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1730639

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date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to announce stations that have been selected for Access for All Control Period 7 funding.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	6442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>We are carefully considering the best approach to the Access for All programme. This Government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognises the social and economic benefits this brings to communities.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 10/10/2024 09:49:52 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1730779

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Disability: Costs
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 Scope report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024, what steps she is taking to support disabled households with extra costs.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	6443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) provides a contribution to the extra costs that may arise from a disability or health condition. There is no objective way of deciding what an adequate level of PIP should be, as everyone has different requirements reflecting their own circumstances and priorities.</p><p> </p><p>PIP is a non-contributory, non-means-tested, additional cost benefit and can be worth over £9,500 a year, tax free. Individuals can choose how to use the benefit, in the light of their individual needs and preferences. The benefit can also be paid in addition to any other financial or practical support someone may be entitled to such as Universal Credit, Employment and Support Allowance, NHS services, free prescriptions, help with travel costs to appointments or the Blue Badge scheme. The benefits have been consistently uprated in line with inflation since they were introduced and were, like other benefits, increased by 6.7% from 8 April 2024.</p><p> </p><p>DWP pays close attention to the evidence base on the extra costs faced by disabled people; including academic research, analysis by Scope, and DWP’s own commissioned research on the Uses of Health and Disability Benefits from 2019. In order to understand more, DWP is now undertaking a new a survey of Personal Independence Payment customers to understand more about their disability related needs. This project has an advisory group of experts including representatives of the disability charity Scope, academic experts, and Disability Rights UK.</p><p> </p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p></p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms grouped question UIN 6444 question first answered 14/10/2024 15:17:57 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1730780

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Disability: Cost of Living
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 Scope report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024, published in September 2024, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of extra costs incurred by disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	6444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) provides a contribution to the extra costs that may arise from a disability or health condition. There is no objective way of deciding what an adequate level of PIP should be, as everyone has different requirements reflecting their own circumstances and priorities.</p><p> </p><p>PIP is a non-contributory, non-means-tested, additional cost benefit and can be worth over £9,500 a year, tax free. Individuals can choose how to use the benefit, in the light of their individual needs and preferences. The benefit can also be paid in addition to any other financial or practical support someone may be entitled to such as Universal Credit, Employment and Support Allowance, NHS services, free prescriptions, help with travel costs to appointments or the Blue Badge scheme. The benefits have been consistently uprated in line with inflation since they were introduced and were, like other benefits, increased by 6.7% from 8 April 2024.</p><p> </p><p>DWP pays close attention to the evidence base on the extra costs faced by disabled people; including academic research, analysis by Scope, and DWP’s own commissioned research on the Uses of Health and Disability Benefits from 2019. In order to understand more, DWP is now undertaking a new a survey of Personal Independence Payment customers to understand more about their disability related needs. This project has an advisory group of experts including representatives of the disability charity Scope, academic experts, and Disability Rights UK.</p><p> </p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p></p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms grouped question UIN 6443 question first answered 14/10/2024 15:17:57 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1730781

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Personal Independence Payment: Cost of Living
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 adequacy of Personal Independence Payments at supporting disabled claimants with the additional costs of disability.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	6445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) provides a contribution to the extra costs that may arise from a disability or health condition. There is no objective way of deciding what an adequate level of PIP should be, as everyone has different requirements reflecting their own circumstances and priorities.</p><p> </p><p>DWP pays close attention to the evidence base on the extra costs faced by disabled people; including academic research, analysis by Scope, and DWP’s own commissioned research on the Uses of Health and Disability Benefits from 2019. In order to understand more, DWP is now undertaking a new a survey of Personal Independence Payment customers to understand more about their disability related needs. This project has an advisory group of experts including representatives of the disability charity Scope and academic experts.</p><p> </p><p>PIP is a non-contributory, non-means-tested, additional cost benefit and can be worth over £9,500 a year, tax free. Individuals can choose how to use the benefit, in the light of their individual needs and preferences. The benefit can also be paid in addition to any other financial or practical support someone may be entitled to such as Universal Credit, Employment and Support Allowance, NHS services, free prescriptions, help with travel costs to appointments or the Blue Badge scheme. The benefits have been consistently uprated in line with inflation since they were introduced and were, like other benefits, increased by 6.7% from 8 April 2024.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 14/10/2024 15:10:54 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1730782

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Work Capability Assessment
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 2 August 2024 to Question 1798 on Work Capability Assessment, what steps she is taking to (a) reform or (b) replace the Work Capability Assessment.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	6446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The government is committed to reforming or replacing the Work Capability Assessment, alongside putting in place a proper plan to support disabled people into work. We will say more about this in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to engage with stakeholders to keep the views of disabled people and people with health conditions at the heart of what we do, as we consider our next steps.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms grouped question UIN 7114 7386 question first answered 14/10/2024 11:23:54 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1730783

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
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 collaborate with (a) disabled people and (b) disabled people's organisations to help improve disabled people's interactions with the benefits system.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	6447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to championing the rights of disabled people and to the principle of working with them, so that their views and voices will be at the heart of all that we do.</p><p> </p><p>The Health Transformation Programme (HTP) is modernising health and disability benefit services to improve user experience and increase trust in these services.</p><p> </p><p>HTP service design has been informed by user research conducted with customers, operational staff and health care professionals, including one-to-one sessions with customers at each stage of their claim. The Department has also engaged with a significant number of stakeholder organisations, establishing positive relationships with representative groups by seeking their expertise before beginning to develop and test new processes.</p><p> </p><p>This collaborative approach will help the department to tailor services to customer needs.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms grouped question UIN 7651 question first answered 14/10/2024 11:47:23 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1730784

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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: 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 adequacy of the health element of Universal Credit in providing support to people with the cost of disability, in the context of Scope's report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024: Living with the extra cost of disability, published in September 2024.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	6448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. We are committed to reviewing Universal Credit, to ensure it is doing the job we need it to.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 14/10/2024 15:04:31 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1730785

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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: Disability
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 improve employment support for disabled Universal Credit claimants.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	6449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2024 answer text <p>As part of the get Britain working plan, more disabled people and those with health conditions will be supported to enter and stay in work, by devolving more power to local areas so they can shape a joined-up work, health, and skills offer that suits the needs of the people they serve. Forthcoming White Papers will develop policy in this area.</p><p>Good quality work is generally good for health and wellbeing, so we want everyone to get work and get on in work, whoever they are and wherever they live. We want people to avoid poverty, and for this to happen we must ensure that disabled people and people with health conditions have the opportunity to work and save for as long as they wish and are able to.</p><p> </p><p>Disabled people and people with health conditions are a diverse group who need access to the right work and health support, in the right place, at the right time. We have a range of specialist initiatives to support individuals to stay in work and get back into work, including disabled Universal Credit claimants. Measures include support from Work Coaches and Disability Employment Advisers in Jobcentres, Access to Work grants and the Work and Health Programme, as well as joining up health and employment support around the individual through Employment Advisors in NHS Talking Therapies and Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care.</p><p> </p><p>Employers play a key role in increasing employment opportunities and supporting disabled people and people with health conditions to thrive as part of the workforce. Our support to employers includes increasing access to Occupational Health, <a href="https://www.support-with-employee-health-and-disability.dwp.gov.uk/support-with-employee-health-and-disability" target="_blank">a digital information service for employers</a> and the Disability Confident scheme.</p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 15/10/2024 13:48:27 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1730786

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Social Tariffs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Scope's report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024: Living with the extra cost of disability, published in September 2024, what steps he is taking with providers to help ensure that utilities are affordable for disabled households.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	6450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government believes that the only way to permanently protect billpayers, including disabled households, is to speed up the transition towards homegrown clean energy and reduce our reliance on volatile international fossil fuel markets.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst we make this transition, the Government is committed to ensuring vulnerable households are supported with their energy bills and we are looking at all options on how to support these households.</p><p> </p><p>In the short-term, we are continuing to deliver the Warm Home Discount which provides a £150 annual rebate on energy bills for eligible low-income households. We are also working with energy suppliers to ensure they are providing additional support to vulnerable customers that are struggling with bills.</p> answering member constituency Peckham answering member printed Miatta Fahnbulleh question first answered 14/10/2024 16:55:07 answering member 5099
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1730787

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Warm Home Discount Scheme: Eligibility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of widening the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount Scheme to include people in receipt of (a) Personal Independence Payment and (b) Disability Living Allowance, in the context of Scope's report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024: Living with the extra cost of disability, published in September 2024.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	6451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The Warm Home Discount Scheme is currently focused to support those on lowest incomes who receive means-tested benefits and are living in a property we have estimated to be relatively high cost to heat. This winter’s scheme has been launched today, 14 October, and we expect it to support over three million households. We are exploring options to improve the design of the scheme beyond the current regulations which expire in 2026.</p> answering member constituency Peckham answering member printed Miatta Fahnbulleh question first answered 14/10/2024 15:11:02 answering member 5099
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova