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1645539

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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	Cost of Living Payments: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase the Disability Cost of Living Payment to support measures to keep people active.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL8610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>We have no such plans. The value of the £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment is set in primary legislation: the Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2023 (<a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/7/contents" target="_blank">Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2023 (legislation.gov.uk)</a>).</p><p> </p><p>I am pleased to say that the payments, worth an estimated total of £1.17bn once all payments have been made, started to be paid into the bank accounts of qualifying recipients from 20 June with over six million people expected to benefit. More than 6m disabled people have received a one-off £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment. People receiving a qualifying benefit will be paid automatically by 4 July.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that nearly 60 per cent of individuals who receive an extra costs disability benefit will also receive the means-tested benefit Cost of Living Payments, worth up to £900. Over 85 per cent will receive either or both of the means-tested, and the £300 Pensioner Cost of Living Payment.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 03/07/2023 13:31:13 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1645661

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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	Youth Services: Finance
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 spent on Youth Hubs in each financial year since they were launched; and how much his Department is forecast to spend on Youth Hubs in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25, (c) 2025-26, (d) 2026-27 and (e) 2027-28.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	190112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>Youth Hubs are run in partnership with, and are hosted in the premises of, partner organisations. Where appropriate, partners can submit a grant application to receive funding to support the operational running of a Youth Hub. However, not all Youth Hubs are supported by grant funding and others will have identified alternative funding, e.g. Community Renewal Funds, to establish Hubs.</p><p> </p><p>The information regarding the Department’s spend on grants to support the opening and operation of Youth Hubs in each financial year since they were launched is not held.</p><p> </p><p>The indicative Youth Hub Work Coach costs for the previous three financial years are:</p><p> </p><p>2020/2021 - £1.1m</p><p>2021/2022 - £5.4m</p><p>2022/2023 - £4.8m</p><p><em><br> </em>NB:</p><ul><li>This excludes estates, digital, support and other operations costs.</li><li>This data is derived from DWP's Activity Based Model (ABM) and/or Departmental Activity Based Model (DABM) and is unpublished management information which was collected for internal Departmental use only. It has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standards.</li><li>The data is frequently revised and changes to definitions / benefits / DWP structure effect comparisons over time. It should therefore be treated with caution and must be seen as an indication of cost, rather than the actual cost.</li><li>Youth Employability Coaches and other Jobcentre staff may also work from Youth Hubs which is not reflected in this data.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The forecast spend for Youth Hubs for the current Spending Review period is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2023/2024 - £11.5m</p><p>2024/2025 - £13.0m</p><p><br> NB:</p><ul><li>These figures include costs for Youth Hub Work Coaches and additional funding to support Community Grants through the Flexible Support Fund, for the operational running of Youth Hubs.</li><li>These forecast figures are subject to revision and final costs will be subject to demand.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Spring Budget 2023 committed to the extension of the Youth Offer until 2028, funding beyond 2024/2025 will be determined by a future spending review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/06/2023 16:53:44 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1645394

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
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: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the effect of the two-child limit to families on benefits in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL8569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The two-child limit policy aims to introduce fairness between households claiming benefits and taxpayers who support themselves solely through work. Families on benefits should face the same financial choices when deciding to grow their family as those supporting themselves solely through work. A benefits structure adjusting automatically to family size is unsustainable. Child Benefit continues to be paid for all children in eligible families as well as an additional amount for any disabled children.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics related to the policy to provide support for a maximum of two children was published in July 2022 and can be accessed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-and-child-tax-credit-claimants-statistics-related-to-the-policy-to-provide-support-for-a-maximum-of-2-children-april-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-and-child-tax-credit-claimants-statistics-related-to-the-policy-to-provide-support-for-a-maximum-of-2-children-april-2022</a></p><p> </p><p>Some key statistics from the link below are as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>From the latest published statistics on UC households, the majority of families on UC had fewer than three children (79%), with 21% of UC households with children having three or more children.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>In April 2022, there were 420,000 households on UC with 3 or more children, of these 56% were not receiving a child element/amount for at least one child (due to the policy to provide support for a maximum of two children).</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>In April 2022, there were 4.15 million households on UC, and there were a total of 1.3 million children living in a household that was not receiving a child element or amount for at least one child due to being affected by the policy.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>In April 2022, 17,000 households that had a third or subsequent child born on or after 6 April 2017 were in receipt of an exception.</li></ul> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 03/07/2023 12:02:01 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1645013

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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	Wind Power: Health and Safety
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 implications for his policies of safety incident data for the UK set out in the report by the G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation entitled 2022 incident data report; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	189777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recognises that the expected life of an offshore wind farm, from construction to decommissioning will be around 25 years. During this time, the extent of the activity, and hence the risk, will vary significantly.</p><p> </p><p>HSE has a targeted programme of preventive inspections to offshore wind farms based on their risk profile from a range of data, including safety incidents, to ensure those presenting the highest risk receive the appropriate regulatory attention. This data will also be used to determine the policy for regulating the offshore wind sector.</p><p> </p><p>HSE focuses on identifying underlying causes and common issues to reduce the risk of accidents and / or near misses, and engaging with relevant trade bodies, including G+, to enable risks to be adequately managed.</p><p> </p><p>All duty holders are encouraged by HSE to focus on health and safety leadership and to have adequate competence in workers at all levels.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 20/06/2023 11:46:34 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1645022

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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	Department for Work and Pensions: 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 25 May 2023 to Question 185576 on Disability, which of his Department’s commitments in the National Disability Strategy that have not been paused as a result of legal action have (a) been fully, (b) been partially and (c) not been implemented.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	189779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>In January 2022, the High Court declared the National Disability Strategy (NDS) was unlawful because the UK Disability Survey, which informed it, was held to be a voluntary consultation that failed to comply with the legal requirements on public consultations.</p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) made five commitments in the NDS:</p><ul><li>Set out proposals to improve the experience of accessing disability benefits;</li><li>Pilot an Access to Work Passport to help disabled people progress through education and move into employment;</li><li>Make available a passport for all young disabled students, including those receiving Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA), when they leave university;</li><li>Encourage employers to hire disabled people and to create inclusive workplaces by reviewing Disability Confident, strengthening the Voluntary Reporting Framework, and disseminating best practice to employers; and</li><li>Expand trials for supported employment services.</li></ul><p>Since the NDS was published, DWP has:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Published the Health and Disability White Paper, which sets out the Government’s plans to reform the welfare system and make it better meet the needs of disabled people in Great Britain. This includes removing the Work Capability Assessment (meaning claimants will now only have to do one health assessment rather than two) and supporting claimants to try work without fear of losing their financial support;</li><li>Delivered a pilot to test the Adjustments Passport in 3 universities. The pilot results were evaluated by the universities, demonstrating the value of the Adjustments Passport, which as a result is expected to be available, across all nations, beginning in September 2023;</li><li>Implemented a Health Adjustments Passport to support disabled jobseekers and is implementing an Armed Forces Service Leavers Adjustments Passport. The DWP is continuing testing of the Adjustments Passport with various groups, including young people on vocational programmes;</li></ul><ul><li>Paused work directly related to the Disability Confident review and strengthening the Voluntary Reporting Framework. The DWP continues to promote the Disability Confident Scheme and encourage sign-up through our regular engagement with the Business Leaders Group, employers of all sizes and other stakeholders; and</li><li>Provided funding, in partnership with DHSC, for Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) supported employment services in 12 areas across 41 local authorities in England, to support people with health conditions to access paid jobs, and then support both the individual and their employer to ensure that the job is sustained.</li></ul><p>The Government also announced a wide-reaching package at the Spring Budget to support disabled people, and people with health conditions, to stay in, and return to work. This new investment builds on our existing extensive support to help disabled people and people with health conditions to start, stay and succeed in work.</p><p> </p><p>We remain fully committed to supporting disabled people in the UK through creating more opportunities, protecting their rights and ensuring they fully benefit from, and can contribute to, every aspect of our society. To support this, the DWP will be providing further details of our recent achievements to improve disabled people’s lives in the forthcoming Disability Action Plan consultation due for publication in the summer.</p><p> </p><p>Ahead of this, I as the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, will write providing a list of these achievements and will place a copy in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 20/06/2023 15:37:51 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1645039

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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	Universal Credit: Rents
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 is taking steps to ensure that legacy benefit claimants (a) are aware of and (b) have access to managed payments to landlord in the managed migration to Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	189742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>We are not currently moving claimants who have Housing Benefit onto Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has published guidance online to ensure legacy benefit claimants are aware of and have access to managed payments to landlords. This information is in the public domain and can be found in the following link: <a href="https://www.understandinguniversalcredit.gov.uk/new-to-universal-credit/help-with-managing-your-money/" target="_blank">Understanding Universal Credit - Advances and help with budgeting</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/06/2023 09:07:33 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1645041

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to amend Universal Credit regulations to allow claimants of legacy benefits to be eligible for transitional protection if their initial claim was rejected due to a lack of information but was then approved in a subsequent claim.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	189745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>We have no plans to amend the regulations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The regulations allow transitional protection to be considered in all instances where there is a qualifying Universal Credit (UC) claim made within the given deadline, for which all the necessary information is provided.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance has been issued to decision makers making this clear. We also issue reminders to claimants during this period about the need to make a UC claim to continue receiving benefit.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/06/2023 09:01:29 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1645042

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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	Universal Credit: Pension Credit
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 an assessment of the potential merits of excluding any legacy benefit claimant due to qualify for Pension Credit before April 2025 from having to migrate to Universal Credit; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	189746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>We are currently excluding anyone within 6 months of State Pension Age from the Managed Migration process to reduce the number of benefit changes households need to make within a short period of time.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/06/2023 09:03:41 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1645126

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether an Access to Work scheme has been implemented in their Department.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	189849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>Access to Work is a demand-led, personalised discretionary grant, which contributes to the disability-related extra costs of working faced by disabled people, and those with a health condition in the workplace that are beyond standard reasonable adjustments. It does not replace an employer’s duty under the Equality Act to make reasonable adjustments.</p><p> </p><p>In 2006, the DWP took over responsibility for providing adjustments that would previously have been funded through Access to Work, for civil servants working in their department. This removed the need for DWP staff to apply for Access to Work. In April 2022, all Government departments followed suit and assumed responsibility for providing such adjustments for their staff.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 21/06/2023 11:56:51 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1645141

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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	Universal Credit: Enfield North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit deductions for (a) households and (b) households with children in Enfield North constituency there were from (i) March 2022 to February 2023, (ii) March 2021 to February 2022 and (iii) March 2020 to February 2021.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	189897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The primary aim of the Universal Credit deductions policy is to protect vulnerable claimants by providing a last resort repayment method for arrears of essential services. In recent years, the standard UC deduction cap has been reduced twice – from 40% to 30% of the Standard Allowance in October 2019, and down to 25% in April 2021.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2020 to July 2020, a temporary freeze on government and third party deductions was introduced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The requested information is provided in the separate spreadsheet.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 189899 189900 question first answered 23/06/2023 12:29:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name Attachment .xlsx title Attachment
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark