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1461765

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
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, with reference to the Child Poverty Action Group's report entitled You have to take it back to the bricks: Reforming emergency support to reduce demand for food banks, published March 2022, what assessment her Department has made of the validity of that report's findings; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>No such assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>Foodbanks are independent, charitable organisations and the Department for Work and Pensions does not have any role in their operation. There is no consistent and accurate measure of food bank usage at a constituency or national level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 20/05/2022 13:36:48 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1457402

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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, on what date her Department made the most recent equality impact assessment of (a) the benefit cap and (b) local housing allowance rates.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	153695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>The Impact Assessment of the benefit cap was published on 26 August 2016 and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/welfare-reform-and-work-act-impact-assessment-for-the-benefit-cap" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/welfare-reform-and-work-act-impact-assessment-for-the-benefit-cap</a>.</p><p>The Secretary of State has complied with her duties under the Equality Act 2010 and had due regard to the equality impacts of the benefit cap for example in respect of the Covid 19 policy changes. There is no requirement to record or publish this in the form of an equality impact assessment and we do not intend to publish the analysis.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In November 2021 the Secretary of State considered the equality impacts of the decision to maintain Local Housing Allowance rates in 2022/23 at the elevated cash rates agreed for 2020/21. Following PQ UIN 120618, a copy of the equality analysis was placed in the House of Commons library.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 21/04/2022 16:48:53 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1457548

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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 she is taking to ensure that claimants receive the correct benefit award after their initial assessment and do not require a mandatory reconsideration or tribunal.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	154044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The Department’s aim is to make the right decision as early as possible in the claim journey. We have made improvements to our decision-making processes to ensure that people get the support they are entitled to as quickly as possible. The new approach ensures Decision Makers have sufficient time to contact claimants and gather relevant additional evidence earlier in the process.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 154043 question first answered 25/04/2022 16:32:53 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1456691

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
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 assessment they have made of whether the current level of benefits is sufficient to meet the rising costs of living.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State undertakes an annual review of benefits and pensions using the Consumer Prices Index in the year to September. This is the latest figure that the Secretary of State can use to allow sufficient time for the required legislative and operational changes before new rates can be introduced at the start of the following April. All benefit up-rating since April 1987 has been based on the increase in the relevant price inflation index in the 12 months to the previous September.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living. These are global challenges, and the government has taken action to support families with help worth over £22 billion in 2022-23.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The £22bn of extra support includes the £9.1bn energy package, the Universal Credit taper rate reduction from 63% to 55%, the increase in the Universal Credit work allowance by £500 per annum and the doubling of the Household Support Fund to £1bn by providing an extra £500 million from April 2022, on top of the £500 million already provided since October 2021.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 11/04/2022 15:33:15 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1453710

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rationale is for his Department's policy not to increase social security in the Spring Statement.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	145918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>The government is required to review the rates of benefits annually to determine whether they have kept pace with price inflation. CPI has been the default inflation measure for the government’s statutory annual review of benefits since 2011 and it is standard practice for the government to uprate in line with September CPI, which was 3.1% in 2021.</p><p> </p><p>September CPI is the latest available figure confirmed by the ONS prior to the annual review and allows sufficient time for the legislative and complex delivery process to take place.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is already taking steps that will help families with the cost of living. We have cut the Universal Credit taper rate and increased the work allowances by £500 per year and we are increasing the National Living Wage to £9.50 an hour in April 2022. We have also announced a package of support to help households with rising energy bills, which will provide millions of households with up to £350 to help with rising energy bills. At the Spring Statement, the Chancellor went further, announcing an increase to the annual National Insurance Primary Threshold and Lower Profits Limit to £12,570, a cut to fuel duty, and an additional £500m to help the most vulnerable with the cost of essentials through the Household Support Fund.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 145919 question first answered 29/03/2022 10:45:28 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1453712

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a mid-year review of social security payments.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	145919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>The government is required to review the rates of benefits annually to determine whether they have kept pace with price inflation. CPI has been the default inflation measure for the government’s statutory annual review of benefits since 2011 and it is standard practice for the government to uprate in line with September CPI, which was 3.1% in 2021.</p><p> </p><p>September CPI is the latest available figure confirmed by the ONS prior to the annual review and allows sufficient time for the legislative and complex delivery process to take place.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is already taking steps that will help families with the cost of living. We have cut the Universal Credit taper rate and increased the work allowances by £500 per year and we are increasing the National Living Wage to £9.50 an hour in April 2022. We have also announced a package of support to help households with rising energy bills, which will provide millions of households with up to £350 to help with rising energy bills. At the Spring Statement, the Chancellor went further, announcing an increase to the annual National Insurance Primary Threshold and Lower Profits Limit to £12,570, a cut to fuel duty, and an additional £500m to help the most vulnerable with the cost of essentials through the Household Support Fund.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 145918 question first answered 29/03/2022 10:45:28 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1437040

registered interest
date	01/03/2022
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, how many cases of serious harm were considered by her Department as potential cases for investigation under an internal process review where a decision was made not to hold one, in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	132261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>We do not hold records of cases where an Internal Process Review (IPR) was not started.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 09/03/2022 18:09:22 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1437044

registered interest
date	01/03/2022
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, how many and what proportion of the internal process reviews her Department has completed since 2010-11 were identified through (a) her Department's complaints process, (b) referrals from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, (c) referrals from the Independent Case Examiner, (d) coverage in the media, (e) referrals by frontline staff in her Department, (f) contact from coroners and (g) referrals from external agencies or professionals.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	132264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>In 2020 improvements were made to the IPR referrals criteria. We began recording the referrals origins at this time and do not have records of referral origins prior to this period.</p><p> </p><p>Please see the attached table that shows a breakdown as requested since 2020.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>IPRs completed since 2020 identified through the following categories</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department's complaint process</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parliamentary &amp; Health Service Ombudsman</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent Case Examiner</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flagged by Press Office</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frontline Staff</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coroner's Office</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>External Agencies or Professionals</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total not fitting the above categories, referred by non-frontline DWP staff</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 14/03/2022 14:22:33 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 55908 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1422857

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2022 to Question 119686 on Social Security Benefits, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of the benefit cap on poverty levels of households where it is not possible for people to move into work.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	125426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. There is a statutory duty for the Secretary of State to review the benefit cap levels once in each Parliament.</p><p /><p>Households receiving disability benefits and/or entitled to carer benefits are exempt to ensure the most vulnerable are supported.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 25/02/2022 14:59:51 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1420994

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
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, how many and what proportion of households in receipt of housing benefit who were affected by the benefit cap in 2020-21 were in receipt of (a) jobseekers allowance, (b) employment support allowance, (c) income support, (d) child tax credit or (e) another benefit.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	120620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The available information on the number of households receiving Housing Benefit subject to the Benefit Cap by benefit claimed is published every three months and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-cap-statistics" target="_blank">Benefit cap statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 15/02/2022 15:19:50 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck