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1279285

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2021
	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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2021 to Question 136526 on Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus, on what date she reviewed the adequacy of the benefit cap grace period; and who she consulted as part of that review.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	141466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text There are currently no plans to extend the grace period. Getting our claimants back into work remains my primary concern and, of course, returning to employment will significantly increase the likelihood of a household not being affected by the cap. answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 26/01/2021 18:00:10 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1279663

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2021
	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	Employment Services: Young People
	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 4 November to Question 109371 on Employment Services: Young People, by what date she plans to have established 116 youth hubs.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	141986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text Further to my answer on 20 January 2021 the timeline for opening Youth Hubs is dependent on COVID restrictions. We are working with local partners to ensure the transition to physical hubs can be undertaken as quickly as possible, when circumstances allow. answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 27/01/2021 15:52:17 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1276854

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2021
	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	Employment Services: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many youth hubs have been opened to date; and in which (a) regions and (b) nations of the UK those youth hubs are based.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	137934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2021 answer text <p>Youth Hubs are not currently operating a physical face to face service due to national lockdown restrictions, however 15 were open in the months ahead of this. Youth Hub locations are external partner owned premises who have the overall autonomy in the decisions for physical opening and offering of face to face appointments.</p><p>Support is currently being provided digitally through Work Coaches linked to existing and planned hubs across the UK, to make sure that young people who are unemployed continue to receive help whilst restrictions are in place.</p><p> </p><p>When fully implemented, hubs will be located in every Jobcentre Plus district across England, Wales and Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 20/01/2021 17:34:00 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 75444 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1233530

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2020
	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	Jobcentres: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what core training is undertaken by new work coaches on supporting people with special needs or disabilities who are looking for work.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	88320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>Work Coaches receive training to support all claimants with complex needs, including those with special needs or disabilities and have access to guidance, complex needs toolkit and district provision toolkit, that provide local support for claimants who require additional and specialist support when looking for work.</p><ul><li>This would include referral or sign positing to specialist support for any specific needs or work support.</li><li>Training and access to information on diversity and inclusion, disability confidence, unconscious bias, help to claim and modern day slavery.</li><li>Specific Benefit training for Work Coaches includes:</li></ul><p>- How to identify and support claimants with complex needs including special needs or disabilities</p><p>- How we can provide extra support for example, referral to specialist employment advisers, money guidance, requirement for appointees</p><p>- Working with appointees to support the claimants</p><p>- Using Complex needs toolkit and District provision toolkit, for local provision and support</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/09/2020 16:52:16 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1289705

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2021
	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	Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support in-work progression.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	158058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>While our current focus is on supporting people back into work, our longer-term ambition remains to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to progress. Alongside an existing programme of research and tests, the In-Work Progression Commission was launched in March 2020 and will report in the coming months with recommendations on what more the Department, wider Government and employers can do to support individuals to progress in work.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/03/2021 17:28:57 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1198586

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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: Greater London
	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 implications for her policies of the finding in the report by Policy in Practice, entitled The interaction of covid-19 measures and the benefit cap on low-income Londoners, that 22,000 existing benefit claimants in London became capped following the increases in benefits awards introduced by the Government in April 2020 as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	52005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>We have noted the findings in this report.</p><p> </p><p>The benefit cap provides fairness for hard-working taxpaying households, whilst providing a reasonable safety net of support for the most vulnerable claimants who are entitled to disability benefits and carer benefits. The London cap of £23,000 is equivalent to gross family earnings of around £28,000.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/06/2020 15:38:31 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 25870 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1282983

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2021
	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	Unemployment: Older People
	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 25 January 2021 to Question 140818 on Unemployment: Older People, how many Older Claimant Champions are employed by her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	147857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>We currently have 10 Older Claimant Champions at DWP regional level who work collaboratively with our 34 District Older Claimant Champions to raise the profile of our older claimants. The champions act as a single point of contact for cascading messages, communications and best practice to colleagues locally and nationally. They raise awareness with Work Coaches, employers and providers of the products available to them for example local groups, online tools and more.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 10/02/2021 17:51:11 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1195473

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2020
	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	Vacancies: Internet
	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 6 May 2020 to Question 42043, what steps she is taking to (a) increase the number of job vacancies posted to her Department’s find a job website, (b) increase the take-up of those vacancies and (c) ensure that vacancies are for roles where Government guidance on social distancing during the covid-19 can be observed.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	46663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>We are working with departments across Government to understand supply &amp; demand across the labour market and, where there are shortages, we are working with them to promote the Government Find a Job matching service. We are also reaching out to employers and sector bodies through our social channels to encourage them to place vacancies on the site.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has launched a new website for jobseekers to maximise take up of vacancies<em>. </em><a href="http://Jobhelp.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">Jobhelp.dwp.gov.uk</a> provides job search hints and tips as well as crucial advice on transferable skills for those people who need to change sectors. It also highlights live large-scale recruitment in a range of industries as well as the Find a Job Government Skills matching service.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS have issued the Working Safely guidance which was developed in conjunction with HSE and other partners, including ACAS. Under the new guidance, employers should do a risk assessment and employees, or potential employees, can report an employer if they have concerns that the guidance isn’t being followed. Contact details to report concerns are on the HSE website.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 19/05/2020 17:05:13 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 22293 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1305329

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	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	Kickstart Scheme
	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 18 March 2021 to Question 169973, on Kickstart Scheme, if she will provide a breakdown of the 6,000 Kickstart placement starts by sector.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	174134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>We are currently unable to publish a breakdown of job starts by sector for the Kickstart Scheme.</p><p>However, we have published a list of available Kickstart vacancies by sector. I refer the hon. Member to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-11/167248" target="_blank"><strong>167248</strong></a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 30/03/2021 08:32:57 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1300969

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	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	Kickstart Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employer applications to the Kickstart programme her Department has received from each English region in the past 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	165550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>We are currently unable to break applications down by region. An employer can make multiple applications and, at the application stage, provide their registered address rather than the location of the jobs being applied for.</p><p> </p><p>We are able to provide this information for jobs that are available for young people to apply to. Figures for 25th of February show over 30,000 have been made available for young people to apply to, including the almost 4,000 jobs that had started at that time. Below is a table showing this information split by region.</p><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing Kickstart applications, referrals and starts, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system which has been developed quickly. The management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics, but is provided in the interests of transparency.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of jobs made available for young people to apply to</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>2600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>2670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>5790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>4410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>3800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>2320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>3030</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>2720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>These numbers are rounded to the nearest 10. Jobs made available for young people to apply to includes 1,000 non-grant funded jobs.</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 12/03/2021 14:49:46 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra