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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-02-01more like thismore than 2022-02-01
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Personal Independence Payment: Appeals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of tribunals and mandatory reconsiderations involving personal independence payment claims. more like this
tabling member constituency Bishop Auckland remove filter
tabling member printed
Dehenna Davison more like this
uin 116049 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-02-09more like thismore than 2022-02-09
answer text <p>The Department’s aim is to make the right decision as early as possible in the claim journey. We have made improvements to our decision-making processes to ensure that people get the support they are entitled to as quickly as possible, because Decision Makers can better gather relevant additional evidence earlier in the process.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Norwich North more like this
answering member printed Chloe Smith more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-02-09T12:26:17.83Zmore like thismore than 2022-02-09T12:26:17.83Z
answering member
1609
label Biography information for Chloe Smith more like this
tabling member
4737
label Biography information for Dehenna Davison more like this
1403538
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-01-17more like thismore than 2022-01-17
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Chronic Illnesses more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps is the government taking to ensure that reassessments for sufferers of chronic conditions are as unobtrusive and infrequent as possible. more like this
tabling member constituency Bishop Auckland remove filter
tabling member printed
Dehenna Davison more like this
uin 105731 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-01-25more like thismore than 2022-01-25
answer text <p>As announced in the recent Shaping Future Support: Health and Disability Green Paper we want to make changes to the assessment process so people with the most severe health conditions and disabilities can claim the benefits they are entitled to through a simpler process. We are exploring how to test a new Severe Disability Group (SDG) so those with severe and lifelong conditions can benefit from a simplified process to access ESA/UC and PIP without ever needing to complete a detailed application form or go through a face to face assessment/reassessment.</p><p> </p><p>We have already stopped reassessments for people with the most severe conditions that are unlikely to change. In Shaping Future Support: The Health and Disability Green Paper, we proposed ways to further reduce the number of unnecessary assessments, while continuing to ensure support is properly targeted. Alongside this, we proposed ways of offering greater flexibility and simplicity in the way that assessments are delivered, including improving the evidence we use to make decisions from health assessments, and learn the lessons of coronavirus where we introduced telephone and video assessments.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Norwich North more like this
answering member printed Chloe Smith more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-01-25T17:53:53.34Zmore like thismore than 2022-01-25T17:53:53.34Z
answering member
1609
label Biography information for Chloe Smith more like this
tabling member
4737
label Biography information for Dehenna Davison more like this
1181949
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-03-02more like thismore than 2020-03-02
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Self-employed more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support self-employment. more like this
tabling member constituency Bishop Auckland remove filter
tabling member printed
Dehenna Davison more like this
uin 23671 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-03-06more like thismore than 2020-03-06
answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department supports people to be self-employed when it is the right thing for them to do to be financially self-sufficient. Key to this is continuing to help claimants in, or considering, self-employment to progress to a level of sustained financial self-sufficiency that does not exclude the possibility of better paid work elsewhere. This ensures fairness to claimants, but also taxpayers who fund the welfare system.</p><p> </p><p>Work coaches offer tailored support to our claimants who are in self-employment through to help them to increase their productivity and earnings. Work coaches can refer low-earning claimants to mentoring support from New Enterprise Allowance providers and sign-post claimants to the other extensive business support which is already funded by the Government.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that it takes time for new businesses to grow and that even established businesses can experience difficulties. From September 2020, all self-employed Universal Credit claimants will be given the same 12 months’ exemption period to provide them with time and support needed to grow their businesses.</p>
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-03-06T11:13:30.157Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-06T11:13:30.157Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4737
label Biography information for Dehenna Davison more like this
1130746
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-07more like thismore than 2019-06-07
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading State Retirement Pensions: Females more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women born in the 1950s and affected by the change of the state pension age received less than five years notice of that change. more like this
tabling member constituency Bishop Auckland remove filter
tabling member printed
Helen Goodman more like this
uin 261488 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-06-12more like thismore than 2019-06-12
answer text <p>The Pensions Acts of 1995, 2007 and 2011 were fully debated in Parliament. The government undertook wide public consultation before the passage of the Acts. This included publishing Green and White Papers. The passage of the Acts and the changes they brought in were widely reported in the media throughout this period.</p><p> </p><p>The changes to State Pension age that the Pensions Act 1995 brought in started to come into effect from April 2010 giving a notice period of at least 15 years for those changes.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the DWP and others took extensive steps in the years following the 1995 Act to further communicate the changes to women born in the 1950s, as well as all others affected, by means such as leaflets, State Pension forecasts, media articles and personal letters.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hexham more like this
answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-12T16:33:16.753Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-12T16:33:16.753Z
answering member
4142
label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
tabling member
1484
label Biography information for Helen Goodman more like this
1023178
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-12-11more like thismore than 2018-12-11
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit: Lone Parents more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) male and (b) female lone parent university students have been affected by the requirement to move from claiming tax credits to universal credit. more like this
tabling member constituency Bishop Auckland remove filter
tabling member printed
Helen Goodman more like this
uin 201119 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-17more like thismore than 2018-12-17
answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-07-12/163623/" target="_blank">163623</a> on 20 July 2018.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Reading West more like this
answering member printed Alok Sharma more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-17T18:26:21.08Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-17T18:26:21.08Z
answering member
4014
label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma more like this
tabling member
1484
label Biography information for Helen Goodman more like this
1002684
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-06more like thismore than 2018-11-06
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of claimants of universal credit that are paid every (a) four weeks, (b) two weeks and (c) every week. more like this
tabling member constituency Bishop Auckland remove filter
tabling member printed
Helen Goodman more like this
uin 188752 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-12more like thismore than 2018-11-12
answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-06-07/151086/" target="_blank">151086</a> anwered on 12 June 2018.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Reading West more like this
answering member printed Alok Sharma more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-12T17:57:07.717Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-12T17:57:07.717Z
answering member
4014
label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma more like this
tabling member
1484
label Biography information for Helen Goodman more like this
924662
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-06-15more like thismore than 2018-06-15
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Pension Credit more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance have not been contacted by her Department when they have reached state pension age and qualify for pension credit in the latest period for which figures are available. more like this
tabling member constituency Bishop Auckland remove filter
tabling member printed
Helen Goodman more like this
uin 154155 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-06-20more like thismore than 2018-06-20
answer text <p>The Department for Work &amp; Pensions is unable to provide this information as the data is not collected and would only be available at disproportionate cost to the Department.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hexham more like this
answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-06-20T15:33:49.56Zmore like thismore than 2018-06-20T15:33:49.56Z
answering member
4142
label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
tabling member
1484
label Biography information for Helen Goodman more like this
921957
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-06-11more like thismore than 2018-06-11
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the number of (a) claims for employment support allowance, (b) mandatory re-considerations, (c) mandatory re-considerations that went to appeal and (d) successful appeals of mandatory re-considerations in (i) the UK and (ii) each parliamentary constituency. more like this
tabling member constituency Bishop Auckland remove filter
tabling member printed
Helen Goodman more like this
uin 152078 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-06-14more like thismore than 2018-06-14
answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Department publishes quarterly statistics on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA): Outcomes of Work Capability Assessments (WCA) which include figures in tables 12 and 13 on mandatory reconsiderations and appeals of WCA decisions. These statistics are not currently available to Country or parliamentary constituency level but DWP statisticians are investigating how to extend the geography information provided. The statistics can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employment-and-support-allowance-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employment-and-support-allowance-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessment</a></p><p> </p><p>Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Communities. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/topics/benefits-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/topics/benefits-statistics</a></p>
answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth more like this
answering member printed Sarah Newton more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-06-14T15:14:24.127Zmore like thismore than 2018-06-14T15:14:24.127Z
answering member
4071
label Biography information for Sarah Newton more like this
tabling member
1484
label Biography information for Helen Goodman more like this
915132
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-06-01more like thismore than 2018-06-01
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has estimated the cost of (a) audio and (b) video recording assessments for personal independence payment and employment support allowance; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Bishop Auckland remove filter
tabling member printed
Helen Goodman more like this
uin 148657 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-06-06more like thismore than 2018-06-06
answer text <p>As part of our commitment to improving the PIP assessment process we are exploring options to record PIP assessments, but do not yet have any estimated costs for this activity. Audio recording of Work Capability Assessments is already available to Employment Support Allowance and Universal Credit claimants. Since Centre for Health and Disability Assessments took over the contract to deliver Work Capability Assessments there has not been a need to purchase new recording units so an up-to-date cost estimate cannot be provided.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth more like this
answering member printed Sarah Newton more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-06-06T16:38:25.607Zmore like thismore than 2018-06-06T16:38:25.607Z
answering member
4071
label Biography information for Sarah Newton more like this
tabling member
1484
label Biography information for Helen Goodman more like this
904057
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-05-14more like thismore than 2018-05-14
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Children: Maintenance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who had an earnings deduction order for child maintenance subsequently lost their jobs and claimed job seeker's allowance in 2016 -17. more like this
tabling member constituency Bishop Auckland remove filter
tabling member printed
Helen Goodman more like this
uin 143692 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-05-17more like thismore than 2018-05-17
answer text <p>The Department does not readily collate information on the number of people paying child maintenance via a deduction from earnings order who subsequently lost their job and claimed Job Seekers allowance within the year 2016-17. Obtaining the information to answer this question could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North West Hampshire more like this
answering member printed Kit Malthouse more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-05-17T12:37:35.967Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-17T12:37:35.967Z
answering member
4495
label Biography information for Kit Malthouse more like this
tabling member
1484
label Biography information for Helen Goodman more like this