Information on benefit receipt by nationality is not available.<\/p>
The Department has published statistics on working age benefit recipients claiming within 6 months of National Insurance Number (NINO) registration. This information is known as \u201cNationality at point of National Insurance number registration of DWP benefit claimants\u201d and is included in the \u201cStatistical Bulletin on National Insurance Number Allocations to Adult Overseas Nationals\u201d.<\/p>
The Government is looking at ways to reform the current administrative system under Universal Credit so that it will systematically record nationality and immigration status of migrants who make a claim.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government how much is paid in benefits to claimants who are citizens of each of the 27 other EU member states, and how many such claimants there are from each of those countries.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to provide further support for people with mental health problems in returning to work.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people of working age with mental health problems have been assisted into work through his Department's work programme in each of the last two years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the effect on (a) the wellbeing and (b) access to employment and training of people who no longer have access to a motability vehicle due to moving from disability living allowance to personal independence payment.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/450817/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Claimants who are interested in participating in the New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) are referred by their work coach to a provider so that they can explore the self-employment options. Participation is voluntary.<\/p> <\/p> The take up of the NEA is closely linked to the number of people claiming Jobseeker\u2019s Allowance, which begun to drop in 2013 \u2013 2014. It is also worth noting that during 2013 the Department ran a high profile marketing campaign to promote the NEA, using posters & leaflets in jobcentres, YouTube videos, Webinars etc. which may also have influenced take up of the scheme in that year.<\/p> <\/p> The table below shows how many starts there were with a business mentor in each financial year.<\/p> <\/p> NEA mentor starts by financial year (1<\/sup>)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number (2,3)<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2011 - March 2012<\/p><\/td> 15,170<\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2012 - March 2013<\/p><\/td> 31,880<\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2013 - March 2014<\/p><\/td> 47,800<\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2014 - March 2015<\/p><\/td> 39,830<\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2015 - September 2015 (six months)<\/p><\/td> 18,200<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> (1) Data Source - DWP LMS opportunities evaluation database October 2015 for all quarters, DWP PRaP database October 2015 for Jan-Sept 2015.<\/p> (2) Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.<\/p> (3) It is possible that an individual may start to work with a mentor more than once and therefore appear more than once in these figures.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have applied to the National Enterprise Allowance scheme in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many National Enterprise Allowance advisers are employed as part of that scheme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/450820/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department\u2019s policy is to recover outstanding debt whenever possible. Where a person is not in receipt of benefit and all the Department\u2019s attempts at recovery have been unsuccessful, the overpayment will be referred to a debt collection agency. The debtor is always given an opportunity to make an agreement to pay the Department before the debt is sent to a debt collection agency to recover.<\/p> <\/p> With the exception of one service provider currently being used by the Child Maintenance Group, the Department does not hold extant, direct contracts with any debt collection agencies although the nature of some of the expired contracts means that a number of collections are still being made. DWP now makes use of one main contract with Indesser. The Framework Contract is managed by Cabinet Office. Indesser manage relationships with a number of Debt Collection Agencies on behalf of all Government Customers.<\/p> <\/p> Under the terms of the Framework Agreement, Indesser and its sub-contractors must comply with relevant industry and public sector standards for service delivery including those of the Credit Services Association, the Code of Practice and the Financial Conduct Authority guidelines. The standards are listed in the DMI Framework Agreement. Indesser reviews subcontractor compliance with these standards through audit and assurance activity, including responsibility for ensuring that they comply with relevant industry standards, managing their performance, and monitoring any complaints. Customer departments (i.e. DWP) in turn receive Letters of Assurance which they review to ensure standards are being achieved and the audits are effective.<\/p> <\/p> The breakdown of figures you have requested is derived from operational processes and systems designed solely for the purpose of helping the Department to manage its business. As it was not originally intended for publication, it has not been subjected to the rigorous quality assurance checks applied to our published official statistics.<\/p> <\/p> The debt collection agency costs of the Child Maintenance Group and DWP are given separately. Please note that the figures are rounded to the nearest £10,000.<\/p> <\/p> The cost to the DWP of the debt collection agencies, and the related recovery made by them, is as follows:<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Financial Year<\/p><\/td> Spend<\/p><\/td> Recoveries<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009/2010<\/p><\/td> £1.59m<\/p><\/td> £8.50m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010/2011<\/p><\/td> £1.33m<\/p><\/td> £9.77m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011/2012<\/p><\/td> £2.11m<\/p><\/td> £13.94m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012/2013<\/p><\/td> £1.95m<\/p><\/td> £14.15m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/2014<\/p><\/td> £2.12m<\/p><\/td> £15.00m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/2015<\/p><\/td> £2.52m<\/p><\/td> £17.30m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015/2016*<\/p><\/td> £1.64m<\/p><\/td> £11.05m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> *to date<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> The cost to Child Maintenance Group of the debt collection agencies, and the related recovery made by them, is as follows:<\/p> Financial Year<\/p><\/td> Spend<\/p><\/td> Recoveries<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009/2010<\/p><\/td> £1.25m<\/p><\/td> £10.20m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010/2011<\/p><\/td> £0.56m<\/p><\/td> £4.68m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011/2012<\/p><\/td> £0.35m<\/p><\/td> £1.35m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012/2013<\/p><\/td> £0.21m<\/p><\/td> £1.71m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/2014<\/p><\/td> £0.05m<\/p><\/td> £1.21m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/2015<\/p><\/td> £0.10m<\/p><\/td> £0.86m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015/2016 to date<\/p><\/td> £0.07m<\/p><\/td> £0.53m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on using debt collection agencies in each of the last seven years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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