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registered interest
date	21/03/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the sample size used to inform the design of the benefit cap policy.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL14730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The rationale behind the benefit cap policy is set out in the Impact Assessment, which supported the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016. The final update was published in August 2016 and is attached.</p><p> </p><p>DWP and HMRC administrative data was used to inform the design of the benefit cap policy, and sample data was not used.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 03/04/2019 16:07:11 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe attachment 1 file name welfare-reform-and-work-act-impact-assessment-for-the-benefit-cap.pdf title Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 Impact Assessment
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

820666

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many families with three or more children have been affected by the benefit cap in each month since April 2017; how many children were included in each affected family; how many families were (1) lone parent families or (2) two-parent families; and how many of those families had one or more parents in work.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL4636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of households with three or more children that had their Housing Benefit capped at each month since April 2017 by family type and number of children, for lone parent families and two-parent families.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested on the number of families with three or more children that have been affected by the benefit cap in each month since April 2017 with one or more parents in work is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Households receiving Universal Credit with earning of £520 a month and households receiving Working Tax Credit are exempt from the benefit cap. At August 2017 38,795 households that had previously had their Housing Benefit capped and were no longer capped had an open Working Tax Credit claim, indicating that they had moved into work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Number of households with three or more children that had their Housing Benefit capped at each month since April 2017 by family type and number of children</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Family Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Couple with child dependant(s)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Single with child dependant(s)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Children</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>3 dependants</strong></p></td><td><p>5,987</p></td><td><p>21,349</p></td><td><p>27,335</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>4 dependants</strong></p></td><td><p>3,614</p></td><td><p>11,752</p></td><td><p>15,368</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>5 dependants</strong></p></td><td><p>1,543</p></td><td><p>3,463</p></td><td><p>5,008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>More than 5 dependants</strong></p></td><td><p>639</p></td><td><p>1,024</p></td><td><p>1,663</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>11,789</p></td><td><p>37,592</p></td><td><p>49,378</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Family Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Couple with child dependant(s)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Single with child dependant(s)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Children</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>3 dependants</strong></p></td><td><p>6,251</p></td><td><p>21,539</p></td><td><p>27,793</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>4 dependants</strong></p></td><td><p>3,742</p></td><td><p>12,100</p></td><td><p>15,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>5 dependants</strong></p></td><td><p>1,590</p></td><td><p>3,550</p></td><td><p>5,142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>More than 5 dependants</strong></p></td><td><p>677</p></td><td><p>1,045</p></td><td><p>1,721</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>12,255</p></td><td><p>38,238</p></td><td><p>50,501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Family Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Couple with child dependant(s)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Single with child dependant(s)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Children</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>3 dependants</strong></p></td><td><p>6,233</p></td><td><p>21,958</p></td><td><p>28,192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>4 dependants</strong></p></td><td><p>3,704</p></td><td><p>12,068</p></td><td><p>15,773</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>5 dependants</strong></p></td><td><p>1,607</p></td><td><p>3,595</p></td><td><p>5,198</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>More than 5 dependants</strong></p></td><td><p>681</p></td><td><p>1,058</p></td><td><p>1,739</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>12,224</p></td><td><p>38,676</p></td><td><p>50,898</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Family Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Couple with child dependant(s)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Single with child dependant(s)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Children</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>3 dependants</strong></p></td><td><p>6,149</p></td><td><p>22,466</p></td><td><p>28,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>4 dependants</strong></p></td><td><p>3,575</p></td><td><p>12,045</p></td><td><p>15,628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>5 dependants</strong></p></td><td><p>1,581</p></td><td><p>3,529</p></td><td><p>5,108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>More than 5 dependants</strong></p></td><td><p>651</p></td><td><p>1,043</p></td><td><p>1,693</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>11,959</p></td><td><p>39,086</p></td><td><p>51,046</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>August 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Family Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Couple with child dependant(s)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Single with child dependant(s)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Children</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>3 dependants</strong></p></td><td><p>5,948</p></td><td><p>22,439</p></td><td><p>28,384</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>4 dependants</strong></p></td><td><p>3,522</p></td><td><p>11,848</p></td><td><p>15,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>5 dependants</strong></p></td><td><p>1,572</p></td><td><p>3,472</p></td><td><p>5,043</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>More than 5 dependants</strong></p></td><td><p>639</p></td><td><p>1,051</p></td><td><p>1,697</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>11,677</p></td><td><p>38,812</p></td><td><p>50,485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>INFO</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Statistical disclosure control has been applied to these tables to avoid the release of confidential data. Totals may not sum due to the disclosure control applied.</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source: Department for Work and Pensions</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 23/01/2018 16:08:19 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

777488

registered interest
date	25/10/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the impact that the four-year freeze on income-related benefits will have on family budgets in England and Wales.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL2503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 has frozen the majority of working-age benefits for four tax years, from 2016-17 to 2019-20. The analysis published at the time of the 2015 Budget assesses the impact of the measures in the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016. 30 per cent of households were estimated to be impacted by the benefit rate freeze. The average notional loss was estimated to be £6 a week in 2019/20. This analysis does not take into account employment effects in response to our welfare reforms. I attach the analysis to this response.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 02/11/2017 15:00:52 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe attachment 1 file name HL2503 Impact Assessment.pdf title Impact Assessment
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

777489

registered interest
date	25/10/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the impact of the changing cost of living on incomes, particularly for those in receipt of income-related benefits.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL2504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasts rates of inflation (through the Consumer Price Index) and average earnings known as the OBR Historical Official Forecasts database. A copy of this is attached.</p><p> </p><p>Using figures published in the OBR Historical Official Forecasts Database, we note that between 2018 and 2021 earnings growth is forecasted to be consistently higher than inflation.</p><p> </p><p>Our welfare reforms to working-age benefits are part of the Government’s commitment to incentivise work as the best route out of poverty and support working families. This includes the introduction of the National Living Wage and cutting income tax for over 30 million people. For those in a position to work, earnings provide the best opportunity for income progression. Further, benefits for the additional cost of disability and benefits for pensioners continue to be uprated, as we are committed to supporting the most vulnerable groups.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 02/11/2017 15:26:07 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe attachment 1 file name HL2504.xlsx title OBR Historical Official Forecasts Database
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham