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1673638

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
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: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to reduce waiting times for PIP assessments.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	4239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner.  Reducing customer journey times for PIP claimants is a priority for the department and we are working constantly to make improvements to our service.</p><p /><p>We always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to review all available evidence, including that from the claimant.</p><p /><p>We have seen a decrease in PIP clearance times, with the latest statistics showing that the average end-to-end journey has reduced from 26 weeks in August 2021 to 15 weeks at the end of July 2023. This is because we’re:</p><p /><ul><li>using a blend of phone, video and face-to-face assessments to support customers and deliver a more efficient and user-centred service;</li><li>increasing case manager and assessment provider health professional resource; and</li><li>prioritising new claims, while ensuring that claimants awaiting award reviews do not fall out of payment through no fault of their own.</li></ul><p> </p><p>In addition, the Health Transformation Programme (HTP) is modernising health and disability benefit services to create a more efficient service, to reduce processing times and improving trust in our services and decisions. As part of this, from July 2023, a limited number of claimants have been able to begin their claim for PIP entirely online, which we aim to roll out across England, Wales and Northern Ireland by the end of 2024.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 04/12/2023 12:06:17 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1663212

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	State Retirement Pensions: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions, whether he plans to accept the invitation from Garden Court Chambers to attend mediation talks with Joanne Welch from CEDAWinLAW on an alternative dispute resolution for women born in the 1950s who were affected by changes in the State Pension age.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	201066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>In the legal challenge on changes to State Pension age, both the High Court and Court of Appeal have found no fault in the actions of the DWP, under successive governments dating back to 1995, finding Government acted entirely lawfully and did not discriminate on any grounds.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Additionally, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has not completed his investigation into communication of changes to women’s state pension. It would be inappropriate to enter into Alternative Dispute Resolution with third parties or comment while the PHSO investigation is ongoing. Section 7(2) of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 states that Ombudsman investigations “shall be conducted in private”.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 23/10/2023 14:30:34 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1661896

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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	Pensions Regulator: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether employees of the Pension Regulator will receive the government-wide 4.5% pay increase deal.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	200422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2023 answer text <p>DWP does not play a role in determining the awards TPR will pay to their workforce, beyond reviewing proposals to ensure that they comply with the parameters set by the Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance and securing Secretary of State approval to proceed into negotiations. This year, the remit guidance allowed a maximum average increase of 4.5%, and an additional 0.5% could be used to target lower grades.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/10/2023 09:55:30 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1659372

registered interest
date	08/09/2023
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	Household Support Fund
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 make it his policy to guarantee that the Household Support Fund will continue to be provided to county councils and unitary authorities in England after March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	198558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>I refer the honourable Member to the answer given to PQ<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-09-01/196466" target="_blank">196466</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/09/2023 11:07:13 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1656515

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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, how many and what proportion of personal independence payment reassessments due to take place in 2022 were outstanding on 1 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	196344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>Data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Award Reviews cleared or outstanding after April 2023 cannot be released as PIP data after this point is intended for publication at a future date. <strong><em>    </em></strong></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 07/09/2023 15:03:01 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1656516

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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: Chronic Illnesses
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 make it his policy to exempt people who were diagnosed with lifelong conditions at birth from personal independence payment reassessments.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	196345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>PIP awards are not condition-based as individuals can be impacted by their health condition(s) in different ways and those impacts can vary over time. However, we recognise that assessments and reviews are not always suitable for our claimants, including those with lifelong or long-term conditions and disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>We announced in the Shaping Future Support: Health and Disability White Paper that we will test a new Severe Disability Group in PIP to reduce unnecessary applications and assessments.</p><p> </p><p>The first light-touch reviews at the 10 year point for those with ongoing awards, started in August. These are primarily for those with long-term conditions on the highest level of support or whose conditions are stable. The design draws on discussions with charities and other organisations and involves a short form to check whether anything has changed, adjust the award if needed, and confirm we hold up-to-date information.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 07/09/2023 15:28:53 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1656517

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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: Medical Examinations
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 of 17 July 2023 to Question 193236 on Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that personal independence payment reassessments registered in 2022 are reviewed as quickly as possible.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	196346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner. We prioritise new claims, while ensuring</p><p>claimants awaiting award reviews remain in payment until we can make a decision.</p><p> </p><p>We always aim to make an award review decision as quickly as possible, considering the need to review all available evidence, including that from the claimant.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, and in order to improve the service across all PIP activities, we are also:</p><p> </p><ul><li>using a blend of phone, video and face-to-face assessments to support customers and deliver a more efficient and user-centred service;</li><li>increasing case manager and assessment provider health professional resource;</li><li>making decisions on award reviews where it is safe to do so, without the need to refer the review to an Assessment Provider.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Claimants are asked to contact us if their condition changes so their review can be looked at more quickly.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 196571 question first answered 07/09/2023 14:39:21 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1656724

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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	Household Support Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government plans to renew the Household Support Fund in the next financial year.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	196466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to extend the Household Support Fund which runs to the end of March 2024. As with all policies, this is kept under continuous review and has included recent discussion with Local Authorities including Brighton and Hove City Council.</p><p> </p><p>We are proud that, the Household Support Fund has been used to support many households in need in England with the cost of essentials. For example, over 10 million awards were made between 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The government continues to focus on the Prime Minister’s priority to halve inflation by the end of the year. Through the ambitious package announced at the Spring budget we are also delivering measures that are designed to support people to enter work and increase their earnings.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/09/2023 14:58:04 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1653604

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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: Standards
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 is taking steps to improve how it communicates changes to the eligibility criteria for benefits.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	194515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The government’s benefit eligibility checker details the support available to individuals in a user friendly and clear way and can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/check-benefits-financial-support" target="_blank">here.</a> The benefits checker tool is a primary call to action for the Help for Households campaign which has been marketed extensively since July 2022 in order to promote the 40 schemes available to support with the cost of living.</p><p> </p><p>Since the tool launched in June 2022, it has been used over 2.4 million times.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/07/2023 11:41:06 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1652361

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
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	Guaranteed Minimum Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to extend Guaranteed Minimum Pension protections to pensions accrued before 1988.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	193715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>For people reaching State Pension age before 6 April 2016, in some circumstances, the additional State Pension can have the effect of price protection on Guaranteed Minimum Pensions (GMPs) accrued between 6 April 1978 and 5 April 1988.</p><p> </p><p>The additional State Pension, and with it in-effect indexation, was replaced by the new State Pension for people reaching State Pension age from 6 April 2016. The transitional rules of new State Pension can be beneficial to people who have been contracted out and further information about this can be found here [[link]] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-state-pension-if-youve-been-contracted-out-of-additional-state-pension/guaranteed-minimum-pension-gmp-and-the-effect-of-the-new-state-pension" target="_blank">Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) and the effect of the new State Pension - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to change these arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 19/07/2023 10:34:20 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle