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894744
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-04-30
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions remove filter
hansard heading Children: Terminal 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 she is taking to support after the death of a terminally ill child parents who were not in work while caring for that child. more like this
tabling member constituency Crewe and Nantwich more like this
tabling member printed
Laura Smith more like this
uin 139596 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-05-08more like thismore than 2018-05-08
answer text <p>Any individual whose caring responsibilities cease because the person they are caring for has died, will receive an 8 week continuation of Carer’s Allowance, and where applicable a continuation of Income Support and any other benefit premiums that have been awarded as a result of the caring responsibility. There will also be an 8 week continuation of Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit (where applicable) paid. The 8 week continuation of benefit is designed to allow an individual to make any arrangements and or claims to benefit to ensure that they are not placed in financial hardship. If an individual is claiming Universal Credit that would otherwise stop following a bereavement they will, in some circumstances, receive a Bereavement run-on of up to three months.</p><p> </p><p>We will also make easements for mandatory work related requirements for a period following the death of a child where the claimant was the child’s parent.</p><p> </p><p>Where entitlement to the current benefit ceases or a new claim is required, the Department for Work and Pensions will support the individual to make a claim to the appropriate benefit.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government recently announced the establishment of the Children’s Funeral Fund for England. Under this scheme, bereaved parents will no longer have to meet the costs of a burial or cremation. Bereaved parents on qualifying benefits may also receive a Funeral Expenses Payment to help towards the cost of a funeral. Interest-free Social Fund Budgeting Loans are also available for funeral costs.</p>
answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth more like this
answering member printed Sarah Newton more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-05-08T10:32:09.683Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-08T10:32:09.683Z
answering member
4071
label Biography information for Sarah Newton more like this
tabling member
4648
label Biography information for Laura Smith more like this
894745
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-04-30
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions remove filter
hansard heading Children: Terminal 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 estimate she has made of the number of people currently not in work following the death of a child for whom they were a long-term carer. more like this
tabling member constituency Crewe and Nantwich more like this
tabling member printed
Laura Smith more like this
uin 139597 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-05-08more like thismore than 2018-05-08
answer text <p>Although no statistics are kept on claims from former long-term carers of now deceased children, the benefit system does support people in such circumstances.</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 2018-05-08T10:32:19.837Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-08T10:32:19.837Z
answering member
4071
label Biography information for Sarah Newton more like this
tabling member
4648
label Biography information for Laura Smith more like this
894747
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-04-30
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions remove filter
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, with reference to page 8 of the Child Maintenance Service's leaflet entitled Changes you need to tell us about: A guide for paying parents and receiving parents, published in November 2013, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a legal duty on parents who pay child maintenance to report increases in their income when those increases occur rather than on an annual basis. more like this
tabling member constituency Warwick and Leamington more like this
tabling member printed
Matt Western more like this
uin 139594 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-05-03more like thismore than 2018-05-03
answer text <p>Paying parents are already required to provide information needed to make any decision where requested under the Child Support Act 1991. Where a calculation is based on a parent’s historic income, then changes may be reported within the year, however such changes will be picked up from the income data obtained from HMRC at annual review, so additional legal duties are not required. This provides a stable predictable maintenance amount allowing effective budgeting for both parents. There is also an existing duty within the Child Support Information Regulations 2008 which requires parents whose maintenance calculation is based upon their current income to report relevant income changes.</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 2018-05-03T11:33:39.147Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-03T11:33:39.147Z
answering member
4495
label Biography information for Kit Malthouse more like this
tabling member
4617
label Biography information for Matt Western more like this
894751
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-04-30
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions remove filter
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 estimate she has made on the number of personal independence payment assessment decisions that have been overturned at tribunals. more like this
tabling member constituency Crewe and Nantwich more like this
tabling member printed
Laura Smith more like this
uin 139600 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-05-09more like thismore than 2018-05-09
answer text <p>The number of appeals for PIP cleared at hearing where the appeal decision was in favour of the claimant can be found in Table SSCS.3 of the quarterly bulletin “Tribunals and gender recognition certificate statistics quarterly – October to December 2017”.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>It is important to note that appeals figures in this data can relate to a number of processes in the claimant journey and not solely assessment decisions.</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 2018-05-09T15:51:11.193Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-09T15:51:11.193Z
answering member
4071
label Biography information for Sarah Newton more like this
tabling member
4648
label Biography information for Laura Smith more like this
894752
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-04-30
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions remove filter
hansard heading Personal Independence Payment 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 on the number of personal independence cases that have been rejected at the mandatory reconsideration stage. more like this
tabling member constituency Crewe and Nantwich more like this
tabling member printed
Laura Smith more like this
uin 139601 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-05-09more like thismore than 2018-05-09
answer text <p>The volumes of disposal types at the mandatory reconsideration stage broken down by month for Personal Independence Payment can be found in Table 7b of the quarterly bulletin “Personal Independence Payment: April 2013 to January 2018”.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-january-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-january-2018</a></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 2018-05-09T12:56:32.54Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-09T12:56:32.54Z
answering member
4071
label Biography information for Sarah Newton more like this
tabling member
4648
label Biography information for Laura Smith more like this
894770
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-04-30
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions remove filter
hansard heading Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services 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 recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the procedures her Department has in place to ensure that pension enquiries from members of the public are resolved in a reasonable time period; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Ross, Skye and Lochaber more like this
tabling member printed
Ian Blackford more like this
uin 139514 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-05-03more like thismore than 2018-05-03
answer text <p>For customers wishing to enquire about future pension provision they can request an on-line State Pension forecast. The majority of forecasts are through ‘Check Your State Pension’ or issued the same day, with any follow up enquiries resolved at the point of enquiry.</p><p> </p><p>DWP has a dedicated telephone line for citizens wishing to enquire about any aspect of State Pension. 95% of all incoming calls are answered in real time, with the remaining 5% withdrawing from call waiting queue without being answered. This may be due to demand or customer choice.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent published survey for period 2016/2017 states that 86% of customers are satisfied with the service offered by DWP. Satisfaction amongst State Pension customers had an overall satisfaction rate of 93%, with 62% stating they are “very satisfied” with the service provided.</p><p> </p><p>Services are continually monitored and assessed both in real time to meet any short term peaks in demand and also reviewed for longer term improvements to ensure the service continues to meet customer service expectation.</p><p> </p><p>There are of course other resources for citizens to enquire about future pension entitlement, for example Pension-wise and Gov.uk.</p>
answering member constituency Hexham more like this
answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-05-03T08:47:52.17Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-03T08:47:52.17Z
answering member
4142
label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
tabling member
4390
label Biography information for Ian Blackford more like this
894772
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-04-30
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions remove filter
hansard heading Universal Credit: Housing 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 information her Department holds on the number of people receiving universal credit who have faced eviction proceedings as a result of her Department (a) not paying the housing element as a result of administrative error and (b) making late payment where direct payment to the landlord has been authorised. more like this
tabling member constituency Wirral West more like this
tabling member printed
Margaret Greenwood more like this
uin 139515 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-05-03more like thismore than 2018-05-03
answer text <p>As evictions and possessions are a matter between tenants and landlords and not directly related to the provision of benefits, this is not something the Department can collect data on from its systems.</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 2018-05-03T11:33:33.82Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-03T11:33:33.82Z
answering member
4495
label Biography information for Kit Malthouse more like this
tabling member
4400
label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood more like this
894773
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-04-30
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions remove filter
hansard heading Universal Credit: Housing 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 cases there have been of (a) no payment, (b) underpayment and (c) late payment of the housing element of universal credit direct to landlords in each of the last three years. more like this
tabling member constituency Wirral West more like this
tabling member printed
Margaret Greenwood more like this
uin 139516 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-05-03more like thismore than 2018-05-03
answer text <p>We plan to publish regular national statistics on Universal Credit, including payment timeliness, in the near future. This data is currently going through quality assurance clearance procedures in line with the National Statistics and Official Statistics publication standard.</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 2018-05-03T11:33:35.15Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-03T11:33:35.15Z
answering member
4495
label Biography information for Kit Malthouse more like this
tabling member
4400
label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood more like this
894774
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-04-30
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions remove filter
hansard heading Universal Credit: Housing 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 ensure that the payment of the housing element of universal credit directly to landlords is made correctly. more like this
tabling member constituency Wirral West more like this
tabling member printed
Margaret Greenwood more like this
uin 139517 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-05-03more like thismore than 2018-05-03
answer text <p>Requests for Managed Payments to Landlords (MPtLs) are dealt with as a priority, and we aim to process the majority of MPtL cases within the assessment period in which they are received.</p><p> </p><p>The processing time of these requests is regularly monitored and to improve our service even further we have recently introduced a range of measures to improve the identification and processing of MPtLs. For landlords in the Social Rented Sector, we are rolling out the Landlord Portal Service and Trusted Partner status following successful pilots. This means that Social landlords who are Trusted Partners can apply for a managed payment via the portal and have the application accepted without challenge. Social landlords not on the portal can request managed payment from the start of the claim when completing the housing verification form. For Private landlords, in December 2017 we introduced new guidance for staff to ensure that claimants who had a managed payment to their landlord in Housing Benefit, were identified at the start of their Universal Credit claim. This allows our work coaches to consider and implement direct payment at the earliest point in the claim, provided the relevant criteria continue to be met. We have also delivered additional training to help staff identify when a MPtL would be appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Further details about Managed Payments to Landlords can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-and-rented-housing--2/universal-credit-and-rented-housing-guide-for-landlords" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-and-rented-housing--2/universal-credit-and-rented-housing-guide-for-landlords</a>.</p>
answering member constituency North West Hampshire more like this
answering member printed Kit Malthouse more like this
grouped question UIN 139518 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-05-03T13:38:10.737Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-03T13:38:10.737Z
answering member
4495
label Biography information for Kit Malthouse more like this
tabling member
4400
label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood more like this
894775
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-04-30
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions remove filter
hansard heading Universal Credit: Housing 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 the standard time frame is for payment directly to a landlord of the housing element of universal credit. more like this
tabling member constituency Wirral West more like this
tabling member printed
Margaret Greenwood more like this
uin 139518 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-05-03more like thismore than 2018-05-03
answer text <p>Requests for Managed Payments to Landlords (MPtLs) are dealt with as a priority, and we aim to process the majority of MPtL cases within the assessment period in which they are received.</p><p> </p><p>The processing time of these requests is regularly monitored and to improve our service even further we have recently introduced a range of measures to improve the identification and processing of MPtLs. For landlords in the Social Rented Sector, we are rolling out the Landlord Portal Service and Trusted Partner status following successful pilots. This means that Social landlords who are Trusted Partners can apply for a managed payment via the portal and have the application accepted without challenge. Social landlords not on the portal can request managed payment from the start of the claim when completing the housing verification form. For Private landlords, in December 2017 we introduced new guidance for staff to ensure that claimants who had a managed payment to their landlord in Housing Benefit, were identified at the start of their Universal Credit claim. This allows our work coaches to consider and implement direct payment at the earliest point in the claim, provided the relevant criteria continue to be met. We have also delivered additional training to help staff identify when a MPtL would be appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Further details about Managed Payments to Landlords can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-and-rented-housing--2/universal-credit-and-rented-housing-guide-for-landlords" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-and-rented-housing--2/universal-credit-and-rented-housing-guide-for-landlords</a>.</p>
answering member constituency North West Hampshire more like this
answering member printed Kit Malthouse more like this
grouped question UIN 139517 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-05-03T13:38:10.8Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-03T13:38:10.8Z
answering member
4495
label Biography information for Kit Malthouse more like this
tabling member
4400
label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood more like this