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453856

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date	22/02/2016
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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that people living with the long-term effects of cancer can access appropriate financial support through the welfare system for as long as they need it.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
uin	27703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>Most Employment and Support Allowance claimants with cancer will be placed in the Support Group. People with long-term health conditions can also claim Personal Independence Payment to help meet the extra costs of their disability, whether they have a job or not.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 01/03/2016 16:20:56 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson

453857

registered interest
date	22/02/2016
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 in receipt of (a) disability living allowance and (b) personal independence payments are (i) undergoing treatment for and (ii) recovering from cancer.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
uin	27704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available as information on treatment is not recorded centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/02/2016 14:28:42 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson

424009

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
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 effect of the provisions in Clauses 13 and 14 of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on the welfare of cancer patients.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	13392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July. These are available on the Parliament website: <a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html" target="_blank">http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html</a></p><br /> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 28/10/2015 17:20:21 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

385906

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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, if he will create a cancer care and support allowance for those who have been diagnosed with cancer and are either undergoing or awaiting treatments.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	4277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government has no plans to create a separate cancer care and support allowance as provisions for cancer patients are already available within Employment and Support Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>Employment and Support Allowance provides financial help to people awaiting, receiving, or recovering from any form of chemotherapy or radiotherapy for cancer while they are unable to work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 30/06/2015 14:09:23 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick