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1684103

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
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: Syndactyly
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the number of people with syndactyly that are in receipt of the Personal Independence Payment.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	10752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is based on the needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability, not the health condition or disability itself.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/01/2024 17:43:41 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1464701

registered interest
date	20/05/2022
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Powers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has plans to give powers of arrest to some officials in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	5613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>As set out in both our Fighting Fraud Against the Welfare System publication, published on 19 May (link below) and the supporting Written Ministerial Statement, when parliamentary time allows, we propose to introduce legislation to take new powers of arrest which will be conferred on a team of suitably trained and experienced criminal investigators. Where appropriate we will continue to work in partnership with the Police.</p><p> </p><p>This legislation would broadly align DWP powers with those already in place in both HMRC and GLAA (Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority)</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fighting-fraud-in-the-welfare-system" target="_blank">Fighting Fraud in the Welfare System - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 25/05/2022 15:58:11 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1464702

registered interest
date	20/05/2022
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	Social Security Benefits: Bank Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has plans to give some officials in her Department greater access to claimants' banking data; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	5614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>As set out in both our Fighting Fraud Against the Welfare System publication, published on 19 May (link below) and the supporting Written Ministerial Statement, when parliamentary time allows, we will legislate for powers to require the transfer of data from third parties (e.g. banks) to enable the department to identify potential fraud more proactively, such as where claimants might have savings above the capital limit.</p><p> </p><p>We believe this measure is necessary and proportionate to protect taxpayers’ money and prevent crime. We recognise that we must balance this with people’s right to privacy and we will therefore ensure the power is appropriate and no more than necessary to address the problem.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fighting-fraud-in-the-welfare-system" target="_blank">Fighting Fraud in the Welfare System - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 25/05/2022 16:02:45 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1464703

registered interest
date	20/05/2022
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	Social Security Benefits: Overpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the amount of benefit overpayments due to fraud and error has been in each of the last five years for which figures are available, broken down by (a) official and (b) claimant error.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	5615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>Estimates of fraud and error levels in the benefit system in Great Britain, including over each of the last 5 financial years, have been published and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system" target="_blank">Fraud and error in the benefit system - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>?</p><p> </p><p>The national statistics of fraud and error in the welfare system in Great Britain in the financial year 2021 to 2022 will be released on 26<sup>th</sup> May 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 25/05/2022 15:52:21 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1464704

registered interest
date	20/05/2022
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value of benefits unclaimed by entitled claimants was in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	5616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>On 24 February 2022 the Department for Work and Pensions published the report “Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up: financial year 2019 to 2020”. This provided figures on the value of some unclaimed benefits (Pension Credit and Housing Benefit (for Pensioners) in Great Britain. The full report is available online. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up--2</a> . Estimates are not currently available for other DWP benefits.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/05/2022 14:41:15 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1464705

registered interest
date	20/05/2022
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff have been employed in her Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available, broken down by directorate.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	5617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>Department for Work and Pensions Full Time Equivalent (FTE) as at the end of each financial year by directorate*</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Directorate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Analysis and Science Directorate</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change Group</p></td><td><p>1,025</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Digital Group</p></td><td><p>3,945</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance Group</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>People, Capability and Place Group</p></td><td><p>1,769</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Office</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategic Communications</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Policy Group</p></td><td><p>1,387</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service Excellence Group</p></td><td><p>21,901</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Work and Health Services Group</p></td><td><p>49,783</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DWP Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>82,099</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Directorate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change</p></td><td><p>718</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Digital</p></td><td><p>2,898</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance Group</p></td><td><p>1,955</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>People, Capability and Place Group</p></td><td><p>1,508</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Office</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Communications</p></td><td><p>227</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Policy Group</p></td><td><p>1,183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service Excellence Group</p></td><td><p>19,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Work and Health Services Group</p></td><td><p>53,082</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DWP Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>81,415</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Directorate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Analysis and Science Directorate</p></td><td><p>97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change</p></td><td><p>813</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Digital</p></td><td><p>2,673</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance Group</p></td><td><p>1,888</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>People and Capability Group</p></td><td><p>1,201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Office</p></td><td><p>92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Communications</p></td><td><p>238</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategy</p></td><td><p>1,022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service Excellence Group</p></td><td><p>21,504</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Work and Health Services Group</p></td><td><p>39,264</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DWP Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>68,794</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Directorate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change</p></td><td><p>896</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Digital</p></td><td><p>2,720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance Group</p></td><td><p>3,821</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Human Resources</p></td><td><p>524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Office</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Communications</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Policy Group</p></td><td><p>1,103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operations</p></td><td><p>63,939</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DWP Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>73,341</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Directorate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change</p></td><td><p>1,045</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Technology</p></td><td><p>2,538</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance Group</p></td><td><p>3,815</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Human Resources</p></td><td><p>484</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Office</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Communications</p></td><td><p>289</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategy, Policy and Analysis Group</p></td><td><p>1,017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operations</p></td><td><p>64,834</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DWP Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>74,080</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>* </strong>FTE is rounded to nearest whole number</p><p>** Includes paid employees only</p><p>*** The reporting hierarchy and directorate names within DWP has changed over this period as a result of internal restructuring</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 30/05/2022 10:30:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1464706

registered interest
date	20/05/2022
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by what means her Department is contacting claimants on legacy benefits who are due to move to Universal Credit; what support is in place to assist claimants in this process; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	5618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>Everyone who is required to move will receive a managed migration notice informing them that they need to make a claim for Universal Credit. Through our testing and learning we will be able to determine the best way to provide this notification to claimants, but all recipients will have a minimum of three months to make their Universal Credit claim.</p><p>As part of this learning process, one of the key things we are seeking to better understand, is what additional support is required for people to make their claim to UC. There will be a wide range of support which is available from the outset, consisting of:</p><ul><li>A dedicated DWP phoneline for those receiving a migration notice</li><li>Comprehensive guidance on Gov.uk</li><li>Specially trained staff in JCP’s and service centres who can identify and signpost to local tailored support</li><li>Support through Help to Claim</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 30/05/2022 14:35:44 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1464707

registered interest
date	20/05/2022
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	Universal Credit
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 estimate of how many claimants who are expected to move from legacy benefits to Universal Credit will consequentially receive (a) more and (b) less in benefits between May 2022 and May 2024; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	5619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>The vast majority of claimants will either be better off, or no worse off. The ‘Completing Move to UC’ publication <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/completing-the-move-to-universal-credit" target="_blank">Completing the move to Universal Credit - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> sets out the departments analysis of the estimated number of claimants expected to be moved to Universal Credit.</p><p>The Department is currently focused on the discovery phase of managed migration starting with 250 claimants in Bolton and Medway respectively. We are committed to ensuring the final phase of Universal Credit is rolled out safely and is responsibly delivered by the end of 2024.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 30/05/2022 14:32:37 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1464708

registered interest
date	20/05/2022
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	Universal Credit: Impact Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department undertook an equality impact assessment on the migration of claimants from legacy benefits to Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	5620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>Yes, the Department has undertaken an equality assessment to fulfil the requirements of the Public Sector Equality Duty as set out in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. As Discovery progresses it is subject to revision as we learn and iterate the processes of managed migration.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 30/05/2022 14:45:02 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1437054

registered interest
date	01/03/2022
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	Private Rented Housing: Evictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of the benefit cap on eviction rates in London.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	132195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>No recent assessment has been made of the effect of the benefit cap on eviction rates in London.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 08/03/2022 17:34:52 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley previous answer version 55906 answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler