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	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	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: Off-payroll Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department and its executive agencies and associated bodies were engaged off-payroll in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	227551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department publishes details of all staff engaged off payroll in its Annual Report and Accounts and the information requested can be found at the following links:</p><p /> <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/323953/dwp-annual-report-accounts-2013-2014.PDF" target="_blank">DWP Annual Report and Accounts 2013-2014</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264555/dwp-annual-report-accounts-2012-2013.pdf" target="_blank">DWP Annual Report and Accounts 2012-2013</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214340/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2011-2012.pdf" target="_blank">DWP Annual Report and Accounts 2011-2012</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 16:31:32 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

227259

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	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	Disposable Income
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the level of disposable income of each (a) age group and (b) income group in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland was in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which records are available.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	227515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Annual estimates by country of median and mean disposable equivalised household income by age group (i.e. for children, working age adults and pensioners) on a three-year average basis are available from the latest Households Below Average Income publication.</p><p> </p><p>These different age groups can be found in tables 2.6ts (for children); 2.7ts (for working age adults); 2.8ts (for pensioners). These can be accessed via the ‘Supporting data tables’ link in here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-hbai-199495-to-201213" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-hbai-199495-to-201213</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Estimates of median disposable income of quintile income group by country are not available in the Households Below Average Income publication and therefore are presented in the tables below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>(i)UK- £pw equivalised 2012/13 prices</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Quintile group medians</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(median)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Income Before Housing Costs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09-10/11</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>347</p></td><td><p>461</p></td><td><p>613</p></td><td><p>944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10-11/12</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>453</p></td><td><p>601</p></td><td><p>921</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11-12/13</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p>587</p></td><td><p>895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Income After Housing Costs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09-10/11</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>285</p></td><td><p>401</p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p>867</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10-11/12</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>536</p></td><td><p>842</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11-12/13</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>381</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>814</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>(ii) Scotland - £pw equivalised 2012/13 prices</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Quintile group medians</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(median)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Income Before Housing Costs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09-10/11</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>353</p></td><td><p>464</p></td><td><p>609</p></td><td><p>897</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10-11/12</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td><p>458</p></td><td><p>598</p></td><td><p>866</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11-12/13</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>447</p></td><td><p>580</p></td><td><p>843</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Income After Housing Costs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09-10/11</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>421</p></td><td><p>562</p></td><td><p>839</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10-11/12</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>409</p></td><td><p>545</p></td><td><p>808</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11-12/13</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>292</p></td><td><p>396</p></td><td><p>525</p></td><td><p>783</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>(iii) England - £pw equivalised 2012/13 prices</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Quintile group medians</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(median)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Income Before Housing Costs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09-10/11</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>349</p></td><td><p>464</p></td><td><p>619</p></td><td><p>962</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10-11/12</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>345</p></td><td><p>456</p></td><td><p>607</p></td><td><p>940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11-12/13</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>341</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>594</p></td><td><p>913</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Income After Housing Costs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09-10/11</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>283</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>553</p></td><td><p>879</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10-11/12</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>278</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>539</p></td><td><p>856</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11-12/13</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>272</p></td><td><p>381</p></td><td><p>524</p></td><td><p>828</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>(iv) Wales - £pw equivalised 2012/13 prices</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Quintile group medians</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(median)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Income Before Housing Costs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09-10/11</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>328</p></td><td><p>438</p></td><td><p>569</p></td><td><p>827</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10-11/12</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>427</p></td><td><p>551</p></td><td><p>783</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11-12/13</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>416</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>759</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Income After Housing Costs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09-10/11</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p>386</p></td><td><p>516</p></td><td><p>768</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10-11/12</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>373</p></td><td><p>498</p></td><td><p>729</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11-12/13</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>487</p></td><td><p>709</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>(v)Northern Ireland - £pw equivalised 2012/13 prices</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Quintile group medians</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(median)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Income Before Housing Costs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09-10/11</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>323</p></td><td><p>427</p></td><td><p>547</p></td><td><p>792</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10-11/12</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>533</p></td><td><p>776</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11-12/13</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>309</p></td><td><p>398</p></td><td><p>514</p></td><td><p>740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Income After Housing Costs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09-10/11</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>386</p></td><td><p>501</p></td><td><p>750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10-11/12</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>487</p></td><td><p>731</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11-12/13</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>359</p></td><td><p>467</p></td><td><p>696</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source: HBAI</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Notes</p><p>1. Estimates for Government regions are presented as three year rolling averages. This is to ensure that the sample size is sufficient to produce robust estimates. Figures have been rounded to the nearest £.</p><p> </p><p>2. All estimates are based on survey data and are therefore subject to a degree of uncertainty. Small differences should be treated with caution as these will be affected by sampling error and variability in non-response.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 17:20:12 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

227326

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	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	Funeral Payments: Preston
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Preston constituency (a) applied for and (b) received a Social Fund funeral payment in 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
	uin	227510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP does not hold data on Funeral Expenses Payments at constituency level. The lowest geographical level at which we hold the data is by Social Fund Budget Area; the geographical areas used to administer the Social Fund in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The Budget Area covering Preston is Chorlton Benefit Delivery Centre (BDC). Table 1 shows the number of Funeral Expenses Payment a) applications and b) awards in the Chorlton BDC Budget Area in 2014. The Chorlton BDC Budget Area covers parts of 31 different Local Authorities, so these figures will include Funeral Expenses Payments made outside of the constituency of Preston.</p><p> </p><p>The number of awards made in each year is not equal to the number of people who made applications or received awards in that year. An individual may make multiple applications in a given time period. DWP does not hold data on the number of individuals making applications.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Funeral Expenses Payment applications and awards in the Chorlton BDC Social Fund Budget Area in 2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Awards</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>5,010</p></td><td><p>2,950</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>· These figures do not include applications which were processed clerically and have not been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.</p><p>·</p><p>· The number of applications and awards are rounded the nearest 10.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 18/03/2015 12:04:55 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

227320

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	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 Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to support faith-based employment support initiatives since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	227533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP employment programmes such as the Work Programme, Youth Contract and Mandatory Employment Programmes are open to all claimants , regardless of race, gender and faith.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Flexible Support Fund, Jobcentre Plus District Manager’s have freedom and flexibility to take forward local support initiatives, including for specific groups.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 12:29:17 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

227327

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	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	Carer's Allowance: Preston
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Preston constituency are in receipt of carer's allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
	uin	227511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In the Preston constituency in May 2014 there were 1,530 people receiving Carer’s Allowance. This is the latest data available, is rounded to the nearest 10 and is published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 18/03/2015 14:45:01 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

227337

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce differences between survivor pensions received by surviving married partners in same-sex partnerships and those in mixed-sex partnerships, in both the public and private sectors and when they consider full equality will be achieved in that area.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL5724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government has carried out a review of survivor benefits in occupational pension schemes. The review was carried out jointly by the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Treasury, and was published in June 2014. It considered the differences in survivor benefits between different groups, and the costs and effects of eliminating the differences.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is considering the findings of the review, which provided important information on the costs and other effects of eliminating or reducing differences in survivor benefit provision.</p><p> </p><p>A decision on the review will be made and a response issued in due course, however it is vital that the findings are considered thoroughly before doing so.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 18/03/2015 15:24:02 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

227318

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	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	Children: Maintenance
	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 his Department's 2013 Impact Assessment No. DWP0031, if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the (a) £123 million estimated cost of caseworker activity related to Child Support Agency (CSA) case arrears as part of the CSA case closure programme and (b) £20 million estimated cost of setting up areas on the Child Maintenance Service System; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Dame Anne Begg
	uin	227571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The impact assessment (para 93) included high level estimates of (a) the costs (around £103m) of caseworker activity to review and update estimates of arrears on the existing systems for the circa 1.2m cases expected to have arrears when CSA liability ends and (b) the costs (around £20m) to set up arrears on the new child maintenance system. These estimates were based on broad assumptions about the volume and timings of relevant activities and before the detailed business processes and IT involved had been designed or developed.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 18/03/2015 15:42:23 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	572 label Biography information for Dame Anne Begg

227319

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	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 Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance referred to the Work Programme in 2013 or earlier (i) have and (ii) have not achieved a sustained job outcome.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	227532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested in respect of the Work Programme is published and available at:</p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 12:13:48 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

227321

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	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
	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 plans to take to implement consistent communications by his Department on mandatory reconsideration.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	227534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We recognise the importance of consistent messaging in Mandatory Reconsiderations which were introduced in 2013 as a result of the Appeals Reform Project. The need for better information throughout the benefit process was evident, providing clear progression and escalation of any disputes. The claimant is now better informed through this systematic approach plus better and constant messaging.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is continuing improvements in customer communications and ensuring effective communications are sent to claimants. We have a specific team to work with a range of stakeholders and drive improved communications across our different customer areas. We do this by using behavioural insight, innovation and excellent communications practice to improve customer experience and reduce avoidable cost. Through having this specific team, we can ensure product consistency by a consistent body taking forward changes.</p><p> </p><p>There is specific accountability to ensure the accuracy of our communications, the embedding of process compliance and also to ensure that our products meet the needs of both the business and our customers. We seek feedback on messaging from customers and implement changes as a result. For example, customers have fed back that they would like written notification of their request to withdraw and as such, we have implemented a trial to test this. By having accountability in one area, we are able to ensure consistency in the development of products.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 18/03/2015 11:54:00 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

227322

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	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	Jobclubs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to support job clubs run by volunteers since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	227535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Work Club funding of up to £10,000 start-up costs was available under Get Britain Working. Since April 2012, when central funding ceased, District Managers have the discretion to fund start-up costs from their core budgets dependent on local demand<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 12:20:02 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms