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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/173792/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p /> <p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>The information requested to September 2014 is published and available at:<\/p><p> <\/p><p><a href=\"http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html\" target=\"_blank\">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>Proportions can be calculated using the published figures.<\/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>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of disabled people referred to the Work Programme moved into employment between January and December 2014.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/170558/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Benefit processing has improved with 93% of overall claims being processed on time (within 16 days). This is up 7 percentage points since 2009/10.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We are unable to answer what estimate has been made however we can provide actual data on the number processed and those processed over five days for working age benefits. See table below.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Claims processed in 5 days<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>2010/11<\/p><\/td><td><p>2011/12<\/p><\/td><td><p>2012/13<\/p><\/td><td><p>2013/14<\/p><\/td><td><p>YTD 2014/15<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>ESA claims total processed<\/p><\/td><td><p>712,369<\/p><\/td><td><p>736,108<\/p><\/td><td><p>807,889<\/p><\/td><td><p>894,919<\/p><\/td><td><p>610,027<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>ESA claims processed in over 5 days<\/p><\/td><td><p>420,684<\/p><\/td><td><p>389,748<\/p><\/td><td><p>473,249<\/p><\/td><td><p>424,463<\/p><\/td><td><p>223,993<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>ESA claims % processed in over 5 days<\/p><\/td><td><p>59.1%<\/p><\/td><td><p>53.0%<\/p><\/td><td><p>58.6%<\/p><\/td><td><p>47.4%<\/p><\/td><td><p>36.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>IS claims processed<\/p><\/td><td><p>428,099<\/p><\/td><td><p>385,028<\/p><\/td><td><p>356,580<\/p><\/td><td><p>334,332<\/p><\/td><td><p>212,130<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>IS claims processed in over 5 days<\/p><\/td><td><p>184,143<\/p><\/td><td><p>169,913<\/p><\/td><td><p>158,188<\/p><\/td><td><p>123,552<\/p><\/td><td><p>36,517<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>IS claims % processed in over 5 days<\/p><\/td><td><p>43.0%<\/p><\/td><td><p>44.1%<\/p><\/td><td><p>44.4%<\/p><\/td><td><p>37.0%<\/p><\/td><td><p>17.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>JSA claims total processed<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,350,544<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,319,207<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,206,249<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,828,235<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,528,860<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>JSA claims processed in over 5 days<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,134,727<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,201,502<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,151,105<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,819,152<\/p><\/td><td><p>927,510<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>JSA claims % processed in over 5 days<\/p><\/td><td><p>63.7%<\/p><\/td><td><p>66.3%<\/p><\/td><td><p>67.1%<\/p><\/td><td><p>64.3%<\/p><\/td><td><p>60.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/p><p>The data in the tables cover 1st April to 31st March, with the exception of 2014/15 when the Year to Date (YTD) covers 1st April to 30th November<\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>Source<\/strong><\/p><p>For ESA / IS / JSA \u2013 Management Information System Programme (MISP)<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people who waited longer than five days between their benefit application and a decision on their application in each year since May 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/169963/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <p /> <p>In over 95 per cent of cases, people over women\u2019s State Pension age receive a Winter Fuel Payment automatically, and do not need to make a claim since the Department already holds the information necessary to make the payment.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>However, details of eligibility and how to make a claim are available on <a href=\"http://www.GOV.uk\" target=\"_blank\">www.GOV.uk<\/a><\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4243", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dan Jarvis"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4243", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dan Jarvis"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/167569", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/167569/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The department has made a number of improvements to reduce times. For example, we have significantly increased staffing resources and improved IT processes. The improvements also include both providers increasing the number of health professionals they employ and opening more assessment centres.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4243", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dan Jarvis"}
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