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61039

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect of the exclusion of universal credit claimants on the overall claimant count for data published in (a) February, (b) March, (c) April and (d) May 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	199848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 17/06/2014 10:46:59 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 199848.pdf title ONS Letter to Member previous answer version 1730 answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

143435

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	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 people have been assessed under the minimum earnings threshold to date.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	213902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Since March 2014, the Minimum Earnings Threshold has helped Jobcentre Plus and HMRC determine whether an EEA national undertaking work activity can be treated as a ‘worker’ or ‘self-employed’ person for the purposes of certain means-tested benefits and tax credits (including Jobseekers Allowance, Housing Benefit, Child Tax Credit and Child Benefit). The Minimum Earnings Threshold helps determine whether an individual’s work is (or has been) ‘genuine and effective’. In general the claimant has to show that they have been earning £153 per week (point at which employed earners have to start paying National Insurance Contributions) for 3 consecutive months. Where this threshold has not been met then decision-makers will consider the specific details of the case.</p><p> </p><p>We do not collect specific information on the number of EEA national claimants who have been assessed against the Minimum Earnings Threshold, nor on the number of EEA nationals whose work has been found to not be ‘genuine and effective’ under that test.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 213901 question first answered 17/11/2014 12:30:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

223715

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2015
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what value of interim payments have been made to people affected by sanctions or delays in benefit payments.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	225386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>Hardship Payments may be available to claimants who have been sanctioned. We strengthened guidance for work coaches in July 2014 and sped up the payment process so that all sanctioned claimants are informed about how and when they can make an application for a Hardship Payment and can receive payment swiftly. We plan to publish statistical information on Hardship Payments in Summer 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Short Term Benefit Advances (STBAs) replaced Crisis Loan Alignment Payments and Interim Payments of benefit in April 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There has been an increase in the number of Jobseekers Allowance claims being cleared within 10 days of 19.4 percentage points, from 70.8% in March 2010 to 90.2% in March 2014. Most benefits are paid in arrears and STBAs can help tide over claimants who qualify until their first benefit payment. This is not the same as “benefit delays” and, therefore, we do not collect such data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As the Secretary of State announced in his oral answer (Official Report, 8 December 2014, column 633), more information will be provided to claimants about STBAs online and in Jobcentres. And staff guidance will be updated and staff reminded of the process for considering an STBA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The department has already undertaken testing of the posters and messaging with a small number of staff and claimants and the designs have now been reviewed by the Social Security Advisory Committee.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 225387 question first answered 04/03/2015 14:23:07 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 47485 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

223716

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2015
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the oral Answer of 8 December 2014, Official Report, column 638, what steps he has taken to raise awareness of interim payments for people affected by sanctions or delays in benefit payments.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	225387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>Hardship Payments may be available to claimants who have been sanctioned. We strengthened guidance for work coaches in July 2014 and sped up the payment process so that all sanctioned claimants are informed about how and when they can make an application for a Hardship Payment and can receive payment swiftly. We plan to publish statistical information on Hardship Payments in Summer 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Short Term Benefit Advances (STBAs) replaced Crisis Loan Alignment Payments and Interim Payments of benefit in April 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There has been an increase in the number of Jobseekers Allowance claims being cleared within 10 days of 19.4 percentage points, from 70.8% in March 2010 to 90.2% in March 2014. Most benefits are paid in arrears and STBAs can help tide over claimants who qualify until their first benefit payment. This is not the same as “benefit delays” and, therefore, we do not collect such data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As the Secretary of State announced in his oral answer (Official Report, 8 December 2014, column 633), more information will be provided to claimants about STBAs online and in Jobcentres. And staff guidance will be updated and staff reminded of the process for considering an STBA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The department has already undertaken testing of the posters and messaging with a small number of staff and claimants and the designs have now been reviewed by the Social Security Advisory Committee.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 225386 question first answered 04/03/2015 14:23:07 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 47486 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

347416

	registered interest
	date	29/05/2015
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of households in each (a) region, (b) constituent part of the UK and (c) constituency that would be affected by a household benefit cap of £23,000.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/06/2015 16:42:03 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

348172

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	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	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 people who are in receipt of (a) employment and support allowance (ESA), (b) the work related activity component of ESA, (c) jobseekers allowance and (d) income support who will be affected by reducing the benefit cap from £26,000 to £23,000 per year.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 725 743 744 question first answered 08/06/2015 14:45:24 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

348173

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	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	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 people who have a child aged under (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four and (e) five who will be affected by reducing the benefit cap from £26,000 to £23,000 per year.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 725 742 744 question first answered 08/06/2015 14:45:24 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

348174

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	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	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 people in temporary accommodation who will be affected by reducing the benefit cap from £26,000 to £23,000 per year.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 725 742 743 question first answered 08/06/2015 14:45:25 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

348179

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the effect on the number of families living in temporary accommodation of reducing the benefit cap from £26,000 to £23,000 per year.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 742 743 744 question first answered 08/06/2015 14:45:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves