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In response to a) each specific grade<\/strong><\/p>

<\/p>

DWP published its Gender Pay Gap report showing an overall mean pay gap of 5.3%. As set out within the narrative of the report DWP is working hard towards reducing this pay gap further.<\/p>

<\/em><\/p>

Across our more junior grades we are transforming our pay structures, moving towards a single rate of pay within each grade, which currently results in a mean gender pay gap of 0.4% across grades AA-HEO. This will reduce even further as we start to reach these spot rates by 2019.<\/p>

<\/p>

The gender pay gap by grade is set out below. A \u2018negative\u2019 percentage represents a pay gap in favour of women.<\/p>

<\/p>

Grade<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Mean Gender Pay Gap<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Median Gender Pay Gap<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

AA<\/p><\/td>

-0.1%<\/p><\/td>

0.0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

AO<\/p><\/td>

-1.5%<\/p><\/td>

-3.1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

EO<\/p><\/td>

-0.2%<\/p><\/td>

0.0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

HEO<\/p><\/td>

1.2%<\/p><\/td>

2.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

SEO<\/p><\/td>

2.5%<\/p><\/td>

3.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Grade 7<\/p><\/td>

3.2%<\/p><\/td>

4.3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Grade 6<\/p><\/td>

2.5%<\/p><\/td>

2.0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

SCS<\/p><\/td>

9.2%<\/p><\/td>

7.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

DWP<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

5.3%<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

0.0%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

Payment of non-consolidated awards (bonuses) are paid in accordance with HMT and Civil Service pay guidance criteria.<\/p>

<\/p>

For delegated grades, end of year non-consolidated awards are paid dependent on an individual\u2019s grade and performance:<\/p>

<\/p>

Grade<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Achieved Award<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Exceeded Award<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

AA<\/p><\/td>

£450<\/p><\/td>

£550<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

AO<\/p><\/td>

£500<\/p><\/td>

£625<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

EO<\/p><\/td>

£500<\/p><\/td>

£750<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

HEO<\/p><\/td>

£500<\/p><\/td>

£800<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

SEO<\/p><\/td>

£600<\/p><\/td>

£850<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Grade 7<\/p><\/td>

£600<\/p><\/td>

£1,150<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Grade 6<\/p><\/td>

£600<\/p><\/td>

£1,450<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

For SCS colleagues end of year non-consolidated awards are paid dependent on Band and performance with awards going to the top 25% performers:<\/p>

<\/p>

Grade<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Award amount<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

SCS 1<\/p><\/td>

£10,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

SCS 2<\/p><\/td>

£12,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

SCS 3<\/p><\/td>

£15,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

SCS 4<\/p><\/td>

£17,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

In response to b) professions<\/strong><\/p>

The Department is not able to break down this level of information by profession which is not directly held within our Resource system.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4495", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kit Malthouse"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North West Hampshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kit Malthouse"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-01-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-01-10T15:35:55.033Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-01-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions: Equal Pay"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the transparency document entitled Department for Work and Pensions: Gender Pay Gap Report 2017, if he will set out the pay gap data for median, mean and bonus pay by (a) each specific grade and (b) profession.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jon Trickett"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemsworth"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jon Trickett"} ], "uin" : "121238"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/816915", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/816915/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Support for mortgage interest provides protection for home owners from the threat of repossession. The new loan scheme will provide exactly the same level of support and, thus, exactly the same level of protection against repossession. Claimants and mortgage lenders will not see any difference in the payments they receive and so there is no need to make any general transitional provisions.<\/p>

<\/p>

Some specific transitional provisions have been put in place which will allow for existing benefit payments to remain in place for a temporary period. These will apply if there are administrative delays in migrating some claimants to the new scheme or where there are difficulties in appointing someone to act on the claimant\u2019s behalf.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4495", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kit Malthouse"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North West Hampshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kit Malthouse"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-01-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-01-11T12:33:27.837Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-01-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Support for Mortgage Interest"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons his Department decided against the introduction of a transitional protection period for people claiming support for mortgage interest after April 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4658", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alex Sobel"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Leeds North West"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Alex Sobel"} ], "uin" : "121342"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/816967", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/816967/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Loans provided under the Discretionary Social Fund have been provided through both Budgeting Loans and Crisis Loans. However, Crisis Loans were abolished with effect from 31 March 2013 and there have been no new Crisis Loans issued after that date.<\/p>

<\/p>

The number of loans provided each year through the Discretionary Social Fund is published in Annex 1 of the Social Fund Annual Report.<\/p>

<\/p>

Links to the Social Fund Annual Report for each of the last seven years are given below:<\/p>

<\/p>

2010/11:<\/p>

<\/p>

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214336/2011-annual-report-social-fund.pdf<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>

2011/12:<\/p>

<\/p>

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214337/2012-annual-report-social-fund.pdf<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>

2012/13:<\/p>

<\/p>

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209379/DWP_Annual_Report_on_the_Social_fund.pdf<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>

2013/14:<\/p>

<\/p>

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/399612/social-fund-annual-report-2013-14.pdf<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>

2014/15:<\/p>

<\/p>

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/437046/social-fund-annual-report-2014-2015.pdf<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>

2015/16:<\/p>

<\/p>

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/552482/social-fund-annual-report-2015-2016.pdf<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>

2016/17:<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630382/social-fund-annual-report-2016-2017.pdf<\/a><\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4495", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kit Malthouse"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North West Hampshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kit Malthouse"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-01-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-01-10T15:20:11.24Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-01-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Social Fund: Loans"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2017 to Question 118806, on Social Fund: Credit, how many loans were provided through the Discretionary Social Fund in each of the last seven years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4058", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Blomfield"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sheffield Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Paul Blomfield"} ], "uin" : "121394"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/816971", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/816971/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

A managed transfer process has begun with all existing recipients of Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) benefit receiving information about the new scheme in advance. The exercise to give SMI claimants information about the new scheme began in July 2017 and will continue until mid-February 2018.<\/p>

<\/p>

Claimants are given information about how the SMI loan will work, about alternatives to the loan and organisations that can offer further information. This is followed up by a telephone call to explain the information and answer any questions. A leaflet containing Frequently Asked Questions is issued to support this informed discussion.<\/p>

<\/p>

SMI loans will be available to all claimants who currently qualify for SMI as a benefit. The new loans scheme will continue to provide robust protection against repossession to all eligible claimants in times of need. The level of support available will be calculated in the same way as under the current system and claimants and mortgage lenders will not see any difference in the payments they receive. There is no reason to expect lenders to behave any differently to now and we do not anticipate that this measure will lead to an increase in the number of homes that are repossessed. Claimants may change their mind whether to take or decline a loan at any time.<\/p>

<\/p>

Recovery of SMI loans will not be pursued until the property is sold or transferred. If the amount of equity available after the sale of the property is less than the amount due to be recovered the balance will be written off.<\/p>

<\/strong><\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4495", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kit Malthouse"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North West Hampshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kit Malthouse"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-01-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-01-10T15:24:58.833Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-01-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Support for Mortgage Interest"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to make people in receipt of the Support for Mortgage Interest scheme aware of forthcoming changes to that scheme; and what assessment he has made of the long-term effect on the security of the recipients' homes as a result of people moving from a benefit to an interest-bearing loan.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4667", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mike Amesbury"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Weaver Vale"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mike Amesbury"} ], "uin" : "121398"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/810688", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/810688/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The DWP\u2019s business travel policy expects other alternatives to have been examined and exhausted. Where travel is deemed appropriate it requires the use of the most cost effective mode of transport.<\/p>

<\/p>

In the last four years the Department has spent the following on First Class Rail, Business Class Air and Taxis. This is also shown as a percentage of overall travel costs.<\/p>

<\/p>

Method of Travel<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2015-16<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2016-17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

1st Class Rail<\/p><\/td>

£13,958<\/p><\/td>

£11,563<\/p><\/td>

£7,505<\/p><\/td>

£546<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Business Class Air<\/p><\/td>

£127,859<\/p><\/td>

£100,706<\/p><\/td>

£76,862<\/p><\/td>

£27,148<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Taxi<\/p><\/td>

£1,333,782<\/p><\/td>

£1,373,371<\/p><\/td>

£1,284,359<\/p><\/td>

£1,237,382<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

£1,475,599<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

£1,485,640<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

£1,368,726<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

£1,265,076<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Percentage of Total Travel Costs<\/p><\/td>

3.57%<\/p><\/td>

3.48%<\/p><\/td>

2.90%<\/p><\/td>

2.83%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4495", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kit Malthouse"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North West Hampshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kit Malthouse"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-01-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-01-22T17:26:27.227Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-12-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions: Travel"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel in each of the last four years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1506", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Gwynne"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Denton and Reddish"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Andrew Gwynne"} ], "uin" : "121033"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/765617", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/765617/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Calculation of a child maintenance liability is based on gross income information provided directly to the Child Maintenance Service by HMRC. Individuals are required to declare unearned income not taxed at source which does not exceed £2500 a year to HMRC, which already enables HMRC to include it in the income information they provide.<\/del> Unearned income exceeding £2500 a year is dealt with by HMRC through tax self-assessment and is picked up in a child maintenance calculation through an unearned income variation. We have no plans to review this.<\/del>The treatment of unearned income for child maintenance purposes is aligned with this for administrative efficiency. We are inviting views on the future treatment of "income" within the recently published Compliance and Arrears Strategy consultation.<\/ins><\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4495", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kit Malthouse"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North West Hampshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kit Malthouse"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-10-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/765617/answer/previousversion/14051", "answeringMember" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4008", "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Gosport"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Caroline Dinenage"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-10-12T13:56:00.367Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2018-02-01T17:10:55.89Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-10-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Children: Maintenance"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, why the Child Maintenance Service allows non-resident parents £2,500 of unearned income that is not factored into payment plans; and whether he plans to review this policy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4440", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Marion Fellows"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Motherwell and Wishaw"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Marion Fellows"} ], "uin" : "106137"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 6, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} }