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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/222670/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p /> <p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions wrote to the Rt Hon Member for East Ham on 22 January. In line with the conventions of the House, correspondence between Ministers and MPs are confidential as far as the Department is concerned, and it is a matter for the MP to decide whether to make it more widely available. The Department has no issue if the Rt Hon Member for East Ham chooses to place a copy of the letter in the library.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library copies of the letter he wrote to the Rt hon. Member for East Ham on Universal Credit in January 2015.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/179075", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/179075/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p /> <p> <\/p><p>A reply is going out today, Monday 23 February.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for Birkenhead dated 20 October 2014 regarding the Government's Child Poverty Strategy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Frank Field"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/177605", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/177605/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p /> <p>Calls to the winter fuel payment helpline were:<\/p><p> <\/p><p>· 2013/14 226,672<\/p><p>· 2012/13 303,610<\/p><p>· We do not hold data for the three financial years before 2012/13<\/p><p> <\/p><p>For the financial years of 2009/10 \u2013 2013/14, the Department for Work and Pensions did not receive any revenue for the telephone number 08459 151515.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Winter Fuel Payment Helpline service can also be accessed by dialling 0345 9151515. Callers to 0845 9151515 are informed of the availability of the 0345 number option. There is still evidence that the 0845 option can be cheaper for some callers and as a result there are currently no plans to discontinue this number.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>DWP use of 0845 numbers will be reviewed once the impacts of Ofcom changes to 08 numbers are known. These changes are currently scheduled to be implemented in July 2015.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/220", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Webb"}
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      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls were made to the winter fuel payment helpline 08459 151515 in each of the last five financial years; how much revenue was generated by these calls; and when he expects to end the use of this number.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Frank Field"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/171228", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/171228/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p /> <p>DWP has contributed £304m to the costs of local authorities administering Housing Benefit for 2015/16. The amount allocated to local authorities for more financial years can be found in the link below.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/housing-benefit-for-local-authorities-subsidy-circulars\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/housing-benefit-for-local-authorities-subsidy-circulars<\/a><\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/220", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Webb"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Steve Webb"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-12-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Housing Benefit"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much and what proportion of annual expenditure on housing benefit is allocated to the costs of administering that benefit.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Birkenhead"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Frank Field"}
      ], "uin" : "219154"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/166611", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/166611/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <p /> <p>My department does not collect data on the number of Local Authority funerals.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Social Fund Funeral Payment scheme continues to provide help towards a simple, respectful, low-cost funeral and in 2013/14, over 33,000 awards were made worth £44.7 million, with an average award of £1,347.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Social Fund Budgeting Loans are also available to those on income related benefits to cover costs relating to funeral expenses.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/220", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Webb"}
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      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-11-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Public Health Funerals"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of pauper's funerals in each of the last three years; and what steps his Department is taking to support families on low incomes with the costs of funerals.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Birkenhead"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Frank Field"}
      ], "uin" : "216270"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/100277", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/100277/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <p /> <p>Information about how many in-work working-age households received Winter Fuel Payments in 2013-14 is not available.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The table below shows the number of people aged under 65 receiving a Winter Fuel Payment and the associated expenditure in years 2009-10 to 2018-19 inclusive:<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Expenditure (£m)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Caseload (000s)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2009/10<\/p><\/td><td><p>640.8<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,358<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010/11<\/p><\/td><td><p>624.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,265<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011/12<\/p><\/td><td><p>451.5<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,927<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012/13<\/p><\/td><td><p>385.4<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,484<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013/14<\/p><\/td><td><p>324.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,056<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014/15<\/p><\/td><td><p>268.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,714<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015/16<\/p><\/td><td><p>215.8<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,389<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016/17<\/p><\/td><td><p>157.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,019<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017/18<\/p><\/td><td><p>85.8<\/p><\/td><td><p>563<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018/19<\/p><\/td><td><p>14.8<\/p><\/td><td><p>95<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p /> <p> <\/p><p><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/p><p>Numbers are for Winter Fuel Payments made to those eligible in Great Britain, European Economic Area and Switzerland aged 60-64: outturn to 2013-14; forecast 2014/15 onwards.<\/p><p>Winter Fuel Payments in 2009-10 and 2010-11 included one-off £50 payments for the under 80s.<\/p><p>One of the Winter Fuel Payment eligibility criteria is a person\u2019s age in the qualifying week (the third full week in September). This age has been rising in line with the increase to the female State Pension age.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/220", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Webb"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many in-work working-age households received winter fuel payments in 2013-14; what estimate he has made of how many such households will be claiming winter fuel payments in each of the next four financial years; and what assessment he has made of the effect of equalising the state pension age for men and women on the take-up of winter fuel payments.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Frank Field"}
      ], "uin" : "211255"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/92093", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/92093/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p /> <p>a) All staff directly employed by DWP are paid above the Living Wage.<\/p><p>b) Following the introduction of the London Living Wage by our Facilities Management contractor, Telereal Trillium, the total number of our contractors and their service partners in receipt of less than the living wage has reduced to 4,493.<\/p><p>c) The total number of staff in arm\u2019s length bodies in receipt of less than the living wage is 9. Those in receipt of less than the living wage are employed by Remploy who have a total headcount of 1097 (based on March 2014 figures).<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/220", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Webb"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Steve Webb"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-09-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Pay"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) direct employees, (b) outsourced workers and (c) workers in agencies which report to his Department are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Birkenhead"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Frank Field"}
      ], "uin" : "209497"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/91107", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/91107/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Any information on the tools, processes or techniques used by Monster on it's commercial job search website would be held by Monster. In addition, for obvious reasons, it would not be in the public interest for the Department to disclose particular details of our anti-fraud measures.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/220", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Webb"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Thornbury and Yate"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Steve Webb"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-09-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-09-11T12:40:57.9134939Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-09-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Vacancies: Internet"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which of the tools, processes and techniques used by Monster on its commercial job search website to protect users from fraudulent activity are not used on Universal Jobmatch; and what changes Monster has proposed to his Department to improve anti-fraud protection on his Department's website.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Frank Field"}
      ], "uin" : "208500"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/91118", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/91118/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The total volume of Short Term Benefit Advance (STBA) applications received from April 2013 to March 2014 was around 313k. This figure relates to JSA, ESA, IS and IB applications only. Of these applications, around 90k received an immediate payment of benefit. Of the remaining 223k, around 79k were successful in receiving a Short Term Benefit Advance with an average award of approximately £57.00.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We do not keep data on the reasons for refusal of STBAs<\/p>"}
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