit to continued regular engagement with the organisations mentioned in his response on training for (a) Work Coaches and (b) Disability Employment Advisors.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	113191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>All DWP learning for Work Coaches and Disability Employment Advisers is designed in partnership with Work Psychologists, external organisations such as MIND, (a national charity providing mental health information and support), RNIB, (Royal National Institute of Blind People), SENSE, (a national charity set-up to support people who are deafblind or have other complex disabilities), and National Autistic Society.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/01/2023 12:24:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1563019

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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	Jobcentres: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 September 2022 to Question 48246 on Jobcentres: Disability, whether a forum exists to allow (a) disability charities and (b) other disability organisations to input into training for his Department's (i) Work Coaches and (ii) Disability Employment Advisors.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	113192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>All DWP learning is developed in conjunction with a wide and diverse range of stakeholders including Work Psychologists, external organisations and DWP.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/01/2023 13:07:08 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1563020

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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	Jobcentres: Disability
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 takes steps to proactively seek feedback from people with disabilities on their experiences of being supported by (a) Work Coaches and (b) Disability Employment Advisors.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	113193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>Feedback from customers is an important source of learning for DWP. The Customer Experience Directorate plays a key role in coordinating learning within the department, and the department uses this data to inform decision making.</p><p>This includes DWP’s Customer Experience Survey, which seeks customer feedback about their experience with DWP. This is a survey of customers who have had recent contact with DWP and includes customers supported by Jobcentre staff.</p><p>The most recent findings from the survey are available below, and the findings from the 2020/21 survey will be published in due course.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-claimant-service-and-experience-survey-2018-to-2019--2" target="_blank">DWP claimant service and experience survey 2018 to 2019 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 13/01/2023 11:32:48 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1563021

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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	Jobcentres: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how regularly his Department reviews its training for (a) Disability Employment Advisors and (b) Work Coaches.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	113194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>All Learning for Work Coaches and Disability Employment Advisers is continuously reviewed and revised as part of an iterative process based on feedback, changes to Policy and Procedures as well as technical system changes. This ensures we provide the latest information in the best possible way to support all our customers.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/01/2023 12:29:25 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1563022

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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	Jobcentres: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department's training for (a) Disability Employment Advisors and (b) Work Coaches was last (i) reviewed and (ii) revised.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	113195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>The Work Coach Learning was last updated 7th December 2022 and a full review is due to start in January 2023. A full review and revision of Disability Employment Advisors (DEA) Learning was recently completed, and this was published 18<sup>th</sup> October 2022.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/01/2023 12:32:18 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1563023

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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	Jobcentres: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what processes his Department has in place to identify any potential gaps in its training for (a) Work Coaches and (b) Disability Employment Advisors.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	113196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>DWP continuously reviews and revises learning provided as part of an iterative process.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/01/2023 12:35:13 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman