The policy for the TV licence concession for those aged 75 and over is currently the responsibility of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and will pass to the BBC in June 2020.<\/p>
DWP officials are in discussion with DCMS officials regarding issues resulting from the BBC\u2019s decision to end from June 2020 the free TV licence concession to those people aged 75 or over who are not receiving Pension Credit. The BBC has undertaken to write to all those who may be affected.<\/p>
The Government remains committed to ensuring that older people receive the support they are entitled to using a wide range of channels to communicate information about benefits to potential customers; including information in leaflets and on https://gov.uk/<\/a>. Potential customers can use the Pension Credit https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit-calculator<\/a> to check if they are likely to be eligible and get an estimate of what they may receive. People wishing to claim Pension Credit can do so by calling 0800 99 1234.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133702/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The number of older women in employment is at a record high. There are now 4.9 million women aged 50 and over in the workforce compared to 4.2 million five years ago.<\/p> We will spend £55 billion [£55.4bn] this year (2019/20) on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions. This is around 2.5% of GDP, and over 6% of government spending, and as a share of GDP, the UK\u2019s public spending is second highest in the G7, bar Germany [OECD 2015 data].<\/p> To support women to remain and return to the labour market, the Government has removed the Default Retirement Age meaning most people can choose when to retire, and extended the right to request flexible working to all employees with 26 weeks\u2019 continuous service with their employer.<\/p> We have appointed a Business Champion for Older Workers to engage and influence employers both strategically and in terms of practical advice.<\/p> In February 2017, the UK Government published \u201cFuller Working Lives: a partnership approach\u201d to set out the role employers, individuals and Government can play in supporting fuller working lives. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/587654/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach.pdf<\/a><\/p> Through the National Retraining Partnership, a strategic partnership between Government, the Confederation of British Industry and the Trades Union Congress, Government is developing the National Retraining Scheme. The National Retraining Scheme will help prepare adults for the future changes to the economy, including those brought about by automation, and help them retrain into better jobs.<\/p> And in February this year, DWP launched an online web page which brings together money, job and health elements of the mid-life MOT. https://www.yourpension.gov.uk/mid-life-mot/<\/a><\/p> Benefit<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Amount Recovered<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Attendance Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Administrative Penalty<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £537,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bereavement Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £3,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Carers Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £1,541,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Civil Penalties <\/strong><\/p><\/td> £1,090,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Disability Living Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £281,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Disability Working Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Less than £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Employment & Support Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £2,988,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Family Credit<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Housing Benefit<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £11,198,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Incapacity Benefit<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £368,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Income Support<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £8,479,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Invalidity Benefit<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Less than £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jobseeker's Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £3,987,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Maternity Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £13,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Non-Contributory Retirement Pension<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Less than £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> New State Pension<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Less than £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Pension Credit<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £11,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Personal Independence Payment<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £64,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Retirement Pension: Contributory<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £2,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sickness Benefit<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Severe Disablement Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £12,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Social Fund Loan<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £27,014,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Social Fund Overpayment<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £239,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Non - Universal Credit short term advances<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £1,546,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tax Credit Overpayment<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £94,722,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Widow's Benefit<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £70,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Widowed Mother's Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Less than £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Widows Pension<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Widowed Parent's Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £3,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Christmas Bonus<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Other<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £3,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> The Department works hard to prevent potential benefit overpayments from occurring. Internal and external data matches are increasingly helping inform benefit payments and alerting staff to check for any undeclared changes in people\u2019s circumstances in real time.<\/p> *The data provided in this response has been sourced from internal management information and was not intended for public release. It should therefore not be compared to any other, similar data subsequently released by the Department. All figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand.<\/em><\/p>"}
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