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1610327

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	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	Independent Case Examiner
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Independent Case Examiner is taking steps to reduce the time between a complaint being accepted and the allocation of that complaint to an investigator.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	180460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text <p>The ICE process has several stages. When a referral is received the team initially considers whether, without undertaking a detailed examination of the evidence, a resolution can be brokered with the relevant department or its supplier. If resolution cannot be achieved, and the complaint is accepted, the case awaits allocation to an investigator who, following a review of the evidence, will first consider if settlement is appropriate. This requires the relevant department or its supplier to agree action with the complainant. Full investigation reports of detailed findings and any recommendations for redress are based on a thorough examination of case evidence.</p><p> </p><p>The ICE office continues to review its internal processes and structures to make the most efficient use of its investigative resource. Between 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023, the office has recruited an additional 18 Investigators and is seeking to recruit up to its agreed headcount.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 19/04/2023 10:15:48 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1581925

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2023
	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	Carer's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling the Carer’s Allowance to be treated as earnings for the work allowance element of the calculation of Universal Credit.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	135322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to change the way that Carer’s Allowance is treated in Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of the support provided by carers for relatives, partners and friends who may be ill, frail or disabled, there is an additional amount of benefit payable in Universal Credit to support carers who provide care of 35 hours or more each week for a severely disabled person. For claimants who meets these requirements an additional amount for caring, £168.81 per month, is included in their Universal Credit entitlement.</p><p /><p>Carer’s Allowance is a benefit paid by the State and so is classed as unearned income.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/02/2023 16:25:33 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1551249

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2022
	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	Pension Credit: Married People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of altering pension credit eligibility to award pension credit for couples where one partner is in receipt of state pension and the other is under state pension age.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	109627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>Since May 2019, both members of a couple need to have reached State Pension age in order to be eligible for Pension Credit. This policy ensures that the same incentives to work and save apply to the younger partner as apply to other people of the same age. Pension Credit is intended to provide long term support for pensioner households who are no longer economically active due to age. It is not intended to support people of working age.</p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to change this policy.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 19/12/2022 14:34:36 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1551252

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2022
	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: Married People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the benefit cap for couples where one partner is in receipt of state pension and the other is a Universal Credit applicant.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	109628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 109626 question first answered 19/12/2022 13:58:08 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1551247

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2022
	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: Married People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the benefit cap on couples where one partner is in receipt of state pension and the other is a Universal Credit applicant.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	109626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 109628 question first answered 19/12/2022 13:58:08 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1520414

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	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	Cost of Living Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure all outstanding cost of living payments due to be paid are paid in full by the end of October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	61176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The first £326 Cost of Living Payment and the £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment have been paid automatically to those, who at the time, were eligible to receive it. However, there will continue to be cases where eligibility to a Cost of Living Payment has yet to be established due to an outstanding appeal decision for example. We will periodically make payments to people who have later been found to be eligible and have not yet received a payment. The payments will continue to be made automatically in the same way the qualifying benefit or tax credit is paid.</p><p> </p><p>The second £324 Cost of Living Payment will be paid between the 8 and 23 November 2022 to those, who at the time, are eligible to receive it. The £300 Pensioner Cost of Living Payment will be paid with the normal Winter Fuel Payments from November 2022. The timetable for when Cost of Living Payments are made is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cost-of-living-payment" target="_blank">Cost of Living Payment - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions has published management information on the total number of means-tested benefit and Disability Cost of Living Payments made. As of 8 September 2022, 8,400,000 means-tested benefits Cost of Living Payments, first payment, had been made. As of 30 September 2022, 6,000,000 Disability Cost of Living Payments had been made. The information which will be updated as new payments are made can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cost-of-living-payment-management-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cost-of-living-payment-management-information</a></p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 17/10/2022 16:31:39 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1520413

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	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	Cost of Living Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cost of living payments are outstanding and are due to be paid throughout October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	61175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions has published management information on the total number of means-tested benefit Cost of Living Payments made and disability Cost of Living Payments made. As of 8 September 2022, 8,400,000 means-tested benefits Cost of Living payments, first payment, had been made. As of 30 September 2022, 6,000,000 disability Cost of Living payments, first payment, had been made.</p><p>The information which will be updated as new payments can be found here:</p><p>Cost of Living Payment management information – GOV.UK <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cost-of-living-payment-management-information" target="_blank">(www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>The timetable for when cost of living payments are made is published here: Cost of Living Payment – GOV.UK (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cost-of-living-payment" target="_blank">www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>It is not possible to determine how many people are due a Cost of Living Payment, as entitlement may not have been established at the time the payments were made. We will periodically make payments to people who have later been found to be eligible and have not yet received a payment. The payments will continue to be made automatically in the same way the qualifying benefit or tax credit is paid.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 17/10/2022 16:30:16 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1520415

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	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	Cost of Living Payments
	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 number of Cost-of-Living payments that have been missed and have resulted in mop-up payments having to be made.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	61177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The As of 8 September 2022, 8,400,000 means-tested benefits Cost of Living payments had been made. As of 30 September 2022, 6,000,000 Disability Cost of Living Payments had been made. The information which will be updated as new payments are made can be found here:</p><p> </p><p>Cost of Living Payment management information - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p> </p><p>The timetable for when cost of living payments are made is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cost-of-living-payment" target="_blank">Cost of Living Payment - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to determine how many people are due a Cost-of-Living Payment, as entitlement may not have been established at the time the payments were made. We will periodically make payments to people who have later been found to be eligible and have not yet received a payment. The payments will continue to be made automatically in the same way the qualifying benefit or tax credit is paid.</p><p /><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 17/10/2022 16:14:34 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1507769

	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	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the calculation formula for child maintenance special expenses travel cost claims.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	54575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>A parent may apply for a contact cost variation for certain travel and accommodation expenses that would reasonably be expected to incur in order to maintain regular contact with a qualifying child, provided they are at least £10.00 per week. This threshold avoids the administrative burden of handling applications that would have little or no effect on the maintenance calculation and the whole amount of the claim can be considered.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 11/10/2022 16:37:38 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1507771

	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	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for travel costs under the child maintenance special expenses system were (a) made and (b) awarded in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	54576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance system collates Special Expense variation data, however there are 7 categories, of which Contact Costs is one. Regrettably this dataset does not breakdown the 7 categories individually but is only provided as a total volume.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 11/10/2022 16:32:01 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant