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1697547

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date	20/03/2024
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: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many veterans received Pension Credit in the 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	19525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 25/03/2024 14:52:27 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1696686

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
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: Armed Forces
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 13 March 2024, to Question 16599 on Universal Credit: Armed Forces, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of verifying the self-reported armed forces status of universal credit claimants.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	18973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to change the self-reported armed forces status for universal credit claimants. Our general approach is to trust the information provided to us by individuals and it is unclear what benefits checking this information would bring, particularly as it may place additional burdens on the claimants and departments concerned.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 26/03/2024 11:43:33 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1696220

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
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	Jobcentres: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much and what proportion of his Department’s funding is allocated to (a) employing and (b) supporting armed forces champions in jobcentre plus districts.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	18642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The funding for Armed Forces Champions forms part of the overall allocation for Jobcentre Work Coaches and Leaders. There is no specific funding separately identifiable for the role of either employing or supporting our Armed Forces Champions, however the Department is committed to providing 11 dedicated Armed Forces Champion lead posts who oversee 50 Armed Forces Champions posts across the DWP Jobcentre network.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 21/03/2024 10:07:01 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1695750

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
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 Support: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on developing the Universal Support programme as it relates to veterans.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	18351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>Universal Support is a new, voluntary employment programme for disabled people, those with health conditions and those with additional barriers to employment, and this will include veterans.  The programme will offer veterans up to 12 months of ‘place and train’ support from a dedicated keyworker – helping them to find a suitable role and providing tailored support for the participant and their employer to help sustain that work.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 20/03/2024 12:43:27 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1694255

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
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	Jobcentres: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of employing an Armed Forces Champion at every Jobcentre.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	17303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>As part of the Armed Forces Covenant the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has initiatives which help current and former Armed Forces personnel and their families. This includes the role of the Armed Forces Champion in every Jobcentre Plus District, who provide specialist support to members of the Armed Forces community and build Work Coach capability in our Jobcentres. Armed Forces Champions develop and maintain joint working relationships, provide specialist support to all Jobcentre staff and act as the first point of contact in communities for organisations and services.</p><p> </p><p>Although there is no specific assessment carried out, the Department regularly evaluates the role to ensure we deliver the best service possible and we have had, and continue to receive positive feedback from customers and external stakeholders regarding their experience of working with Armed Forces Champions.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/03/2024 10:09:58 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe