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1244288

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2020
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing carer’s allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	uin	907698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises and appreciates the vital role played by unpaid carers. Carer’s Allowance was increased in April. Since 2010, the rate of Carer’s Allowance has increased from £53.90 to £67.25 a week, meaning nearly an additional £700 a year for carers.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2020, there were around 690 carers in the Twickenham constituency that were receiving Carer’s Allowance and in 2019/20 we spent approximately £2.5 million on Carer’s Allowance there.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 19/10/2020 15:48:10 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1277588

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2021
	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: Cavernoma
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training is provided to assessors of personal independence payments assessments on cavernoma.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	uin	139147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>All health professionals carrying out assessments on behalf of the department are clinically qualified and registered practitioners in their own field. Health professionals are required to have a broad training in disability analysis as well as awareness training in specific conditions ranging from common to rare.</p><p> </p><p>At present there is no specific clinical training relating to cavernoma. However, training and resources for the symptoms related to cavernoma (e.g. seizures and headaches) is available to all health professionals. While preparing to undertake an assessment, health professionals have access to this range of resources as well as experienced clinicians to support them in assessing individuals with conditions that they may not be familiar with. Additionally, assessment providers engage with medical experts, charities and relevant stakeholders to strengthen their training programmes.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 139146 question first answered 21/01/2021 14:39:26 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1277587

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2021
	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: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training is provided to assessors of personal independence payment assessments on rare health conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	uin	139146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>All health professionals carrying out assessments on behalf of the department are clinically qualified and registered practitioners in their own field. Health professionals are required to have a broad training in disability analysis as well as awareness training in specific conditions ranging from common to rare.</p><p> </p><p>At present there is no specific clinical training relating to cavernoma. However, training and resources for the symptoms related to cavernoma (e.g. seizures and headaches) is available to all health professionals. While preparing to undertake an assessment, health professionals have access to this range of resources as well as experienced clinicians to support them in assessing individuals with conditions that they may not be familiar with. Additionally, assessment providers engage with medical experts, charities and relevant stakeholders to strengthen their training programmes.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 139147 question first answered 21/01/2021 14:39:26 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1218741

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	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: Coronavirus
	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 prevent delays to the mandatory reconsideration process during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	uin	66217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>DWP is continuing to process Mandatory Reconsiderations during the current Covid-19 pandemic and is aiming to avoid delay where possible.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/07/2020 14:29:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1218740

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on the personal independence payment administrative exercise; and what the timeframe is for the completion of that exercise.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	uin	66216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>We are answering with reference to the administrative exercise following the MH and RJ judgments on Personal Independence Payment.</p><p> </p><p>As of 5 January 2020, we had cleared around 720,000 cases under the MH decision and around 820,000 cases under the RJ decision. Most, but not all, cases are cleared against both decisions.</p><p> </p><p>We have paused this exercise to support the Department’s coronavirus response. We understand the importance of continuing the exercise and this decision is currently under review. When the exercise resumes, we will announce the date of the next progress update at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pip-administrative-exercise-progress-on-cases-cleared" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pip-administrative-exercise-progress-on-cases-cleared</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/07/2020 14:29:04 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1227659

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	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: Mental Illness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions officials of her Department have had with officials of the Department of Health and Social Care on potential additional barriers people with mental health conditions experience as a result of the covid-19 outbreak when applying for social security benefits; and what safeguards her Department has put in place to mitigate against those potential additional barriers.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	uin	78867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Officials of both Departments hold regular discussions as a result of the ongoing covid-19 outbreak and its impact on people with health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>My Department has provided mental health training for staff who have direct contact with claimants, including all Work Coaches, to equip them to identify mental wellbeing issues or vulnerabilities, and to take appropriate action to support individuals. Work Coaches will tailor support to the needs of the individual and work closely with local organisations that provide additional specialist support.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Background</strong></p><p> </p><p>Mental wellbeing training has been provided for all staff (around 30,000 colleagues trained to date) who have direct contact with customers (including via telephone).</p><p>Staff have also had specific training to help them to identify vulnerable people, and signpost or refer them to further support provided by local partners. Every jobcentre has a complex needs toolkit containing links to local organisations to facilitate this.</p><p> </p><p>Since the start of the pandemic we’ve introduced online claim application processes for <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/dwps-response-to-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank"> ESA</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pension-credit-claimants-now-able-to-apply-online" target="_blank">Pension Credit</a> claimants (telephony options still exist). And we’ve also introduced <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-video-service-for-deaf-claimants-accessing-universal-credit" target="_blank">new services</a> for deaf claimants.</p><p> </p><p>From 16 March to the end of April, we received over 1.8 million claims for Universal Credit, over 250,000 claims for Jobseeker’s Allowance, and over 20,000 claims for Employment and Support Allowance.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 01/09/2020 16:21:15 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1348010

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	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: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason people of retirement age are ineligible for the mobility component of personal independence payment.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	uin	35902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>Government mobility support is focused on people who are disabled earlier in life; developing mobility needs in older life is a normal consequence of ageing.</p><p /><p>You can claim Personal Independence Payment (PIP) until you reach State pension age. Thereafter if you are receiving PIP you will continue to do so including the mobility component. If you have a change in circumstances where a health condition worsens after state pension age, you cannot claim the mobility component if you did not receive this previously.</p><p> </p><p>A mobility component is also not provided to those who claim Attendance Allowance.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/07/2021 13:26:20 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson