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417037

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many claims for (1) Jobseeker’s Allowance, (2) Universal Credit, (3) Disability Living Allowance, (4) Personal Independence Payment, (5) Employment Support Allowance, (6) Income Support, and (7) Carer’s Allowance, were subject to a request for mandatory reconsideration in each year since 2013; how many of those claims were (a) approved, and (b) rejected, following the reconsideration process; how many claims that were rejected by the reconsideration process subsequently came before (i) the first-tier tribunal, and (ii) the Upper tribunal; and in each case how many claims were approved.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
	uin	HL1957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available, and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has published data on Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) and the Ministry of Justice on appeals as follows:</p><p> </p><p>- Ad hoc statistics on MR receipts and clearance times</p><p>- Personal Independence Payment statistics</p><p>- ESA and JSA sanctions</p><p>- Appeals – all benefits</p><p> </p><p>The information will now be placed in the House library.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has plans to look into what might be possible to publish on mandatory reconsiderations in the existing regular statistical publications, including information on outcomes. As each publication is ready, DWP statisticians will pre-announce the improvements in accordance with the UKSA release protocols.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 17/09/2015 15:08:33 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

417039

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	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	Carer's Allowance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people receive Carer’s Allowance in relation to care for a recipient of Employment Support Allowance who is (1) in the support group, and (2) in the work-related activity group.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
	uin	HL1959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>None.</p><p> </p><p>Payment of Employment and Support Allowance is not one of the benefits that can “trigger” payment of Carer’s Allowance.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 21/09/2015 14:48:05 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

425831

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of additional hours of employment and jobs available to people wanting to increase their working hours in order to avoid the proposed four-year freeze in working age benefits from 2016.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
	uin	HL3229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July. These are available on the Parliament website.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 09/11/2015 16:25:04 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

425832

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how many people will work more hours as a result of the proposed four-year freeze in working age benefits from 2016.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
	uin	HL3230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July. These are available on the Parliament website.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 09/11/2015 16:06:08 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

425833

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2015
	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 Mobility
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what definitions of social mobility are used by the new Social Mobility Commission, and whether they refer to changes in income.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
	uin	HL3231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2015 answer text <p>Provisions to reform the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission as the Social Mobility Commission are currently under consideration by Parliament as part of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill. Until these receive Royal Assent, the Commission will continue to operate under its existing statutory framework. Operating arrangements for the reformed Commission will be set in due course, subject to Royal Assent.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 12/11/2015 13:01:46 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

425835

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) whether the proposed new, lower benefit cap has a gendered effect, and (2) whether any such effect would be mitigated by excluding certain child benefits from that cap.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
	uin	HL3233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July, a copy of which is attached.</p><br /><p>Like other welfare benefits, child related benefits are taken into account when applying the cap. Removing them from the cap would effectively mean that there would be no upper limit on the amount of benefit that out of work households could receive.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 12/11/2015 13:05:10 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

445389

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2016
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what case material was examined as part of the review of 105 Personal Independence Payments (PIP) claims referenced in the DWP's consultation on PIP aids and appliances (Cm 9171).
	tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
	uin	HL5153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>DWP are currently running a consultation to seek views on how support can best be provided to help meet the costs of disability faced by people who are currently awarded points due to aids and appliances. The department is keen to hear views from all interested parties, especially disabled people and disability organisations.</p><p>As part of the consultation on aids and appliances and the daily living component of PIP, the Department reviewed a sample of 105 cases where claimants scored all, or the majority, of their points from aids and appliances. These were randomly selected.</p><p>DWP doctors, who reviewed these cases, looked at all the relevant information held on departmental systems relating to each case. This included the application form, the results of any face-to-face assessment and any additional supporting evidence provided by the claimant.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 26/01/2016 13:04:52 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

445390

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2016
	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: Multiple Sclerosis
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people with multiple sclerosis have scored a minimum of half their points for (1) standard rate, and (2) enhanced rate, of Personal Independence Payments daily living through aids and appliances descriptors.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
	uin	HL5154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>For Multiple Sclerosis:</p><p>3,500 individuals were awarded Standard Daily Living, of which 3,050 (87%) scored at least half of their daily living points from aids and appliance descriptors.</p><br /><p>3,110 individuals were awarded Enhanced Daily Living, of which 790 (25%) scored at least half of their daily living points from aids and appliance descriptors.</p><br /><p>These figures relate to PIP normal rules awards made during the period April 2013 to 30th September 2015.</p><br /><p>DWP are currently running a consultation to seek views on the way that aids and appliances are taken into account when determining entitlement to the daily living component of PIP. The department wants to make sure that the policy on this is meeting the intent of focusing support on those with the greatest needs and is keen to hear views from all interested parties, especially disabled people and disability organisations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 25/01/2016 12:25:23 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

445391

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2016
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Carer's Allowance claimants have a claim linked to a Personal Independence Payments daily living award.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
	uin	HL5155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 25/01/2016 12:24:53 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

514678

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2016
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each of the last three years, how many times official errors have resulted in (1) underpayment, or (2) non-payment, of (a) Jobseekers' Allowance, (b) Employment and Support Allowance, (c) Universal Credit, (d) Housing Benefit, and (e) Income Support, in each local authority in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
	uin	HL7824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>DWP is unable to provide a breakdown of the number of official errors at the Local Authority level. This is because the estimation of the rate and monetary value of official errors in a particular benefit is based on a sample of cases rather than the entire caseload for that benefit, and this sample is not large enough to split at the Local Authority level.</p><p> </p><p>DWP does not gather information on the number of children in a household when evaluating the rate of fraud and error in any particular benefit.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL7825 question first answered 03/05/2016 11:42:46 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor