@prefix rdf: . @prefix xsd: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix skos: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix api: . @prefix parl: . parl:answerText "

As set out in the Autumn Budget, DWP will consult on the detailed design for pensions dashboards, and on how an industry-led approach could harness innovation while protecting consumers. As part of the consultation, due to be published shortly, the Department will explore how to maximise the participation of pension schemes.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Hexham" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Guy Opperman" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2018-11-12"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2018-11-12T12:44:09.55Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "29" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:hansardHeading "Pensions Regulator: Powers" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to enhance the (a) information-gathering and (b) anti-avoidance powers of the Pensions Regulator." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Blaenau Gwent" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Nick Smith" ; parl:uin "188088" ; dcterms:date "2018-11-05"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "29" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:hansardHeading "Disability Living Allowance: Motherwell and Wishaw" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of the working age population of Motherwell and Wishaw constituency are in receipt of disability living allowance." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Motherwell and Wishaw" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Frank Roy" ; parl:uin "211266" ; dcterms:date "2014-10-21"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The information requested is shown in the table below.

Number of working age Disability Living Allowance claimants in the Motherwell and Wishaw Parliamentary Constituency, as a proportion of the working age population: As at February 2014

Total

Proportion

Motherwell and Wishaw

4,270

8.8%

Source:

DWP 100% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (Caseload)

National Records of Scotland © Crown Copyright 2014 (Population Estimates Mid 2013)

Notes:

1. Caseload figure is rounded to the nearest 10; The proportion is rounded to one decimal place.

2. Caseload information is published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool

3. Population information is published at: http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-population-estimates

4. Parliamentary Constituency of claimant (Westminster) These constituencies are used for the Westminster parliament.

5. Caseload information shows the number of people in receipt of an allowance, and exclude people with entitlement where the payment has been suspended, for example if they are in hospital.

6. The population estimates are for the constituencies for the 2011 Scottish Parliament elections as at 30th June for each year from 2002 onwards.

7. The population estimates areas are based on data zone population estimates.

8. Data zones do not fit exactly into the 2011 Scottish Parliamentary Constituency boundaries, so they are allocated on a 'best fit' basis.

9. Where a data zone crosses the boundary of two or more constituencies it is allocated to the constituency that contains the population-weighted centroid of the data zone.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Forest of Dean" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Mr Mark Harper" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2014-10-28"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2014-10-28T14:15:25.8834223Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

On Tuesday 4 September 2018, I published a written statement providing an update on pensions including the pensions dashboard. This statement can be found here: https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-04/HCWS933/

An industry-led Dashboard, facilitated by Government, will harness the best of industry innovation. We will continue to engage with industry, consumer groups and other stakeholders on this model and Government will protect pension savers and personal information by legislating where necessary.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Hexham" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Guy Opperman" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2018-11-12"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2018-11-12T12:45:41.06Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "29" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:hansardHeading "Unemployed People: Travel" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial assistance is given to help young people on benefits with the travel costs associated with attending job interviews." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Lord Roberts of Llandudno" ; parl:uin "HL2224" ; dcterms:date "2014-10-20"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Nic Dakin" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Steve Webb" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Nick Smith" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "29" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:hansardHeading "Pensions Regulator: Risk Assessment" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to enhance the moral hazard powers of the Pensions Regulator." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Blaenau Gwent" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Nick Smith" ; parl:uin "188087" ; dcterms:date "2018-11-05"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "29" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:hansardHeading "State Retirement Pensions: Females" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2018 to Question 185131 on Independent Case Examiner, if she will publish that same information for complaints by women on the equalisation of the state pension age." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Rutherglen and Hamilton West" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Ged Killen" ; parl:uin "187381" ; dcterms:date "2018-11-02"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "29" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:hansardHeading "Employment and Support Allowance: Motherwell and Wishaw" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Motherwell and Wishaw constituency have been in receipt of employment and support allowance payments for more than one year." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Motherwell and Wishaw" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Frank Roy" ; parl:uin "211267" ; dcterms:date "2014-10-21"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The information requested is shown in the table below.

Number of Employment and Support Allowance claimants in the Motherwell and Wishaw parliamentary Constituency, with a duration of 1 year or more: As at February 2014:

Total

Motherwell and Wishaw

3,030

Source: DWP, 100% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.

Notes:

  1. Figures are rounded to the nearest ten;
  2. Parliamentary Constituency of claimant (Westminster) These constituencies are used for the Westminster parliament.
  3. This information is published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Forest of Dean" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Mr Mark Harper" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2014-10-23"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2014-10-23T16:25:28.6247594Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

We have announced in the White Paper, Protecting Defined Benefit Pension Schemes, that we intend to introduce a stand-alone interview power and enhanced inspection powers to enable the Pensions Regulator to conduct its investigations in a more efficient way.

The Government’s recent consultation on a stronger Pensions Regulator asked for views on proposals to strengthen the Pensions Regulator’s powers, including specifically enhancing its anti-avoidance powers, which deal with moral hazard. We are considering the responses and hope to publish our conclusions shortly, with a view to taking forward any necessary legislation in due course.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Hexham" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Guy Opperman" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2018-11-12"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:groupedQuestionUIN "188087" ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2018-11-12T12:41:52.553Z"^^xsd:dateTime . skos:prefLabel "House of Commons" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "29" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:hansardHeading "Funeral Payments" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications have been made to the Government Funeral Payment scheme since May 2010; and how many such applications have been rejected." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Liverpool, Walton" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Steve Rotheram" ; parl:uin "211293" ; dcterms:date "2014-10-21"^^xsd:dateTime . skos:prefLabel "House of Lords" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Lord Freud" . parl:answerText "

We have announced in the White Paper, Protecting Defined Benefit Pension Schemes, that we intend to introduce a stand-alone interview power and enhanced inspection powers to enable the Pensions Regulator to conduct its investigations in a more efficient way.

The Government’s recent consultation on a stronger Pensions Regulator asked for views on proposals to strengthen the Pensions Regulator’s powers, including specifically enhancing its anti-avoidance powers, which deal with moral hazard. We are considering the responses and hope to publish our conclusions shortly, with a view to taking forward any necessary legislation in due course.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Hexham" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Guy Opperman" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2018-11-12"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:groupedQuestionUIN "188088" ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2018-11-12T12:41:52.49Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The table below shows the amount awarded to and spent by North Lincolnshire Council in Discretionary Housing Payments in the last 3 financial years:

Year

Awarded

Spent

2015/16

£240,930

£39,626

2016/17

£294,816

£50,735

2017/18

£395,413

£84,105

Figures on the amount of Discretionary Housing Payments awarded to and spent by Local Authorities are available:


https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/discretionary-housing-payments-statistics

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "North Swindon" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Justin Tomlinson" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2018-11-12"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2018-11-12T14:41:35.903Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

Individual departments have set up complaints procedures. That approach has not changed under Labour 1997-2010 or successive governments. The DWP has a two tier complaints process which considers formal complaints about our service. Once a complainant has exhausted the DWP complaint process they are signposted to the Independent Case Examiner’s Office if they are dissatisfied with the final response to their complaint.

The Independent Case Examiner is independent, and discusses complaints. The Independent Case Examiner is appointed under contract to adjudicate on escalated complaints about the DWP, and its contracted service providers, in cases where the complainant has exhausted the relevant internal complaints process and remains dissatisfied. If a complainant is dissatisfied with the outcome of an I Independent Case Examiner investigation (or the service provided by the Independent Case Examiner) they can ask their Member of Parliament to escalate their complaint to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

The table below provides details of the number of complaints concerning the equalisation of women’s state pension age, that have been (a) received; (b) accepted for investigation and (c) resolved by the Independent Case Examiner in each month since January 2017 (we have interpreted (c) as a request for the number of concluded complaint examinations).

At the end of October 2018, there were 865 such cases awaiting a decision on whether the complaint could be accepted for investigation, which explains the drop in the number of cases accepted for investigation since April 2018.

Month

Complaints received

Complaints accepted for investigation

Concluded complaint examinations

January 2017

2

1

0

February 2017

26

5

0

March 2017

211

187

0

April 2017

172

157

0

May 2017

171

148

0

June 2017

144

124

1

July 2017

222

185

0

August 2017

290

243

0

September 2017

297

232

0

October 2017

418

338

3

November 2017

320

265

6

December 2017

222

177

4

January 2018

314

254

11

February 2018

240

210

28

March 2018

171

132

16

April 2018

196

2

11

May 2018

159

2

15

June 2018

147

2

30

July 2018

131

0

13

August 2018

108

5

14

September 2018

101

1

15

October 2018

119

0

14

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Hexham" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Guy Opperman" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2018-11-12"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2018-11-12T14:57:29.843Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Steve Rotheram" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "29" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:hansardHeading "Discretionary Housing Payments: North Lincolnshire" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to Answer of 5 November to Question 907432, how much discretionary housing payment was (a) awarded to and (b) spent by North Lincolnshire Council in each of the last three years." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Scunthorpe" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Nic Dakin" ; parl:uin "188225" ; dcterms:date "2018-11-05"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Mr Frank Roy" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Justin Tomlinson" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Mr Mark Harper" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "29" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:hansardHeading "Pensions: Consumer Information" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the participation of pension schemes in the Pensions Dashboard will be compulsory." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Blaenau Gwent" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Nick Smith" ; parl:uin "188090" ; dcterms:date "2018-11-05"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Guy Opperman" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Ged Killen" . parl:answerText "

All Jobcentre Plus District Managers have access to the Flexible Support Fund, that they can use to supplement mainstream services and to tailor support to the needs of individuals and the local area. A proportion of this fund will be spent by their Work Services Teams on discretionary awards to individual claimants, which could include helping with travel costs to attend job interviews.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Lord Freud" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2014-10-23"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2014-10-23T15:06:09.3638452Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "29" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:hansardHeading "Pensions: Consumer Information" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department has made on proposed verification and security measures for individual users of the proposed Pensions Dashboard." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Blaenau Gwent" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Nick Smith" ; parl:uin "188089" ; dcterms:date "2018-11-05"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

From the latest data available, 280,780 applications have been made for Funeral Payments in Great Britain between May 2010 and September 2014. In the same period there have been 139,560 refusals.

Notes

1. These figures do not include applications which were processed clerically and have not yet been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.

2. The figures given are the number of applications and initial refusals in the given time period and not the number of people who made applications or received awards. An individual may make more than one application in a year. Information on the number of people who made applications and received awards is not available.

3. The refusal figures given are based on the initial decisions made on each case and may include cases where an award was later made on review.

4. All figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Thornbury and Yate" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Steve Webb" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2014-10-24"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2014-10-24T13:48:18.1742771Z"^^xsd:dateTime . a api:Page ; "10"^^xsd:long ; "1"^^xsd:long ; "205293"^^xsd:long ; dcterms:isPartOf ; api:definition ; api:extendedMetadataVersion ; api:items ( ) ; api:page "0"^^xsd:long ; ; . a api:ListEndpoint ; dcterms:hasPart ; api:definition .