Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

417035

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	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	Jobcentre Plus: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance they issue to Jobcentre Plus branches about treating claimants as innocent and deserving unless clearly shown not to be so; and whether they have any plans to amend any such guidance.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL1955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Legislation sets clear entitlement provisions which are used to ensure that benefit is paid correctly to those who claim it. We emphasise in our learning and development packages and the DWP customer charter, that all claimants are treated fairly and with respect. These standards are outlined and published in the DWP Customer Charter on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 17/09/2015 11:21:34 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

417038

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the support given to those of working age living in a household subject to the benefit cap; how many of those people received employment support: and how many of those receiving employment support moved into work in 2014 and 2015.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
	uin	HL1958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Since April 2012 Jobcentre Plus has been supporting claimants potentially affected by the benefit cap to ensure they receive the help they need to move closer to the labour market. Management Information was collected from pre-implementation in May 2012 to November 2013 showing approximately 35,800 people living in potentially capped households had accepted an offer of support. More recent information on the number of people living in capped households who have received employment support and on how many of them have moved into work is not readily available but employment support continues to be available.</p><p>Since the cap was introduced in April 2013, more than 16,000 previously capped households have entered work, as defined by an open Working Tax Credit claim. A suite of evaluation was published on 15 December 2014 finding those affected by the benefit cap were 41 per cent more likely to go into work, as defined by having an open Working Tax Credit claim, than a similar group with benefit entitlement just under the cap level. 38 per cent of those capped said they were doing more to find work.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 17/09/2015 11:22:47 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

417037

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many claims for (1) Jobseeker’s Allowance, (2) Universal Credit, (3) Disability Living Allowance, (4) Personal Independence Payment, (5) Employment Support Allowance, (6) Income Support, and (7) Carer’s Allowance, were subject to a request for mandatory reconsideration in each year since 2013; how many of those claims were (a) approved, and (b) rejected, following the reconsideration process; how many claims that were rejected by the reconsideration process subsequently came before (i) the first-tier tribunal, and (ii) the Upper tribunal; and in each case how many claims were approved.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
	uin	HL1957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available, and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has published data on Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) and the Ministry of Justice on appeals as follows:</p><p> </p><p>- Ad hoc statistics on MR receipts and clearance times</p><p>- Personal Independence Payment statistics</p><p>- ESA and JSA sanctions</p><p>- Appeals – all benefits</p><p> </p><p>The information will now be placed in the House library.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has plans to look into what might be possible to publish on mandatory reconsiderations in the existing regular statistical publications, including information on outcomes. As each publication is ready, DWP statisticians will pre-announce the improvements in accordance with the UKSA release protocols.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 17/09/2015 15:08:33 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

417033

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	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: Disqualification
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to introduce a warning system to provide benefit claimants with an opportunity to explain any non-compliance before sanctions are imposed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL1953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This is already an established part of the process. All claimants are informed of the responsibilities they must fulfil in order to receive benefit, and the consequences of failing to comply. This is done in discussions with work coaches and through the Claimant Commitment.</p><p> </p><p>Where it appears a claimant has failed to comply with a particular requirement and the case is being referred to a decision maker, the claimant is asked to provide information they wish to be taken into account, including their reasons for non-compliance, before the imposition of a sanction.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Anyone who disagrees with a sanction has the right to appeal.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 17/09/2015 14:36:08 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

517005

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2016
	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	Poverty
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of policies and programmes aimed at tackling poverty, in the light of the study by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, <i>Destitution in the UK</i>, which found that over a million people were destitute at some point in 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL8160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>This Government has introduced a wide range of policies and programmes to transform lives, from the flagship reform of Universal Credit to the Troubled Families Programme and the Pupil Premium. The majority of these programmes are audited</p><p> </p><p>We know that work is the best route out of poverty. Evidence shows that almost three-quarters of poor workless families who found full employment escaped poverty; and that the highest poverty exit rate of 75% was for children living in families that moved from part to full employment.</p><p>That is why this Government is committed to policies that provide people with the support they need at all stages to get into work, increase their earnings, and keeping more of what they earn. <br></p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 09/05/2016 13:58:27 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

625798

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	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: Disqualification
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the trial of an early warning sanctions system piloted in Scotland; and what plans they have to introduce an early warning system for people issued with benefit sanctions in England and Wales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL2817
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>A Jobseeker’s Allowance Sanctions “Early Warning” Trial was launched in March 2016 in Scotland. The trial ran until September 2016 and a full evaluation is being undertaken. The Government will respond to the final evaluation report in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 14/11/2016 13:49:23 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

518812

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2016
	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	Radicalism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they will take to protect and enhance the amount of local housing allowance paid by local authorities in England in order to meet the accommodation and support needs of persons with learning disabilities.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>A Written Ministerial Statement was published on 1 March 2016 to announce that the effect of the Local Housing Allowance cap for those living in social sector supported housing, including those with learning disabilities, would be deferred by a year, pending the outcome of a review.</p><p> </p><p>We have done this because we understand the importance of ensuring that both those living in supported housing and those who provide this type of accommodation receive appropriate protections. This is why we are awaiting the outcome of a “Supported Accommodation” research project and subsequent policy review, to ensure support is focused on the most vulnerable and appropriate groups are safeguarded</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 24/05/2016 14:43:32 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

420488

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	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: Fraud
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what policy is in place to enable Jobcentre Plus officers to identify benefit fraud.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Derby
	uin	HL2463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>As Civil Servants, all Jobcentre Plus staff must adhere to the Civil Service Code which states they must ‘comply with the law and uphold the administration of justice’.</p><p>Jobcentre staff have access to the DWP Fraud Referral Portal. This is a source of information and guidance for staff when fraud is suspected or has been notified by a member of the public.</p><p>A Fraud Referral Form is completed when a member of DWP discovers abuse of the benefit system whilst undertaking their official duties or if an allegation is received from, or about, an employer or organisation.</p><p>Where post is received into a Jobcentre referring to an allegation of potential fraud, this is passed on to the DWP’s Operational Intelligence Unit to investigate.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL2464 HL2465 question first answered 15/10/2015 15:53:39 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4143 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Derby

420489

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	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: Fraud
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how Jobcentre Plus officers report suspected benefit fraud.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Derby
	uin	HL2464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>As Civil Servants, all Jobcentre Plus staff must adhere to the Civil Service Code which states they must ‘comply with the law and uphold the administration of justice’.</p><p>Jobcentre staff have access to the DWP Fraud Referral Portal. This is a source of information and guidance for staff when fraud is suspected or has been notified by a member of the public.</p><p>A Fraud Referral Form is completed when a member of DWP discovers abuse of the benefit system whilst undertaking their official duties or if an allegation is received from, or about, an employer or organisation.</p><p>Where post is received into a Jobcentre referring to an allegation of potential fraud, this is passed on to the DWP’s Operational Intelligence Unit to investigate.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL2463 HL2465 question first answered 15/10/2015 15:53:39 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4143 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Derby

420490

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	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: Fraud
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there is a statutory obligation for Jobcentre Plus officers to report suspected benefit fraud.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Derby
	uin	HL2465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>As Civil Servants, all Jobcentre Plus staff must adhere to the Civil Service Code which states they must ‘comply with the law and uphold the administration of justice’.</p><p>Jobcentre staff have access to the DWP Fraud Referral Portal. This is a source of information and guidance for staff when fraud is suspected or has been notified by a member of the public.</p><p>A Fraud Referral Form is completed when a member of DWP discovers abuse of the benefit system whilst undertaking their official duties or if an allegation is received from, or about, an employer or organisation.</p><p>Where post is received into a Jobcentre referring to an allegation of potential fraud, this is passed on to the DWP’s Operational Intelligence Unit to investigate.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL2463 HL2464 question first answered 15/10/2015 15:53:39 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4143 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Derby