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1562991

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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: Cancer
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 take steps to compensate people on benefits who have been diagnosed with cancer, in the context of the cost of living crisis.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	113448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>While there are no plans to compensate people on benefits who have been diagnosed with cancer specifically, the department is providing additional financial support to those who qualify for health and disability related benefits during the cost of living emergency.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living and has taken further decisive action to support people with their energy bills. The Government’s Energy Price Guarantee, running from October 2022- March 2023, will save a typical British household around £900 this winter, based on what the energy price would have been under the current price cap – reducing bills by roughly a third. This is in addition to the over £37bn of cost of living support announced earlier this year, which includes the £400 non-repayable discount to eligible households provided through the Energy Bills Support Scheme.</p><p /><p>In 2023/24, the Government is protecting the most vulnerable in society, many of whom face the biggest challenge making their incomes stretch, by increasing benefits in line with inflation. This means that they will rise by September Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation – 10.1%. Uprating working age and disability benefits will cost £11bn next year. More than 10 million working age families will see their benefit payments rise from April 2023.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure stability and certainty for households, the Government is providing £26bn in cost of living support for 2023/24. This includes Cost of Living Payments for the most vulnerable. In 2023/24, households on eligible means-tested benefits will get up to a further £900 in Cost of Living Payments. Individuals in receipt of eligible disability benefits will also receive a £150 payment. Also included is the amended Energy Price Guarantee which will save the average UK household £500 in 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>For those who require extra support, the Government is providing an additional £1 billion of funding, including Barnett impact, to enable the extension of the Household Support Fund in England in the next financial year. This is on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing total funding to £2.5 billion. In England, this will be delivered through an extension to the Household Support Fund backed by £842 million, running from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, which local authorities use to help households with the cost of essentials. It will be for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate their additional Barnett funding.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/01/2023 13:00:22 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1543293

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
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: Cancer
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 held recent discussions with Macmillan Cancer Support on the potential impact of raising benefits in line with inflation for people (a) with and (b) related to people with cancer.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	89744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>I have, and will, regularly meet stakeholders to discuss a range of disability related issues, including the Disability Benefit Consortium of which Macmillan Cancer Support is a member.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is protecting the most vulnerable in society, many of whom face the biggest challenge making their incomes stretch, by increasing benefits in line with inflation. This means that they will rise by September’s Consumer Prices Index – 10.1% from April 2023.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/11/2022 13:50:46 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1541801

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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: Cancer
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 a comparative assessment of the potential impact of uprating benefits in line with (a) earnings and (b) inflation on people living with cancer.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	86570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has completed his annual up-rating review of State Pension and benefit rates will increase in line with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) for the year to September 2022. This means that they will increase by 10.1% from 10 April 2023.</p><p> </p><p>In 2022/23, the government will spend over £65.8 billion on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions in Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/11/2022 17:12:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1536453

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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: Cancer
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 potential impact of uprating benefits in line with earnings instead of inflation on people living with cancer.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	72276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is conducting his statutory annual review of State Pensions and benefits rates. The outcome of that review will be announced shortly.</p><p /> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 72275 question first answered 02/11/2022 17:06:21 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1455581

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
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	Social Security Benefits: Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether home assessments for people claiming disability benefits can be offered to claimants living with cancer.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	149186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>Currently, all claimants to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can be offered a telephone or video assessment where a paper-based assessment is not possible and a face-to-face assessment at an assessment centre is not appropriate. Home assessments were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic and we are working towards re-introducing these where other assessment channels are not possible. Attendance Allowance care needs are assessed on paper-based evidence alone, with extra support available for vulnerable customers. Disability Living Allowance for children does not assess children and all decisions are taken on the basis of paper-based evidence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 05/04/2022 13:52:24 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1455582

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
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	Social Security Benefits: Cancer
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 made an assessment of the potential merits of including witness statements as part of the disability benefits decision-making process for people living with cancer.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	149187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>In the context of claims for health and disability-related benefits, for all health conditions and disabilities, a claimant can provide to the Department any evidence, including a witness statement, which they consider supports that claim. All evidence, whatever the source or type, is considered and weighed accordingly as part of the decision-making process.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 31/03/2022 15:46:09 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1310589

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
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: Cancer
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 living with cancer in England have had a DS1500 medical condition report submitted by their clinicians in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	184528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The DS1500 can be completed by a terminally ill patient’s doctor or other healthcare professional and returned to DWP. The doctor or healthcare professional provides information about their patient’s condition, including its clinical features and ongoing or planned treatment on the DS1500. The DS1500 is not a claim form in itself and is not a requirement to support a claim under the special rules for terminal illness.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A DS1500 can be completed during the claim process for various benefits: Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Universal Credit (UC), Attendance Allowance (AA) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA).</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 184529 question first answered 26/04/2021 13:04:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1310590

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
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: Cancer
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 living with cancer in Wales have had a DS1500 medical condition report submitted by their clinicians in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	184529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The DS1500 can be completed by a terminally ill patient’s doctor or other healthcare professional and returned to DWP. The doctor or healthcare professional provides information about their patient’s condition, including its clinical features and ongoing or planned treatment on the DS1500. The DS1500 is not a claim form in itself and is not a requirement to support a claim under the special rules for terminal illness.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A DS1500 can be completed during the claim process for various benefits: Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Universal Credit (UC), Attendance Allowance (AA) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA).</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 184528 question first answered 26/04/2021 13:04:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1310132

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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: Cancer
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 living with cancer in Wales had a DS1500 medical condition report submitted by their clinicians in each quarter of 2020.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	183250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The DS1500 can be completed by a terminally ill patient’s doctor or other healthcare professional and returned to DWP. The doctor or healthcare professional provides information about their patient’s condition, including its clinical features and ongoing or planned treatment on the DS1500. The DS1500 is not a claim form in itself and is not a requirement to support a claim under the special rules for terminal illness.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A DS1500 can be completed during the claim process for various benefits: Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Universal Credit (UC), Attendance Allowance (AA) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA).</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 183251 question first answered 22/04/2021 13:28:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1310133

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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: Cancer
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 living with cancer in England had a DS1500 medical condition report submitted by their clinicians in each quarter of 2020.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	183251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The DS1500 can be completed by a terminally ill patient’s doctor or other healthcare professional and returned to DWP. The doctor or healthcare professional provides information about their patient’s condition, including its clinical features and ongoing or planned treatment on the DS1500. The DS1500 is not a claim form in itself and is not a requirement to support a claim under the special rules for terminal illness.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A DS1500 can be completed during the claim process for various benefits: Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Universal Credit (UC), Attendance Allowance (AA) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA).</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 183250 question first answered 22/04/2021 13:28:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi