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937002

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date	09/07/2018
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 Wise
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 25 June (HL8507), how much they spent on the PensionWise service in each year since 2015; which organisations are responsible for the service's delivery; and how they assess the impact and effectiveness of the service.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL9340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>Pension Wise spent £31.7 million in 2015/16, £24.4 million in 2016/17 and £20.6 million in 2017/18. Pension Wise is a service run by the Department, and is funded by a levy on the financial services industry.</p><p> </p><p>Face to face appointments are delivered by Citizens Advice England &amp; Wales (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) and Citizens Advice Scotland. Telephone appointments are delivered by the Pensions Advisory Service, Citizens Advice Scotland and TelePerformance Ltd.</p><p> </p><p>The Pension Wise website is maintained by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>The Pension Wise service evaluation research conducted by Ipsos MORI, published in October 2017, showed that people who had a Pension Wise appointment, or had used the Pension Wise website, were significantly more likely to answer questions about their pension options correctly. They were also much more likely to have calculated how much income they would need in retirement, shopped around for quotes, and considered how much tax or charges they would pay based on their chosen options.</p><p>Customers and non-users were asked a series of questions to assess their factual knowledge of their pension options. Appointment customers had a knowledge score average of 70 per cent, just fractionally more than website customers who had a knowledge score average of 68 per cent. Both cohorts compare favourably to non users of the service, where the knowledge score average was 47 per cent</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 17/07/2018 12:06:39 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

937443

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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	Carer's Allowance
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 make an assessment of the clarity of the wording of the underlying entitlement rules in departmental correspondence to vulnerable adults applying for carers allowance.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	162153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>We have examined a selection of Carer’s Allowance letters that contain wording about underlying entitlement and found these to be clear.</p><p>However, should anyone need further advice on the rules relating to underlying entitlement for Carer’s Allowance, the letters we examined advised customers to contact the Department’s Carer’s Allowance Unit where they can get advice tailored to their individual circumstances.</p><p>The Department continually looks to improve the clarity of its communications and considers feedback wherever possible.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 17/07/2018 16:54:15 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

937448

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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: Motor Neurone Disease
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 merits of changing her Department's policy so that people over the age of 65 who have motor neurone disease can apply for personal independence payment and be eligible for a motability car; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	162002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>The aim of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is to focus additional help with the extra costs of disability on people who become severely disabled earlier in life and who, as a consequence, face limited opportunities to work, earn and save compared with other people. Once PIP has been awarded, and subject to the conditions of entitlement continuing to be met, it can continue in payment after age 65. The upper age limit for PIP is currently aligned with State Pension age and will be rising in line with increases to it beginning from later this year.</p><p>For people who become disabled after reaching pension age Attendance Allowance (AA) can provide help with the extra costs of disability, and helps them maintain their independence. AA is a tax-free, non-contributory benefit which can be used flexibly to help meet extra needs, including those associated with limited mobility, and is currently worth up to £85.60 a week.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 17/07/2018 16:57:43 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

937470

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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: Older People
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 effect of setting the cut-off point for claiming personal independence payment and its mobility part at 65 years on the ability to travel to and from work of people who become disabled after their 65th birthday; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	162015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The aim of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is to focus additional help with the extra costs of disability on people who become severely disabled earlier in life and who, as a consequence, face limited opportunities to work, earn and save compared with other people. Once PIP has been awarded, and subject to the conditions of entitlement continuing to be met, it can continue in payment after age 65. The upper age limit for PIP is currently aligned with State Pension age and will be rising in line with increases to it beginning from later this year.</p><p>For people who become disabled after reaching pension age, Attendance Allowance (AA) can provide help with the extra costs of disability and helps them maintain their independence. AA is a tax-free, non-contributory benefit which can be used flexibly to help meet extra needs and is currently worth up to £85.60 a week.</p><p>People who become disabled after their 65<sup>th</sup> birthday can apply for Access to Work and they will continue to be eligibility for support as long as they remain in employment.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 162016 question first answered 12/07/2018 15:59:58 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

937471

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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: Older People
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 effect of setting the cut-off point for claiming personal independence payment and its mobility part at 65 years on the economic contribution of people who become disabled after their 65th birthday and need or wish to travel to work; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	162016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The aim of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is to focus additional help with the extra costs of disability on people who become severely disabled earlier in life and who, as a consequence, face limited opportunities to work, earn and save compared with other people. Once PIP has been awarded, and subject to the conditions of entitlement continuing to be met, it can continue in payment after age 65. The upper age limit for PIP is currently aligned with State Pension age and will be rising in line with increases to it beginning from later this year.</p><p>For people who become disabled after reaching pension age, Attendance Allowance (AA) can provide help with the extra costs of disability and helps them maintain their independence. AA is a tax-free, non-contributory benefit which can be used flexibly to help meet extra needs and is currently worth up to £85.60 a week.</p><p>People who become disabled after their 65<sup>th</sup> birthday can apply for Access to Work and they will continue to be eligibility for support as long as they remain in employment.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 162015 question first answered 12/07/2018 15:59:58 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

937492

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of paying parents using the Child Maintenance Service are (a) in employment and (b) not in employment.
tabling member constituency	Brentwood and Ongar
tabling member printed	Alex Burghart
uin	162128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows the volumes and proportions of paying parents on the Child Maintenance Service schemes in March 2018 that are employed, unemployed, or with an unknown employment status at the point of application.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Employment Status</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employed</p></td><td><p>297,400</p></td><td><p>76.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unemployed</p></td><td><p>16,500</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>75,700</p></td><td><p>19.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 389,600 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 12/07/2018 14:51:56 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart

937524

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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: Epilepsy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of Disability Living Allowance with epilepsy who received zero points in an assessment for personal independence payment received an award at tribunal.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	162164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 162166 question first answered 17/07/2018 16:50:42 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

937525

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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: Epilepsy
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 with epilepsy who were in receipt of Disability Living Allowance did not receive an award as a result of a reassessment for personal independence payments received an award at tribunal.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	162165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>Since the introduction of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) a total of 6,330 decisions on claims with an epilepsy condition listed as the main health condition have been made as part of migration from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP. Of these, 3,380 did not receive any benefit award at the initial assessment and 1,120 of these people subsequently appealed their decision. Of those who appealed their decision 870 cases were settled in favour of the claimant.</p><p> </p><p>Under PIP, 29 per cent of working age claimants with epilepsy recorded as their primary disabling condition receive the highest level of support compared to 6 per cent under Disability Living Allowance when PIP was introduced.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>Data is based on primary disabling condition as recorded on the PIP computer system. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.</li><li>Data is up to March 2018.</li><li>This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li><li>Data taken from the PIP computer system’s management information.</li><li>Data has been rounded to the nearest 10.</li></ul> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/07/2018 14:29:00 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

937526

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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: Epilepsy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new claimants of personal independence payments with epilepsy who received zero points during their initial assessment subsequently received an award at tribunal.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	162166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 162164 question first answered 17/07/2018 16:50:42 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

937527

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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: Epilepsy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new personal independence payment (PIP) claimants with epilepsy did not receive an award during their initial PIP assessment and subsequently received an award at tribunal.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	162167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>Since the introduction of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) a total of 7,690 decisions have been made on new claims with an epilepsy condition listed as the main health condition. Of these, 5,150 claimants did not receive any benefit award at the initial assessment and 630 of these people subsequently appealed their decision. Of those who appealed their decision 420 cases were settled in favour of the claimant.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Under PIP, 29 per cent of working age claimants with epilepsy recorded as their primary disabling condition receive the highest level of support compared to 6 per cent under Disability Living Allowance when PIP was introduced.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>Data is based on primary disabling condition as recorded on the PIP computer system. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.</li><li>Data is up to March 2018.</li></ul><ul><li>This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li><li>Data taken from the PIP computer system’s management information.</li><li>Data has been rounded to the nearest 10.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/07/2018 14:22:23 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova