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1723770

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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	Armed Forces: Compensation
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 end the treatment of military compensation as income for the purpose of welfare benefit means tests.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	1911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer to question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-17/500" target="_blank">500</a>, given on the 25 July 2024.</p> answering member constituency Stretford and Urmston answering member printed Andrew Western question first answered 02/08/2024 11:26:04 answering member 4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1723784

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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	Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on the transition from housing benefit to Universal Credit; and what steps she is taking to reduce (a) hardship, (b) debt and (c) eviction risks for households using housing benefit.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	1966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2024 answer text <p>The DWP started sending Migration Notices to Housing Benefit only customers from 17 July 2024 and is committed to ensuring that the transition to Universal Credit works as smoothly as possible for all individuals.</p><p> </p><p>DWP has processes in place within Universal Credit to help reduce hardship, debt and risk of eviction. For example, people who receive Housing Benefit and then claim Universal Credit will receive a two-week run on of their housing payment while they transition to Universal Credit Housing Payment. Universal Credit customers who require support to adapt to Universal Credit can also have their housing costs paid directly to landlords through an Alternative Payment Arrangement.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 05/08/2024 11:00:49 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1723785

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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	Social Security Benefits: High Peak
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people claiming in-work benefits in High Peak constituency.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Jon Pearce
uin	2000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2024 answer text <p>Official statistics for the number of <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/opendatabase?id=UC_Monthly" target="_blank">people on Universal Credit</a> are published each month on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>, with breakdowns available by <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/metadata/UC_Monthly/Westminster%20Parliamentary%20Constituency%202024.html" target="_blank">Westminster Parliamentary Constituency</a>. The latest statistics are to June 2024, with a breakdown by <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/metadata/UC_Monthly/Employment%20indicator.html" target="_blank">employment indicator</a> available to May 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Users can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest and, if needed, can access <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">general guidance</a> on how to extract the information required, with more detailed guidance available in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-official-statistics-stat-xplore-user-guide" target="_blank">Universal Credit Official Statistics: Stat-Xplore user guide</a>.</p><p></p><p>Statistics on the number of people on Jobseeker’s Allowance or Employment and Support Allowance, who are in employment, are not readily available and to provide them would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 05/08/2024 10:55:27 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	5115

1723786

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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	Universal Credit: High Peak
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people in High Peak constituency who have not moved to Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Jon Pearce
uin	2001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The requested information is published in the Move to Universal Credit statistics:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/move-to-universal-credit-statistics-july-2022-to-march-2024" target="_blank">Move to Universal Credit statistics, July 2022 to March 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>Worksheet 20 shows Households sent Migration Notices by Parliamentary Constituency and worksheet 22 shows households that have made a claim to Universal Credit by Parliamentary Constituency.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 30/07/2024 15:02:01 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	5115

1723787

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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	Work Capability Assessment: High Peak
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for a Work Capability Assessment in High Peak constituency in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Jon Pearce
uin	2002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 05/08/2024 10:57:32 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	5115

1723788

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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	Pension Credit: High Peak
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people eligible for but not claiming pension credit in High Peak constituency.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Jon Pearce
uin	2003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>The latest available Pension Credit take-up statistics cover the financial year 2021 to 2022 and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-ending-2022" target="_blank">Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up: financial year ending 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. However, these statistics are only available at Great Britain level and cannot be broken down to smaller geographical areas.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 01/08/2024 10:32:15 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	5115

1723827

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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	Food Banks
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 work with foodbanks to help ensure that healthy options are available for people from low income households.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	1942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to tackling poverty and ending mass dependence on emergency food parcels. We are introducing free breakfast clubs in every primary school to ensure children are fed a nutritious breakfast and are ready to learn and have created a new Ministerial Taskforce to drive cross-government action on child poverty.</p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 31/07/2024 14:24:57 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1723852

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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	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, whether her Department will replace cash payments for the Personal Independence Payment.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	1957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>We will be reviewing the responses people have made to the previous government's consultation on Personal Independence Payment, which closed on Monday 22 July.</p><p> </p><p>The proposals in this Green Paper were developed by the previous government. We will be considering our own approach to social security in due course.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 30/07/2024 14:55:58 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1723396

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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	Universal Credit: Appeals
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 adequacy of the support available receivers of Universal Credit who wish to appeal a decision of her Department at an Upper Tier Tribunal.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	1828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>Tribunals are administered independently of the Department and therefore appeals to the Upper Tribunal are a matter for the appellant and His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). The appellant should follow guidance from the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) on the process for appealing to the Upper Tribunal. There is also helpful information on gov.uk: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/appeal-benefit-decision/unhappy-tribunals-decision" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/appeal-benefit-decision/unhappy-tribunals-decision</a>. This includes links to third party organisations who offer free advice on engaging with this process.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 30/07/2024 14:43:39 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1723513

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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	Social Security Benefits: Children
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 potential health impact of the two-child benefit cap on children's (a) mental and (b) physical health.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	1795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the wide-ranging causes of child poverty, and we will explore how we can use all the available levers we have across government and wider society to drive forward the change our children need.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 30/07/2024 14:46:37 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy