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806637

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
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	Jobcentres
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 3 July 2017 to Question 882 on Benefit Rules, what recent representations has he received from the Jobcentre Plus network on the roll-out of the Reformed Welfare Contract piloted by Feeding Britain in Birkenhead Jobcentre Plus.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	119713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The initiative at Birkenhead Jobcentre brought together information from energy suppliers to help the vulnerable and those facing difficulties in meeting their energy costs.</p><p> </p><p>The initiative informed a DWP produced factsheet which covers saving money on household bills, advice for those struggling with debt and details about basic bank accounts. The factsheet also signposts to further sources of help and support through a range of websites including The Money Advice Service.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP factsheet is available to all Work Coaches across the Jobcentre Plus network.</p><p> </p><p>We are unable to confirm the numbers used or the number of claimants availing themselves of the support.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 119711 119717 question first answered 19/12/2017 14:33:53 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

806696

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
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	Universal Credit: Lone Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate has made of the number of single parent households who will be in receipt of universal credit when it is rolled out in (a) the UK, (b) London (c) London Borough of Ealing and (d) Ealing Central and Acton constituency.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	119772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department estimates there will be around 2.1 million single parent households in receipt of Universal Credit when it is rolled out in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The rest of the information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/12/2017 14:35:32 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

806180

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what meetings his Department has held with women born on or after 6 April 1950 who are affected by changes to the state pension age in the 1995 and 2011 Pension Acts to discuss proposals for a non-means-tested solution for all women.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Emma Little Pengelly
uin	119381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>This matter has been comprehensively debated on many occasions in Parliament. The Government will not be making changes to its policy on state pension age for women born in the 1950s, in respect of the 1995, 2007 and 2011 Pension Acts. DWP Ministers have met with a number of constituents who have been affected by changes to the State Pension age.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government does not intend to make further concessions in addition to those arrangements already made for women affected by the acceleration of increases in State Pension age that have already been made.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/12/2017 12:51:36 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4611 label Biography information for Emma Little Pengelly

806229

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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: Motability
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 have successfully appealed the removal of their place on the Motability Scheme under the Personal Independence Payment.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	119421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Disability benefit claimants are able to apply for a vehicle under the Motability Scheme if they are in receipt of Higher Rate Mobility in DLA or Enhanced Rate Mobility in PIP. If the claimant loses their entitlement to these components, they will no longer be eligible for a vehicle under the Motability Scheme. If a claimant is not satisfied with the original decision, they are able to request a Mandatory Reconsideration and if, following the Mandatory Reconsideration they are still not satisfied, they can appeal to the First-Tier Tribunal.</p><p> </p><p>The number of Motability Scheme customers who successfully appeal following a decision which removes Enhanced Rate Mobility (PIP) or Higher Rate Mobility (DLA) is not held by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>The Department worked closely with Motability to introduce a £175 million Transitional Support package for people leaving the scheme following PIP reassessment paid for by Motability and at no cost to the taxpayer. This gives significant help:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Claimants can keep their car for up to 3 months after an initial decision.</li><li>They are given the option to buy their Scheme vehicle.</li><li>Choice of up to £2,000 lump sum payment OR 6 ½ month lease extension with a smaller support payment.</li><li>Motability can help to pay to adapt new, non-scheme cars and gives and additional help and advice (on insurance and adaptations).</li><li>This package has already helped 84% claimants to buy a used car.</li></ul> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/12/2017 18:01:06 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

806243

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Universal Credit
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 8 November 2017 to Question 110869, if he will make it his policy to regularly publish data on universal credit advances by parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	119435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/12/2017 15:45:39 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

806265

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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: Autoimmune Diseases
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 Capita on improving that company's management of personal independent payment assessments for people with an auto-immune disease.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	119457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Department officials meet regularly with PIP Assessment Providers to discuss all aspects of their delivery of PIP assessments, including ensuring it works effectively for people with long-term health conditions or disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>PIP is a functional assessment, and addresses the impact of an individual’s medical conditions on their daily life, rather than the medical conditions themselves. There is no requirement for the Health Professional to diagnose a condition or to recommend treatment options.</p><p> </p><p>The assessments are undertaken by qualified Health Professionals who are experts in disability analysis with knowledge of the likely functional effects of a wide range of health conditions. They have access to a range of resources as well as experienced clinicians to support them in assessing claimants.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 119458 119459 119461 question first answered 20/12/2017 15:29:34 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

806269

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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: Autoimmune Diseases
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 Atos on improving that company's management of personal independent payment assessments for people with an auto-immune disease.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	119461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Department officials meet regularly with PIP Assessment Providers to discuss all aspects of their delivery of PIP assessments, including ensuring it works effectively for people with long-term health conditions or disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>PIP is a functional assessment, and addresses the impact of an individual’s medical conditions on their daily life, rather than the medical conditions themselves. There is no requirement for the Health Professional to diagnose a condition or to recommend treatment options.</p><p> </p><p>The assessments are undertaken by qualified Health Professionals who are experts in disability analysis with knowledge of the likely functional effects of a wide range of health conditions. They have access to a range of resources as well as experienced clinicians to support them in assessing claimants.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 119457 119458 119459 question first answered 20/12/2017 15:29:34 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

806314

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times his Department's Senior Information Risk Officer role has been vacant for a week or longer since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	119506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department’s Senior Information Risk Owner role has been permanently filled since 2012 and has not been vacant for any period of time.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/12/2017 16:29:20 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

805134

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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 Fund: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much interest free credit in real terms was provided through the Discretionary Social Fund in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	118806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Interest free credit is provided through the Discretionary Social Fund with Budgeting Loans and Crisis Loans.</p><p> </p><p>The provision of interest free credit through the Discretionary Social Fund is published in the annual Social Fund Account in nominal terms. These figures have been adjusted to real terms in 2016/17 prices and are outlined in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Provision of interest free credit through the Discretionary Social Fund - £m (2016/17 prices)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>645</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>599</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>438</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>428</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>412</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest £1m.</li><li>Figures are adjusted to real terms using GDP deflators.</li><li>Figures consist of expenditure on Crisis Loans and Budgeting Loans.</li><li>Crisis Loans were abolished with effect from 31/3/13. There have been no new Crisis Loan payments since then. The provision of interest free credit through Crisis Loans since their abolition represents a net transfer of customer debt from Northern Ireland where customers have moved between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. DWP manage the recovery of the transferred debt.</li><li>Community Care Grant expenditure, although part of the Discretionary Social Fund until their abolition in April 2013, is not included as they were non-repayable grants.</li><li>Funeral Expense Payments are provided as interest free credit, but are not included in the figures as they are part of the Regulatory Social Fund.</li></ol><p> </p><p>Sources:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Social Fund Accounts, 2010/11 – 2016/17</li><li>GDP deflators at market prices, and money GDP November 2017 (Autumn Budget 2017)</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The links to the annual Social Fund Account for each of the last seven years are given below.</p><p> </p><p>2010/11:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/247280/1307.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/247280/1307.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>2011/12:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/246945/0454.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/246945/0454.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>2012/13:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209380/SFWPA_2012-13.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209380/SFWPA_2012-13.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>2013/14:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/450047/social-fund-account-2013-to-2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/450047/social-fund-account-2013-to-2014.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>2014/15:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/450036/social-fund-account-2014-to-2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/450036/social-fund-account-2014-to-2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>2015/16:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535981/social-fund-account-2015-16.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535981/social-fund-account-2015-16.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>2016/17:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/626607/social-fund-account-2016-2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/626607/social-fund-account-2016-2017.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/12/2017 16:32:36 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

805170

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which current EU Member States had historical bilateral agreements with the UK that guaranteed annual uprating of UK state pensions?
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	118842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom’s reciprocal social security agreements with EU Member States as well as Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland are generally superseded by EU law. The reciprocal agreements with Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland all made provision regarding annual increases in the state pension.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/12/2017 12:22:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill