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1727348

registered interest
date	04/09/2024
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is taking steps to move those in receipt of the old state pension to the new one to help prevent financial hardship in winter 2024-25.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	4207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to move people from the old State Pension system to the new State Pension system.</p><p> </p><p>It is not the case that everyone receiving the new State Pension (i.e. those reaching State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016) will receive more than those under the old State Pension system. Both systems reflect the National Insurance record of the individual. Therefore, the amount people receive varies.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 12/09/2024 11:47:45 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1726960

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
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	Pension Credit
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 claim Pension Credit.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	3970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>Based on the latest published Pension Credit caseload statistics (sources below), in February 2024 there were 1,359,475 households in Great Britain claiming Pension Credit.</p><p> </p><p>The published Pension Credit figures refer to households, so the number of individuals will be higher (i.e., taking account of households where it is a couple claiming Pension Credit).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source:</strong></p><p><strong> </strong>Pension Credit data is published here: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/openinfopage?id=PC_New" target="_blank">Pension Credit – Data from May 2018</a></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 11/09/2024 16:58:19 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1726970

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
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: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the number of young people in employment in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	3976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>The number of employed 16–24-year-olds has fallen by 183,000 in the last 12 months, driven by higher economic inactivity. DWP places a strong emphasis on developing policies that support young people into employment, whilst also acknowledging that their needs will vary based on their location and individual circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>My department, working closely with the Department for Education, are developing the Youth Guarantee, to refocus support to all young people aged 18-21 years old not in education, employment or training. We will ensure they have access to quality opportunities for training, an apprenticeship or help to find work for, to prevent them becoming excluded from the world of work at a young age.</p><p> </p><p>DWP currently offers demand led labour market support to young people aged 16-24 through a comprehensive range of interventions at both national and local levels. This includes flexible, locally driven provision, nationwide employment programmes and tailored support delivered by work coaches in Jobcentres and in local communities, in collaboration with our partners.</p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 10/09/2024 11:01:05 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1726978

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
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	Unemployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made on trends of unemployment rates over the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	3982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2024 answer text <p>The unemployment rate has fallen slightly over the last 12 months, by 0.1%pts to 4.2%.</p><p> </p><p>The unemployment rate does not capture everyone who is out of work. The economic inactivity rate has increased by 0.7%pts, equivalent to 350,000 people, over the same period. Economic inactivity due to long-term sickness is at a near-record high at 2.8m.</p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 05/09/2024 16:31:16 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1721360

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Unemployment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle unemployment for people aged between 18 and 24.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	83
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The Department understands the negative effects of unemployment can be particularly pronounced for young people and can have longstanding implications on their future earnings potential and life chances. This is why DWP have a particular focus on ensuring young people are supported into employment, whilst also recognising their needs will vary depending on where they live and their own individual circumstances. Existing operations will be reviewed in line with the new government’s priorities.</p><p>The Governments Back to Work Plan is critical to growing the economy. This includes implementing a new national jobs and career service to help get more people into work alongside a Youth Guarantee, meaning more quality opportunities for training, an apprenticeship or help to find work for all young people aged 18-21 years old, to prevent them becoming excluded from the world of work at a young age.</p><p>DWP currently provides young people aged 16-24 with labour market support through an extensive range of interventions at a national and local level. This includes flexible provision driven by local need, nationwide employment programmes and support delivered by work coaches based in our Jobcentres and in local communities working alongside partners.</p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 25/07/2024 10:26:01 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1721361

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Jobcentres: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the sustainability of job centres in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	84
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>We have interpreted ‘sustainability’ to mean the viability of Jobcentres in rural areas.</p><p> </p><p>DWP has a network of 634 established Jobcentres across the UK. The location of Jobcentres needs to balance customer demand, the range of services it needs to offer and operational efficiency.</p><p> </p><p>If a Jobcentre is relocated, the Department fully assesses the likely impact, including completion of an Equality Assessment.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will be looking to work with a range of partners, including local areas to further develop and deliver our manifesto commitments which will inform wider thinking on the delivery of employment support.</p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 22/07/2024 13:22:15 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1719633

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
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, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of women born in the 1950s who have been impacted by State Pension age changes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	27370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/05/2024 11:57:22 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1717860

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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 PIP applications have been disallowed in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	26162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The latest available data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) clearances can be found on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>. In particular, the requested data can be found in ‘PIP Clearances’ dataset by going to ‘Clearance Type Detail’, choosing ‘Disallowed’ from the drop-down list and selecting the most recent 12 months from the ‘Month’ drop-down menu.</p><p>You may also wish to filter for “DWP policy ownership” under ‘Geography’ due to the devolution of some disability benefits to Scotland.</p><p>You can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest user and, if needed, you can access <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">guidance</a> on how to extract the information required.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 21/05/2024 17:03:25 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1716408

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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	Social Security Benefits: Mental Illness
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 impact of benefit claimants receiving over-payments on their mental health; and what steps his Department is taking to support claimants that need to re-pay over-payments.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	25219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Where overpayments occur, we have a duty to recover taxpayers’ money as quickly and efficiently as possible, without causing hardship to those making repayments. DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with repayments terms and encourage anyone who is experiencing such difficulty to contact DWP Debt Management to discuss their circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants who do contact Debt Management, are routinely referred to the Money Advisor Network, who work in partnership with DWP to offer free independent and impartial money and debt advice. We also remain committed to His Majesty’s Treasury’s Beathing Space policy, which provides those with problem debt the right to legal protections from creditor action for a period of 60 days to enable them to receive debt advice and enter into an appropriate debt solution.</p><p>In exceptional circumstances, where there are specific and compelling grounds to do so, a waiver can be considered. Full details on this can be found at Chapter 8 of the Department’s Benefit Overpayment Recovery Guide: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-overpayment-recovery-staff-guide/benefit-overpayment-recovery-guide" target="_blank">Benefit overpayment recovery guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</a></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/05/2024 11:14:23 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1715163

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: Autism
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 issues guidance to Departments on supporting candidates with autism through job recruitment boards.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	24470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not issue guidance to other departments on supporting candidates with autism through job recruitment boards. This falls within the remit of the Government People Group, within the Cabinet Office.</p><p>All candidates requiring a reasonable adjustment are able to request one during their application. There is also some general information on <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments/" target="_blank">Reasonable Adjustments </a>on the <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments/" target="_blank">Civil Service Careers page</a>, including the links to <a href="https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Disability Confidence Scheme</a> and what the Reasonable Adjustment process via CS Jobs will involve.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/05/2024 16:33:52 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon