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1222581

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to (a) undertake and (b) publish Equalities Impact Assessments on its covid-19 policies.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	71879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has complied with her duties under the Equality Act 2010 in respect of Covid 19 policies.</p><p /> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/07/2020 16:08:15 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1222582

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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	Employment: Disability
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 effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the disability employment gap.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	71805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The latest data show that by Q1 2020, which covers the period up to the end of March 2020, there were 1.4 million more disabled people in work compared to Q1 2014, and the employment rate gap had closed from 33.8 percentage points to 28.6 percentage points in just six years. These data may be viewed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/labourmarketstatusofdisabledpeoplea08" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/labourmarketstatusofdisabledpeoplea08</a></p><p> </p><p>There will be a period until we have the robust data needed to fully assess any effects of the economic downturn on disabled people’s employment. We will continue to monitor employment of disabled people using the quarterly Labour Force Survey and other relevant sources.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/07/2020 12:55:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1222587

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress she has made on the development of a national strategy for disabled people​.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	71807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The National Strategy for Disabled People is a key manifesto commitment for this Government and its delivery remains important for ministers, including No. 10. Its significance is even greater, as we re-build the UK's economy and society following the Covid-19 pandemic. We are now focusing on meaningful engagement with stakeholders, strengthening our evidence base and keeping momentum to deliver the high ambition strategy that the Prime Minister has called for.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/07/2020 12:49:20 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1222592

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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: Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the new NHS bursary for student nurses will be included as income when calculating a claimant's entitlement for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	71757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>In Universal Credit, as in the legacy benefit system, the majority of people engaged in full-time education will not be entitled. This is because students in advanced education normally receive, and are expected to access, support from other sources, such as educational grants and loans. Students in non-advanced education are normally expected to remain at home whilst attending school/college and be supported by their family.</p><p>The new NHS bursary is payable to degree level student nurses and their course will also be eligible for a maintenance loan. Where an eligible claim to Universal Credit has been made, maintenance loan income is taken into account when calculating an award. Any grant income, such as a student nursing bursary, is fully disregarded, except any specific amount in the total grant which covers the rent costs or maintenance costs of another person which are already included in the Universal Credit award.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 14/07/2020 16:10:47 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1222608

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any applicant in receipt of universal credit who was previously in receipt of legacy benefits has successfully reapplied for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	71890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>Yes - claimants who were previously in receipt of legacy benefits who migrated to and were awarded Universal Credit can re-apply for Universal Credit if that award has ended. Universal Credit will then be re-awarded if they meet the conditions of entitlement.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/07/2020 16:40:07 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1222613

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Chancellor’s summer economic update of 8 July, whether the doubling of the number of work coaches will be made up of (a) new posts or (b) redeployments.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	71784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>With reference to the Chancellor’s summer economic update of 8 July and the doubling of the number of work coaches, the majority of these [13500] roles will be new posts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/07/2020 15:55:44 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1222619

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Chancellor’s summer economic update of 8 July, how many of the 30,000 work coaches will be allocated to each (a) devolved nation and (b) constituency.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	71787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>It is too soon in the recruitment process to be able to identify how many of the new work coaches will be allocated to each devolved nation or constituency. However, Scotland plans to recruit c450 new work coaches between now and the end of October in the first wave of recruitment. Central England and Wales region will recruit c1200 new work coaches in the same time period, split between Central England and Wales. Further planned recruitment later in the year will grow these numbers.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/07/2020 16:02:34 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1222645

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
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	Economic Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proposals she put to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in advance of his statement entitled, Summer Economic Update.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	71795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions has been working closely with HM Treasury on Our Plan for Jobs, which builds on and bolsters the existing support offered by our Job Centre Plus network.</p><p> </p><p>Our initial proposals shared with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and later announced at the Summer Economic Statement on 8 July include:</p><p> </p><p>- Providing enhanced work search support by doubling the number of work coaches in Jobcentre Plus before the end of the financial year</p><p>- Plans to introduce a new Kickstart Scheme in Great Britain, a £2 billion fund to create hundreds of thousands of high quality 6-month work placements aimed at those aged 16-24 who are are deemed to be at risk of long-term unemployment.</p><p>- An Expanded Youth Offer which involves expanding and increase the intensive support offered by DWP in Great Britain to young jobseekers, to include all those aged 18-24 in the Intensive Work Search group in Universal Credit.</p><p>- Expansion of the Work and Health Programme to offer new support to those who lose their job as a result of COVID including introducing additional voluntary support for those on benefits that have been unemployed for more than 3 months.</p><p>- Plans to increase the funding for the Flexible Support Fund by £150 million including to increase the capacity of the Rapid Response Service. It will also provide local support to claimants by removing barriers to work such as travel expenses for attending interviews.</p><p>- Expanding Sector Based Work Academies directed at priority areas, e.g. construction, infrastructure and social care. The sector-based work academy scheme offers training, work experience and a guaranteed job interview to those ready to start a job.</p><p>- Job finding support service which involves providing £40 million to fund private sector capacity to introduce a job finding support service in Great Britain. This online, one-to-one service will help those who have been unemployed for less than three months to increase their chances of finding employment</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/07/2020 16:17:34 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1221890

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
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	Soical Security Benefits: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to provide additional financial support to (a) employment and support allowance and (b) personal independence payment recipients during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	70954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced a suite of measures that can be quickly and effectively operationalised to benefit those facing the most financial disruption during the pandemic.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p /><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/07/2020 15:58:31 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1221891

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to financially support universal credit claimants during the five-week waiting period for their first payment.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	70955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>Nobody has to wait five weeks for a payment under Universal Credit. New Claims Advances of up to 100% of potential entitlement can be requested at any point in the first assessment period. Advances are a mechanism to provide support during the first assessment period, allowing claimants to receive 13 payments over 12 months with up to 12 months to repay the advance.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/07/2020 16:44:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey