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45793

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many social housing tenants who were liable to pay the under-occupancy penalty have moved house since 1 April 2013.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	194296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information is not readily available and has not previously been published as official statistics.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 4302 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

45794

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rhondda of 27 March 2014, Official Report, column 347W, on housing benefit: social rented sector, if he will commission a one year evaluation of the effects of the under-occupancy penalty.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	194295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We have already commissioned a two year evaluation of the effects of the removal of the spare room subsidy across Great Britain. The evaluation commenced in April 2013 and is being led by Ipsos-MORI and includes the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research. The final report will be published in late 2015.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

45795

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons his Department has not published data on the effects of the under-occupancy penalty on the number of social housing tenants who have moved home or fallen into rent arrears.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	194297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>It is still too early in the policy's lifetime to draw any firm conclusions as to its effect, including the number of tenants who have moved home. Rent arrears can have multiple causes and levels tend to fluctuate over time. A longer timeframe than one year is required in order to see whether and, if so, to what extent the removal of the spare room subsidy has impacted on rent arrears levels.</p><p>A consortium led by Ipsos-MORI and which includes the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research has been commissioned to carry out a two year monitoring of the effects of the removal of the spare room subsidy measure across Great Britain.</p><p>The Homes and Communities Agency reported in February that the median level of arrears among the larger housing associations had fallen from 4.1% in the second quarter of 2013-14 to 3.9% in the third quarter of 2013-14.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

45827

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
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
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 returning to Jobcentre Plus after two years on the Work Programme are aged under 25 years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	194315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>Statistics on the number of claimants who have returned to Jobcentre Plus after 104 weeks on the Work Programme by age group can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

45828

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate has been made of how much his Department is likely to save annually as a result of the removal of warm phones from Jobcentre Plus offices.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	194317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We estimate ongoing yearly total savings of £1.92m from 14/15.</p><p> </p><p>Savings will be reinvested in providing extra digital equipment to support the delivery of an assisted service for vulnerable claimants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

45829

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department records the number of referrals made to local third-sector advice providers (a) to use the telephone, (b) for help filling in forms and (c) providing other support.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	194318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not our policy to refer people to third-sector providers to use the telephone or get help in filling in our forms. As such we do not collect this information. Where third party providers are the most suitable people to provide suport or advice we would signpost claimants to them.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

45709

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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
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 have moved off jobseeker's allowance to jobs on zero-hours contracts in each month since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	194205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>This data is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

45710

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance is issued to Jobcentre Plus on recommending jobs on zero-hours contracts.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	194206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Jobcentre Plus guidance stipulates that claimants should not be mandated to apply for a job offering a zero hours contract. It also states that no sanction action will be taken if claimants refuse or fail to apply. A person leaving a zero hours contract job will not be sanctioned if they leave that job voluntarily or lose it through their misconduct.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

45713

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion and number of job outcomes from the work programme were in zero-hours contracts roles in each month since the programme began.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	194207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not held by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

45714

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion and number of jobs currently advertised through Jobcentre Plus are on zero-hour contracts.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	194208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We do not advertise in jobcentres, all vacancies are now advertised on Universal Jobmatch. JSA claimants are not required to apply for zero-hour contract jobs and are not penalised if they leave such a job</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna