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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1730835/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The tables below provide information on the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeal clearances; and whether they were lapsed or overturned at a tribunal hearing.<\/p><p>Data provided is for the last five financial years.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of appeals cleared for each financial year and how many were subsequently lapsed or overturned at a tribunal hearing<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Cleared<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Overturned<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019-20<\/p><\/td><td><p>99,800<\/p><\/td><td><p>27,100<\/p><\/td><td><p>53,700<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2020-21<\/p><\/td><td><p>77,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>26,300<\/p><\/td><td><p>37,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021-22<\/p><\/td><td><p>48,300<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,100<\/p><\/td><td><p>20,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022-23<\/p><\/td><td><p>65,300<\/p><\/td><td><p>19,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>30,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2023-24<\/p><\/td><td><p>77,700<\/p><\/td><td><p>25,600<\/p><\/td><td><p>34,400<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p><strong>Table 2: Proportion of lapsed or overturned appeals for each financial year <\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Lapsed (%)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals Overturned (%)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019-20<\/p><\/td><td><p>27<\/p><\/td><td><p>54<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2020-21<\/p><\/td><td><p>34<\/p><\/td><td><p>48<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021-22<\/p><\/td><td><p>35<\/p><\/td><td><p>42<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022-23<\/p><\/td><td><p>29<\/p><\/td><td><p>47<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2023-24<\/p><\/td><td><p>33<\/p><\/td><td><p>44<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Notes:<\/ins><\/p><ol><li><ins class=\"ministerial\">Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.<\/ins><\/li><li><ins class=\"ministerial\">Data provided is for England and Wales (excluding Scotland).<\/ins><\/li><li><ins class=\"ministerial\">These figures include appeal clearances and decisions for PIP New Claims, Reassessments, Award Reviews and Change of Circumstances. These figures include appeals cleared from April 2019 to March 2024.<\/ins><\/li><li><ins class=\"ministerial\">Appeals data has been taken from DWP PIP customer system\u2019s management information. Therefore, this appeal data may differ from that held by His Majesty\u2019s Courts and Tribunals Service for various reasons such as delays in data recording and other methodological differences in collating and preparing statistics.<\/ins><\/li><li><ins class=\"ministerial\">This data is unpublished data. It should be used with caution, and it may be subject to future revision.<\/ins><\/li><li><ins class=\"ministerial\">A lapsed appeal is where DWP changed the decision in the customer\u2019s favour after an appeal was lodged but before it was heard at a tribunal hearing.<\/ins><\/li><li><ins class=\"ministerial\">An overturned appeal is where the decision was changed in the customer\u2019s favour after an appeal was lodged and was heard at tribunal hearing.<\/ins><\/li><li><ins class=\"ministerial\">Appeals can have their decision upheld or may also be withdrawn by the claimant. These are not included in the above tables.<\/ins><\/li><\/ol>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of personal independence payment appeals resulted in the decision being (a) lapsed and (b) overturned at tribunal hearing in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1727057/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><del class=\"ministerial\">The Department for Work and Pensions has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.<\/del><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">The savings were estimated in Fixing the Foundations as Annually Managed Expenditure (AME) Winter Fuel Payments (WFP) savings of £1.4bn, for 2024/2025, for Great Britain. These included an assumption about increased take-up of Pension Credit which is in line with the highest levels it has achieved historically. WFPs are classified as AME. Estimated savings are sensitive to forecasted take up of Pension Credit. Final savings will be certified and published by the Office for Budget responsibility at the Autumn Budget on the 30<sup>th<\/sup> October Budget, taking account of any behavioural response.<\/ins><\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Table 2 of the policy paper published on 29 July 2024 entitled Fixing the foundations: public spending audit 2024-25, whether the savings from targeting Winter Fuel Payments at recipients of Pension Credit and certain other means-tested benefits from winter 2024-25 take account of the potential impact of that policy on the number of people in receipt of Pension Credit.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3935", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mel Stride"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1714509/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Departmental Ministers met with representatives from the WASPI campaign group on 29 June 2016. <ins class=\"ministerial\">The department did not meet with representatives from the campaign group for the duration of the Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman's investigation which began in 2018.<\/ins><\/p><p>In laying the report before Parliament at the end of March, the Ombudsman has brought matters to the attention of this House, and I will provide a further update to the House once I have considered the report's findings.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668847/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Winter fuel payments are an age-related payment payable this winter to all people who have reached State Pension age on or before 24 September <del class=\"ministerial\">1957<\/del> <ins class=\"ministerial\">2023<\/ins> and who are ordinarily resident in the UK, including Ukrainian refugees. There is no need to be in receipt of a social security benefit in order to qualify.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Winter fuel payments are made on a household basis. If there is more than one eligible person in a household, the payment will be divided between them. The sharing of bills is a matter for the house owner and any guests they may be hosting.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government understands the cost-of-living pressures people are currently facing which is why we are providing total support of over £94bn over 2022/23 and 2023/24 to help households and individuals with their bills.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Pensioners who are entitled to a winter fuel payment this winter will receive a pensioner Cost of Living Payment of £300 per household paid with their normal payment, meaning over 8 million pensioner households across the UK will receive an increased winter fuel payment of £500/£600 depending on age.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Over 8 million UK households on eligible means tested benefits will receive additional Cost of Living Payments totalling up to £900 in the 2023/24 financial year and over 6 million individuals in receipt of eligible disability benefits will have received a £150 payment to help with the additional costs they face.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provision his Department makes for Winter Fuel Payments in cases where Ukrainian refugees receiving Universal Credit payments are not paying bills in the homes of their host families.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1668166/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government is committed to reducing poverty, including child poverty, and supporting low-income families. We will spend around £276bn through the welfare system in Great Britain in 2023/24 including around £124bn on people of working age and children, and around £152 billion on pensioners. Of this, around £79 billion will be spent on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>From April, we uprated benefit rates and State Pensions by 10.1%, and in order to increase the number of households who can benefit from these uprating decisions the benefit cap levels also increased by the same amount.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In 2021/22 there were 1.7 million fewer people in absolute poverty after housing costs than in 2009/10, including 400,000 fewer children, 1 million fewer working age adults and 200,000 fewer pensioners.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>With almost one million job vacancies across the UK, our focus remains firmly on supporting people, including parents, to move into and progress in work. This approach which is based on clear evidence about the importance of employment - particularly where it is full-time - in substantially reducing the risks of poverty. The latest statistics show that in 2021/22 children living in workless households were 5 times more likely to be in absolute poverty, after housing costs, than those where all adults work.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Through the ambitious package announced at the Spring budget we are delivering measures that are designed to support people to enter work, increase their working hours and extend their working lives.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>To help people into work, our core Jobcentre offer provides a range of options, including face-to-face time with work coaches and interview assistance. In addition, there is specific support targeted towards young people, people aged 50 plus and job seekers with disabilities or health issues.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>To support those who are in work, from 1 April 2023, the National Living Wage (NLW) increased by 9.7% to £10.42 an hour for workers aged 23 and over - the largest ever cash increase for the NLW. In addition, the voluntary in-work progression offer started to roll-out in April 2022. It is now available in all Jobcentres across Great Britain. We estimate that around 1.4m low-paid benefit claimants will be eligible for support to progress into higher-paid work.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>To further support parents into work, on 28<sup>th<\/sup> June 2023, the maximum monthly amounts that a parent can<del class=\"ministerial\">HL52<\/del> be reimbursed for their childcare increased by 47%, from £646.35 for one child and £1,108.04 for two or more children to £950.92 and £1,630.15 respectively<strong>.<\/strong> Importantly, we can now also provide even more help with upfront childcare costs when parents move into work or increase their hours. This means that a parent who needs this additional financial help can now be provided with funding towards both their first and second set of costs (or increased costs), upfront, thereby easing them into the UC childcare costs cycle.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>This government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living which is why we are providing total support of over £94bn over 2022-23 and 2023-24 to help households and individuals with the rising bills.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle destitution in the UK, particularly destitution experienced by children.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1648861/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Local Housing Allowance (LHA) determines the maximum housing support for tenants in the private rented sector. LHA rates are not intended to cover all rents in all areas. Data on local LHA rates and averages can be found in the attachments provided.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In 2020 we spent almost £1 billion increasing LHA rates. These rates were aligned to the 30th percentile of market rents in Broad Rental Market Areas (BRMA) across the country, therefore in those areas with higher rent costs this is reflected in higher LHA rates for that BRMA. In 2022/23, the Government is projected to spend around £30 billion to support renters. This is approximately 1.4% of GDP, more than any other OECD country, with the next highest being 0.9% of GDP.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Information on the legislation increasing LHA rates to 30<sup>th<\/sup> percentile in April 2020 can be found <a href=\"https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/371/regulation/4\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a> Information on the legislation maintaining LHA rates at their current rates for 2023/24 can be found <a href=\"https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/6/contents/made\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>For those who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs and need further support, Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are available from local authorities. Since 2011 the Government has provided nearly £1.6 billion in DHP funding to local authorities.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We recognise that rents are increasing. However, the challenging fiscal environment means that difficult decisions have been necessary to ensure support is targeted effectively. Overall, the Government is providing total support of over £94 billion over 2022/23 and 2023/24 to help households and individuals with the rising cost of living.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the number of households in the private rented sector in receipt of universal credit with the housing element in payment; how many and what proportion of those households have rents that exceed the local housing allowance (LHA); and what the median average gap is between the rent and the LHA for those households where rent exceeds the LHA for each local authority area in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales for the most recent period for which data are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of those households in receipt of universal credit with the housing element in payment had rents that exceeded the local housing allowance (LHA) in (a) March 2020, (b) March 2021, (c) March 2022 and (d) March 2023; and what the median average gap is between the rent and the LHA for those households where rent exceeds the LHA in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/199", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ms Karen Buck"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ms Karen Buck"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1646807/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><del class=\"ministerial\">Housing Benefit regulations has powers which allow local authorities to make payments of Housing Benefit direct to the landlord if it appears to be in the interest of the claimant and their family. Serious rent arrears, for example arrears equivalent of six weeks\u2019 rent, may indicate it is in the claimant\u2019s best interests to arrange direct payment.<\/del><\/p><p> <\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">When deciding whether to make direct payments local authorities must consider the individual circumstances of each case.<\/del><\/p><p> <\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">There are currently no plans to review this policy.<\/del><\/p><p> <\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Since its inception in 2018, the Intelligent Automation Garage (IAG) has delivered 65 automations. This has enabled DWP to save money and operational hours as well as increasing accuracy through transforming DWP services, making processes easier for users to deliver better outcomes for our citizens. It has a culture of pioneering new and innovative technologies to reduce the reputational risk and citizen impact across our systems.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> <\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">The IAG works predominantly in large scale processing supporting customer facing colleagues in quickly reducing backlogs with improved accuracy and compliance. It does this across a range of benefit lines including: Employment and Support Allowance, Jobseekers Allowance, Social fund, Carers Allowance and Pension credit.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\"> <\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Automations to date include: Bundle Builder, Letters of Entitlement, Think Secure Chatbot, Budgeting Loans, Employment and Support Allowance Fit Notes, Faster Payments and Department for Communities in Northern Ireland mail scanning. Other supported functionalities include: sending SMS text messages to citizens, generating letters to notify citizens about a change in benefit status and processing benefit payments.<\/ins><\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4513", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mims Davies"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish details on the sixty-five scaled and transitioned automations created by the Intelligence Automation Garage.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4244", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1642797", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/236", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Browning"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has issued on backdating pension credit for those who have received a naturalisation certificate through the Windrush Scheme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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