Pension Credit (and the other qualifying income-related benefits payable to pensioners) is the most practical proxy to target Winter Fuel Payments at those on a low-income. Linking entitlement to Pension Credit ensures that we can pay almost all eligible pensioners automatically, without the need to claim the WFP. This means that the Winter Fuel Payment will be better targeted to low-income pensioners who need it.<\/p>
<\/p>
We will ensure that the poorest pensioners get the support they need. The government will work with external partners and local authorities to boost the take-up of Pension Credit and to target additional support to the poorest pensioners.<\/p>
<\/p>
We know there are low-income pensioners who aren\u2019t claiming Pension Credit, and we are urging pensioners to come forward and check their eligibility for Pension Credit to ensure as many people in need as possible have access to this support. This will passport them to receive Winter Fuel Payment alongside other benefits \u2013 hundreds of pounds that could really help them.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4077", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emma Reynolds"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wycombe"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Emma Reynolds"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-10-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-10-15T16:11:28.563Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-10-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Winter Fuel Payment"} , "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, on what evidential basis she set levels of means-testing for the Winter Fuel Payment.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4743", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lee Anderson"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ashfield"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lee Anderson"} ], "uin" : "6475"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1730644", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1730644/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
There are currently approximately 65 locally funded early support hubs in England offering early easy access mental health interventions to thousands of children and young people aged 11 to 25 years old, including secondary school children. The Department is running a £8 million Shared Outcomes Fund project throughout 2024/25 to boost and evaluate the impact of 24 of these existing early support hubs, including two in London.<\/p>
In addition, we will roll out Young Futures hubs in every community. They will provide open access mental health support for children and young people in every community. The Department is working across Government to deliver our commitment of a specialist mental health professional in every school.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4359", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Kinnock"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Aberafan Maesteg"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Stephen Kinnock"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-10-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-10-14T12:17:43.32Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-10-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Mental Health Services: Secondary Education"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that mental health services are accessible to secondary school children.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4743", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lee Anderson"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ashfield"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lee Anderson"} ], "uin" : "6476"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1730645", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1730645/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The scale of violence against women and girls in our country is intolerable, and we have set out our unprecedented mission to halve it within a decade.<\/p>
Achieving this means overhauling every aspect of society\u2019s response to these devastating crimes.<\/p>
This Government will treat tackling violence against women and girls as a national emergency and we will use every tool to target perpetrators and address the root causes of violence. This includes ensuring that victims can access support services.<\/p>
Last month we unveiled a series of bold measures designed to strengthen the police response to domestic abuse, protect victims and hold perpetrators to account. This includes a new approach named \u2018Raneem\u2019s Law\u2019 which will be piloted from early 2025. Reneem\u2019s Law will see domestic abuse specialists embedded in 999 control rooms to advise on risk assessments, work with officers on the ground and ensure that victims are referred to appropriate support services swiftly. We will also seek to create dedicated domestic abuse teams within every police force.<\/p>
In addition, Nottinghamshire PCC has received up to £1m between 2022 and 2025 through the Children Affected by Domestic Abuse Fund. All future decisions on funding will be made in due course as part of the Spending Review.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4370", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jess Phillips"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Birmingham Yardley"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jess Phillips"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-10-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-10-14T14:09:02.003Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-10-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Gender Based Violence: Nottinghamshire"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to tackle violence against women and girls in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) Nottinghamshire.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4743", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lee Anderson"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ashfield"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lee Anderson"} ], "uin" : "6477"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1730646", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1730646/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Victims and survivors who are eligible for and have opted into either the Probation Service\u2019s Victim Contact Scheme or Victim Notification Scheme are provided with updates about an offender who perpetrated crime(s) against them, including when these offenders are due to be released from custody. In this way, the victims and survivors who have opted into the Schemes are given the opportunity to make representations as to the licence conditions which they would like to be in place on an offender\u2019s release, such as an exclusion zone<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4849", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Pontypridd"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alex Davies-Jones"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-10-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-10-10T12:44:42.003Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-10-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prisoners' Release: Victims"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans her Department has to inform victims of the early release of prisoners.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4743", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lee Anderson"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ashfield"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lee Anderson"} ], "uin" : "6478"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1730647", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1730647/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
It is estimated that around 15,800 pensioners in Ashfield Constituency (2024 boundaries) will be impacted by the decision to amend the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment. This is based on February 2024 Pension Credit statistics which are available via DWP Stat-Xplore<\/a> and the Winter Fuel Payment statistics for winter 2023 to 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p> This estimation is calculated by subtracting the number of people claiming Pension Credit in Ashfield Constituency from the number of Winter Fuel Payment recipients in Ashfield Constituency. It is possible to use the Pension Credit statistics, to give a minimum estimate of the number who may be eligible for Winter Fuel Payments. Therefore, the above estimation is essentially the number of Winter Fuel Payment recipients who are not claiming Pension Credit pre-policy change, as an estimate of those who will no longer receive the Winter Fuel Payment.<\/p> <\/p> Please note that the above estimation would not take into account any potential increase in Pension Credit take-up that we might see as a result of the Government\u2019s Pension Credit Awareness Campaign. We do not have data on those additional Pension Credit claims by Parliamentary constituencies or Local Authorities.<\/p> <\/p> The published Pension Credit figures refer to households, so the number of individuals in respect of whom Pension Credit is paid will be higher (i.e. taking account of households where a claimant has a partner and / or dependents.)<\/p> <\/p> In addition, while Pension Credit claimants constitute the majority of those that will be eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment, pensioners who claim other qualifying means-tested benefits will also be eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment. It is not, however, possible to include those on other qualifying means-tested benefits in these figures.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners who will not be eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment in Ashfield constituency.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4743", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lee Anderson"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lee Anderson"}
], "uin" : "6479"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1730652", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1730652/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The latest available data for October 2023 shows there were approximately 8.6 million households in receipt of a single person discount. This data is available here: Council Taxbase 2023 in England<\/a>. The most recent local authority level data on the number of dwellings entitled to the single person discount in England, can be found here: Council Taxbase: Local authority level data for 2023<\/a>.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4569", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jim McMahon"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people claimed the single person discount on council tax in (a) the UK (b) the East Midlands, (c) Mansfield and (d) Ashfield in the latest period for which data is available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lee Anderson"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1730661", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1730661/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Nottinghamshire received a joint local area special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in February 2023 under the current Area SEND Inspection framework. Ofsted and CQC found widespread and/or systemic failings leading to significant concerns about the experiences and outcomes of children and young people with SEND which the local area partnership must address urgently. The report, published on 16 May 2023, included two areas for priority action (APA). The local area submitted a priority action plan (PAP) to Ofsted and CQC to address these APAs, which was approved on 14 July 2023.<\/p> The department\u2019s regional team has put in place systems to track outcomes against the APAs found by inspectors and the progress made by children and young people with SEND. Nottinghamshire County Council is committed to working closely with the department to improve services.<\/p> The department has appointed a SEND advisor to work collaboratively with an NHS England Adviser to challenge, support and work alongside Nottinghamshire County Council and the local area partnership.<\/p> This government\u2019s ambition is that all children and young people with SEND or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. The department is committed to taking a community-wide approach in collaboration with local area partnerships to improve inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools and to ensure special schools cater to those with the most complex needs.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department taking to improve the provision of SEND support for children in Ashfield constituency.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4743", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lee Anderson"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lee Anderson"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1730701", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1730701/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " No definitive estimate has yet been made as to the full cost of this policy. The Department has already begun working with local authorities to ensure that take-up of Pension Credit is maximised and implementation is appropriately planned. This work will help further our understanding of the costs so we deliver consistent and high quality support to pensioners.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of bringing together the administration of Pension Credit and Housing Benefit.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lee Anderson"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1730711", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1730711/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " It is estimated that around 15,800 pensioners in Ashfield Constituency (2024 boundaries) will be impacted by the decision to amend the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment. This is based on February 2024 Pension Credit statistics which are available via DWP Stat-Xplore<\/a> and the Winter Fuel Payment statistics for winter 2023 to 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a> which are available via GOV.UK.<\/p> <\/p> This estimation is calculated by subtracting the number of people claiming Pension Credit in Ashfield Constituency from the number of Winter Fuel Payment recipients in Ashfield Constituency. It is possible to use the Pension Credit statistics, to give a minimum estimate of the number who may be eligible for Winter Fuel Payments. Therefore, the above estimation is essentially the number of Winter Fuel Payment recipients who are not claiming Pension Credit pre-policy change, as an estimate of those who will no longer receive the Winter Fuel Payment.<\/p> <\/p> Please note that the above estimation would not take into account any potential increase in Pension Credit take-up that we might see as a result of the Government\u2019s Pension Credit Awareness Campaign. We do not have data on those additional Pension Credit claims by Parliamentary constituencies or Local Authorities.<\/p> <\/p> The published Pension Credit figures refer to households, so the number of individuals in respect of whom Pension Credit is paid will be higher (i.e. taking account of households where a claimant has a partner and / or dependents.)<\/p> <\/p> In addition, while Pension Credit claimants constitute the majority of those that will be eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment, pensioners who claim other qualifying means-tested benefits will also be eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment. It is not, however, possible to include those on other qualifying means-tested benefits in these figures.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4077", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emma Reynolds"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people that will be affected by the proposed changes to pensioners' eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment in Ashfield constituency.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lee Anderson"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1730712/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly. This includes identifying a range of options to reduce the use of hotels over time and ensuring efficiency and value for money across all accommodation arrangements.<\/p> The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates asylum accommodation costs by type.<\/p> Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, by local authority, can be found within the Asy_D11 tab for our most recent stats release: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)<\/a>.<\/p>