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1306440

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date	25/03/2021
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	Redundancy: Older People
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 is taking to support people aged 60 and over who have been made redundant and who are ineligible to claim universal credit and have not yet reached the state pension age.
tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
uin	175713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department recognises that work is the best route to prosperity. Claimants who are not eligible for Universal Credit may be eligible for contributory benefits, which are not means tested. Claimants in receipt of contributory benefits can access our wider Jobcentre offer, including tailored support from a dedicated Work Coach.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Rapid Response Service (RRS) supports eligible people regardless of age who are serving their notice period, whether from compulsory redundancy or other workforce measures such as an early release scheme. The RRS offer is flexible and includes a range of options that can be pulled together into an appropriate support package. Those who do not find alternative employment before losing their job can access the same support as those under notice of redundancy for a period of 13 weeks, irrespective of whether they make a claim for benefit or not.</p><p> </p><p>Mid-life MOTs, which offer support from the National Careers Service, Public Health England and Money and Pensions Service are freely available to anyone considering a change in career.</p><p> </p><p>People who are not in receipt of any benefits can still access support on-line. Find a Job is the Government’s official job matching service for those looking for work, employers looking to recruit and recruitment agencies who recruit on their behalf. In addition, the DWP launched the JobHelp website, which provides useful guidance and tools for jobseekers including hints and tips, job search advice, information about recruiting sectors and signposts to job vacancies to help people successfully find work.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 21/04/2021 16:49:01 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 95797 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

1306441

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
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	Support for Mortgage Interest
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 reviewed the eligibility criteria for Support for Mortgage Interest payments during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
uin	175714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department has not reviewed the eligibility criteria for Support for Mortgage Interest payments during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/04/2021 13:15:56 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

1306442

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
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	Unemployment: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of unemployed people aged over 60 who are unable to claim universal credit but (a) have not reached the state pension age and (b) have a low household income.
tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
uin	175715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/04/2021 13:28:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

1306443

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
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	Unemployment: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of (a) trends in unemployment among people aged over 60 and (b) the effect of that matter on their household incomes if they have not yet reached the state pension age and are ineligible for welfare benefit payments.
tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
uin	175716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The unemployment rate for 60-64 year olds in the year to September 2020 was 3.5% (or 75,800 people), an increase from 3.1% (or 67,100 people) in the year to September 2019. This remains a lower rate than the year to September 2010 when it was 3.8%.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made as to the effect of that matter on their household incomes if they have not yet reached the State Pension age and are ineligible for welfare benefit payments.</p><p> </p><p>Official statistics on household income, including households containing pensioners, are available from the Family Resources Survey (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-resources-survey--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-resources-survey--2</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/04/2021 16:38:32 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper