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1019431

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	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	Post Office Card Account
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) disabled social security recipients and (b) pension recipients have their payments made into a Post Office account.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	198328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions provides Post Office card accounts to ensure that customers can continue to access their benefits and pensions in this way.</p><p> </p><p>As of October 2018 there were just under 1.2m active Post Office card accounts. In line with our wider policy on financial inclusion, we have always made it clear that payment into a bank, building society or credit union is the preferred way for all benefits to be paid.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested about the number of disabled social security and pension recipients is not available.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 198724 question first answered 10/12/2018 12:07:37 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1043029

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2019
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason under universal credit (a) statutory maternity pay is classed as earnings and subject to partial disregard and (b) maternity allowance is classed as income with the full payment taken into account.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	209855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>Universal Credit is a means tested system of support and where claimants have income available to meet their everyday living costs, such as maternity allowance, it is right that their entitlement to UC is adjusted accordingly (as currently is the case with other DWP legacy means tested working age benefits).</p><p> </p><p>Statutory maternity pay is paid by an employer and is a form of earnings. As a result, statutory maternity pay is therefore subject to the work allowance and tapering within Universal Credit, as are other earnings.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 22/01/2019 17:16:26 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1132410

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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	Universal Credit: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there is a freephone number that universal credit claimants can use when attempting to make phone contact with her Department from abroad.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	265570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>You can dial all of the 0800 numbers from abroad using the 0044 prefix. If a claimant does find themselves needing to dial an 0800 number from abroad, then they may incur charges at the standard international rate. This cost will vary depending on where they are calling from.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/06/2019 12:30:10 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

870246

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2018
	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: Visual Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to improve assessments and decision-making processes for blind and partially sighted people who claim personal independence payments.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	134110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department is committed to continuously improving our assessment and decision making processes and to ensuring that decisions on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are right first time for all claimants, regardless of their condition. PIP is working better for those with a visual impairment compared to the previous benefit, Disability Living Allowance (DLA). Under DLA, 5% of all those with a visual impairment were receiving the top level of support at the end of May 2013, whereas under PIP 63% of recipients are currently receiving the highest rates.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>DLA and PIP data taken from Stat-Xplore (<a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a>)</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 28/03/2018 12:51:39 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

870247

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2018
	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: Visual Impairment
	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 ensure the Personal Independence Payment assessment process is accessible to people with sight loss.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	134111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>We have a range of provisions in place to ensure assessments are accessible to all claimants, in line with the standards under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Both Assessment Providers will provide on request, materials in alternative formats to meet the needs of claimants with a wide range of health conditions and impairments. This includes, but is not limited to, the provision of communications in large font material, Braille or audio format.</p><p> </p><p>Before attending a consultation, claimants are given the opportunity to alert the Assessment Provider to any additional requirements they may have. The Assessment Providers will endeavour to meet any reasonable requests.</p><p> </p><p>All assessment centres are fully accessible and the needs of all claimants are considered, including proximity to public transport routes and access to suitable parking. Where a face-to-face consultation is required, claimants are encouraged to bring a companion who can provide help and support.</p><p> </p><p>Both Assessment Providers regularly engage with a variety of stakeholders including sight loss charities, to review and improve the service they provide to all claimants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 28/03/2018 15:33:19 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

870248

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2018
	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: Visual Impairment
	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 ensure that personal independence payment assessors understand sight loss.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	134112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The PIP assessment is not a medical assessment requiring the assessor to diagnose a condition and recommend treatment options. The focus is on ensuring Health Care Professionals (HCPs) are experts in disability analysis, focusing on the effects of health conditions and impairments on a claimant’s daily life.</p><p>All HCPs receive training on a wide range of conditions including sight loss and visual impairment. This includes detailed modules covering all aspects of sight loss and how the condition impacts on a person’s ability to undertake the activities in the PIP assessment. Both Assessment Providers employ Sensory Impairment Champions who are available to provide support and advice to HCPs at any point during the assessment process. In addition, DWP and the Assessment Providers engage with medical experts, sight loss charities and relevant stakeholders to strengthen, review and update their training programmes.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 28/03/2018 13:04:52 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

900125

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2018
	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: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what procedures are in place for quality assurance of reports produced by medical assessors for her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	141877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>All Health Professionals are subject to on-going audit by our assessment providers to ensure that they deliver high quality assessments. The Department also undertakes independent audit to ensure that the advice provided to the Department’s decision makers is of suitable quality, fully explained and justified.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/05/2018 14:30:27 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

900126

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2018
	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: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there is a process in place for feedback when an appeal is overturned based on a prior decision of a medical assessor to her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	141878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>Decisions on benefit awards are made by DWP decision makers based on the available evidence, including advice received from health professionals who carry out assessments. The Department is collating information from the First-tier Tribunal to identify and make improvements to the claimant journey. We have an established feedback process to individual health professionals to support the assessment report auditing process, and we are extending these discussions to utilise examples gleaned through the feedback from the tribunals. However, most overturned decisions are because evidence is presented at the tribunal that had not been available earlier in the process.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/05/2018 14:30:40 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

900152

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2018
	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 her Department determines which recipients of (a) employment support allowance and (b) personal independence payment should have their awards reviewed.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	141879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>For Employment and Support Allowance, an award is reviewed as part of the Work Capability Assessment. Using all evidence available as well as a recommendation from a Healthcare Professional, our Decision Makers set re-referral periods for 3, 6, 12, 18, 24 or 36 months. For those with the most severe/lifelong conditions that meet the Severe Conditions Criteria the department has ended further routine reassessments.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>For Personal Independence Payment reviews of a claimant’s award would usually take place about a year before the award expires where the award is on the basis of a fixed term award with a review date. Ongoing awards will usually be subject to a light touch review at the ten year stage.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>For both benefits a claimant’s award may be reviewed following a change of circumstances reported to the Department. Reviews may result in awards going up, staying the same, reducing or ceasing altogether.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/05/2018 14:31:07 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

964840

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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	Pensions: Consumer Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to retain the Pensions Dashboard Project.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	169729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>On Tuesday 4 September 2018, I published a written statement providing an update on pensions including the pensions dashboard. This statement can be found here: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-04/HCWS933/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-04/HCWS933/</a></p><p>An industry-led dashboard, facilitated by Government, will harness the best of industry innovation. We will continue to engage with industry, consumer groups and other stakeholders on this model and Government will protect pension savers and personal information by legislating where necessary.</p><p> </p><p>We will shortly report on the findings of the Feasibility Study.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 169087 169463 question first answered 06/09/2018 12:11:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle