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510236

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date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Carers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have notified full-time carers affected by the benefit cap of their decision to exempt such claimants following the High Court judgment against the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL7442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>We will be writing to claimants potentially affected by the planned changes to the benefit cap in the coming months, ahead of the launch of the new benefit cap levels from the Autumn. These notifications will include details of the forthcoming exemptions. We are also working with stakeholder organisations to support them to share information with affected carers.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 19/04/2016 15:50:19 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

510237

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Discretionary Housing Payments: Carers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to instruct local authorities to ensure that Discretionary Housing Payments are awarded to full-time carers affected by the benefit cap until their exemptions are implemented.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL7443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>It is important that local authorities are allowed to use their discretion to ensure Discretionary Housing Payments are awarded to those who most require assistance based on local circumstances. We have, however, amended the Discretionary Housing Payments Local Authority Good Practice Guide to reflect that those entitled to Carer’s Allowance or Universal Credit including the carer element should be considered as a priority group for whom Discretionary Housing Payments are specifically aimed.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 19/04/2016 16:23:15 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

510265

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is being done to ensure there is clear communication to people about the new state pension.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department undertakes extensive research to ensure our communications are clear, targeted and effective.</p><p>The ‘Know the Facts’ campaign, launched in November 2014, uses radio, print and digital advertising to raise awareness of the changes to the State Pension. It directs people to detailed information and material including blogs, videos and resource packs on GOV.UK, and encourages those closest to State Pension age to get a new State Pension statement.</p><p>We continually improve all our communications, based on regular evaluation and feedback, to ensure messages are clear and informative. We also work closely with key intermediaries and stakeholders to share our messages widely.</p><p>The new State Pension campaign includes specific messages to those who may benefit from ways to increase their State Pension; those who may be most at risk of not meeting the minimum qualifying period; and to explain the impact of past periods of contracting-out. We have also reassured pensioners on the old system that they are not affected by these changes.</p><p>People can now also get a personalised State Pension statement online. They will be given a forecast of how much they could get when they reach State Pension age, and find out how to increase this amount. People who do not want to, or cannot use the online service, can continue to request a statement by phone or post.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 22/04/2016 11:31:10 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

510308

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Families
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions the Social Justice Cabinet Committee is taking to monitor and support the implementation of the Family Test across government.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL7514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Social Justice Cabinet Committee is playing a crucial role by supporting cross government Family Policy priorities, and ensuring that the Family Test is applied consistently and appropriately on new policy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 25/04/2016 16:17:44 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

510309

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Families
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to respond to the recommendations in <i>Implementing the Family Test, a review of progress one year on</i> by Relate, the Relationships Foundation and the Family and Childcare Trust.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL7515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>DWP welcome the Family Test, a review of progress one year on by Relate, the Relationships Foundation and the Family and Childcare Trust. We will consider the findings of the report in the next phase of our Government wide strategy to improve the embedding and implementation of the family test.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 25/04/2016 16:30:57 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

510310

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Families
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether final clearance for any Government policy has been denied due to a failure to complete a Family Test assessment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL7516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>DWP takes the process of monitoring the application of the Family Test very seriously and we have and will challenge the clearance of policies that haven’t considered the Family Test.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 25/04/2016 16:05:19 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

510329

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Food Poverty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 22 March (HL6812) about state benefits, why they have not made an assessment of the percentage of food poverty or insecurity that is caused by state benefits being used for purposes other than to provide necessities; and whether they will now carry one out.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL7535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>Food poverty is the inability of individuals and households to obtain an adequate and nutritious diet, often because they cannot afford healthy food or there is a lack of shops in their area that are easy to reach. There is no single commonly agreed method for accurately measuring the extent of food poverty. Given these challenges we do not think that it would be worth the Department commissioning such research.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 19/04/2016 13:11:20 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon