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1607893

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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 and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Employment Support Allowance claimants are in (a) the Work-Related Activity Group and (b) the Support Group on the basis of substantial risk.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	174376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants can be placed in the Work Related Activity Group (WRAG) or the Support Group (SG) on the basis of substantial risk to the physical or mental health of any person, as set out in the regulations 29 (2[b]) and 35(2) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 (SI 794).</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the latest available number of claimants with ESA in payment in the WRAG and SG, who have been placed in those groups following a recommendation from a health professional following a Work Capability Assessment (WCA), that they be placed in those groups on the basis of physical or mental health risk.</p><p> </p><p>Data on cases that are placed in the WRAG or SG on the basis of physical or mental health risk by the DWP decision maker, after reconsideration or after appeal (where that was not the recommendation of the health professional undertaking the WCA), are held, but could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Claimants with ESA in payment, Aug-22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support Group - Physical or Mental Health Risk</p></td><td><p>253,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WRAG - Physical or Mental Health Risk</p></td><td><p>24,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 04/04/2023 13:08:22 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1601313

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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 and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including the type and nature of ESA awards on departmental written communications.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	158923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>ESA entitlement letters explain what a customer’s ESA is based on and contain information on relevant components. The DWP has a specific resource currently reviewing the suite of ESA letters to improve language and content where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 13/03/2023 17:47:00 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1601317

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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 and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what system is used to produce standardised letters for ESA recipients.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	158924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Jobseekers Allowance Payments System which hosts Employment and Support Allowance, produces notifications based on the individual circumstances of each case which would require a letter to be sent to a customer. These notifications are then transferred in bulk to the third-party supplier responsible for bulk print management services in DWP. The third-party supplier then produces individual letters which are then sent out to those customers or their representatives.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 13/03/2023 18:00:51 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1585249

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
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 and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department collects on the work of the employment support programme in the 20 challenge areas.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	142711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>We use the ONS Annual Population Survey Data as per the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&amp;version=0&amp;dataset=17" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&amp;version=0&amp;dataset=17</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>And encourage Districts as part of their ‘business as usual’ to gather a strong evidence base / clear picture of the needs in their area using all sources of information covering the customer characteristics, employers and partners, labour market trends and funding opportunities. They work collaboratively with employers and partners to co-design new solutions and address any issues identified.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 20/02/2023 17:06:02 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1582879

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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 and Support Allowance
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 is taking to ensure that all claimants are made aware of permitted work and the PW1 form.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	137894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The Employment and Support Allowance permitted work rules strike a balance between encouraging claimants to build their confidence, undertake some part-time paid work, and plan a gradual move to sustained employment, while continuing to receive benefits; and, on the other hand, providing the incentive to move off benefits entirely and into full-time work.</p><p> </p><p>People can find information about permitted work and the PW1 form on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employment-and-support-allowance-permitted-work-form" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>, or by talking to their Work Coach. If <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employment-and-support-allowance-permitted-work-form" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> is not an option, Work Coaches can issue a PW1 form and a guidance leaflet (DWPFO1) to the claimant.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 08/02/2023 16:56:52 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1579793

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
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 and Support Allowance
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 stopped receiving Employment and Support Allowance as a result of gaining employment in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	129826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on ESA exit reasons is not readily available for analytical use. Therefore, providing such information would require the matching of several databases, and would take a disproportionate amount of time to locate and produce.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 26/01/2023 15:50:06 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1546828

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Employment and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the total (a) expenditure on and (b) number of benefit claimants receiving Employment Support Allowance in each of the last five years, in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales, (iv) Northern Ireland, (v) each local authority and (vi) each constituency.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	100001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The information to answer parts (a) i)-iii), v) and vi) of the question can be found in the benefit expenditure and caseload tables (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2021" target="_blank">Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>). Data for 2021/22 will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of claimants who received Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) in the last five years, broken down by various geographies in Great Britain, is published and can be found on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml?invalidSession=true&amp;reason=AdminSessionHelper+not+found." target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">here.</a> An account is not required to use Stat-Xplore; the ‘Guest Login’ feature gives instant access to the main functions.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Communities is responsible for Employment and Support Allowance in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 05/12/2022 16:38:16 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1523925

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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	Employment and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the £1.3 billion investment over three years in employment support for disabled people and people with health conditions announced by her Department in May 2022 will be spent.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	65798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>This government is committed to helping disabled people and people with health conditions to start, stay, and succeed in work.</p><p> </p><p>The £1.3 billion will fund the right support in the right place to meet each individual’s needs, with an increased focus on upstream intervention to promote retention and engagement when people fall out of work. This comprises Jobcentre Plus delivered employment support and provision, rolling out successful trials through health and social care settings and working with employers and stakeholders to support people to remain in work</p><p><br> Within Jobcentres, on top of existing activity, we’re increasing Work Coach support across England, Scotland and Wales for people with health conditions receiving Universal Credit or Employment Support Allowance. This will enable disabled people to access employment and wider skills support, and our employment programmes earlier. We have begun to offer this support in one-third of Jobcentres and will roll out wider from 2023</p><p><br> DWP and DHSC continue to work together to support work and health outcomes. This includes expanding employment support within NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services to the whole of England over this spending review period</p><p> </p><p>We will deliver on measures to minimise the risk of ill health related job loss, as set out in the response to the DWP/DHSC consultation <em>Health is Everyone’s Business</em>. We continue to work with small businesses to support them, including delivering a national information and advice service for employers, providing better integrated and tailored guidance on managing health and disability in the workplace.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 26/10/2022 17:00:00 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1507684

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
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	Employment and Support Allowance
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 7 September 2022 to Question 45546 on Employment and Support Allowance, whether her Department has contacted every person eligible for compensation.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	54632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>As part of the IB to ESA reassessment LEAP exercise the department reviewed around 600,000 cases and made 118,000 arrears payments amounting to over £600m.</p><p> </p><p>Special payments for maladministration are made in line with the Department’s Special Payments policy. Where an individual feels they may be eligible for a Special Payment, they can contact the Department and set out their reasons. All requests received will be considered on a case-by-case basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 11/10/2022 12:12:43 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1507142

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Employment and Support Allowance
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 16 September 2022 to Question 45008 on Employment Support Allowance, where the information on the total value of compensation payments made following underpayment of Employment Support Allowance is held if not centrally.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	51846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>There is no requirement to record payments in respect of Employment and Support Allowance underpayment cases separately from other Special Payments. Straightforward, low value Special Payment decisions are completed at, and retained by, individual Service Centres. Complex or higher value payments are considered by the National Special Payment Team who would hold the decision record.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 27/09/2022 09:59:03 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft