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419584

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2015
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2015 to Question 228133, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2015 to Question 748 and pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2015 to Question 9414, why information on the number of hardship applications and the amount claimed in hardship payments will now no longer be available; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	10657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of hardship applications and awards is available and will be published. Information on how much has been claimed in hardship payments is not available.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 12/10/2015 15:52:36 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

422867

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect of reductions in tax credits on levels of housing benefit paid out in 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	12892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>The impact of all the government’s policies on housing benefit is accounted for in the housing benefit forecast, which has been certified by the OBR.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/10/2015 15:36:57 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

424381

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	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 frequently a person with a (a) multiple sclerosis and (b) another degenerative disease should be required to attend an assessment in connection with their claim for (i) employment and support allowance and (ii) personal independence payment.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	13629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>The Work Capability Assessment (WCA) assesses individuals against a set of functional descriptors not specific conditions, as two people with the same condition can be affected in different ways. This does however take account of how fluctuating and degenerative conditions, such multiple sclerosis, affect a claimant’s ability to work.</p><br /><p>A healthcare professional gives advice on when they think a claimants functional capability may have changed sufficiently to trigger a change in the outcome of the WCA. Re-referral dates chosen can be 3, 6, 12, 18, 24 or 36 months depending on when it is considered most appropriate for the claimant to have their next contact with the Department.</p><br /><p>Decisions on claims to Personal Independence Payment are made by case managers and are based on advice received from the assessment providers following an assessment, together with any other evidence received. People with a progressive condition, and who are not expected to live beyond six months, are not required to attend a face-to-face assessment and their claims will always be decided on the basis of the evidence received.</p><br /><p>Claims to Personal Independence Payment are looked at individually, considering the impact on daily living and mobility of the impairment or health condition, rather than solely basing the decision on the impairment or health condition itself. Award durations and reviews are based on an assessment of whether the individual’s functional abilities are likely to deteriorate, improve or stay the same. Reviews ensure that claimants continue to receive the appropriate level of award throughout their claim, including claimants with degenerative conditions who may get a higher award at review to reflect a deterioration in their condition.</p><br /> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 13626 question first answered 30/10/2015 14:11:04 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

349382

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2015
	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, when his Department plans to publish an impact assessment of plans to reduce the household benefit cap to £23,000 per year.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	1695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course. <strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/06/2015 16:20:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

60687

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2014
	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, what estimate he has made of the proportion of claimants of (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance on Help to Work who will enter employment within (i) six months and (ii) 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	199780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 199790 question first answered 12/06/2014 16:04:04 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

61110

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	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 much his Department spent on correspondence with recipients of (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	200145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/06/2014 10:47:14 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

61912

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2014
	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, what scope there is for amending an individual's claimant commitment after it has first been drawn up.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	200730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Once in place, both the claimant and Jobcentre Plus work coach can ask for the Claimant Commitment to be changed at any time.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/06/2014 10:22:57 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

62751

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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 much his Department has spent assisting people with the costs of (a) travel to interview and (b) clothing for interviews or to commence work in each year since 2005.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	201244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested is only available from 2007. (a) The costs of assisting people travel to job interviews for each year from 2007 are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(b) Expenditure for equipment to assist people taking up work, including clothing, for each year from 2007 is in the table below. This expenditure also includes assistance with other equipment e.g. health and safety related workwear, work tools and equipment, bicycles and accessories, laptops and mobile phones.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Expenditure totals are not available solely for clothing and would incur disproportionate cost to identify separately.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/06/2014 16:59:44 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey attachment 1 file name UIN201244-tables.doc title Tables for UIN201244
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

65619

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2014
	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 new claims were paid in April 2014 for (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) employment and support allowance, (c) income support, (d) housing benefit and (e) universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	203728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Information on how many new claims were paid in April 2014 for (a) Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), (b) Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), (c) Income Support (IS), (d) Housing Benefit (HB) and (e) Universal Credit (UC) is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the number of JSA claimants who started a new claim in April 2014 can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp" target="_blank">http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp</a></p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the number of ESA and IS claimants who started a new claim, by the number of previous claims on this benefit, up to and including November 2013 can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>Statistics covering the period March 2014 to May 2014 are due to be published on 12 November 2014</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Statistics on the number of Universal Credit (UC) claimants who started a new claim up to and including March 2014 can be found at:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Statistics for April 2014 are due to be published on 16 July 2014</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 07/07/2014 15:48:17 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

66220

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	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, what representations he has received in support of maintaining the local welfare provision grant to local authorities; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	204263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to my previous answer to the hon. Member for Torbay, Mr Adrian Sanders, <em>Official Report</em>, 13 March 2014, column 318W. Our position has not changed.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/07/2014 14:26:11 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms