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1695238

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Jobcentres: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to offer financial incentives for Jobcentre work coaches to get people into work.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	18113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>DWP ran an initial incentives pilot for a 6-month period from March 2023 until August 2023. This was piloted alongside Additional Jobcentre Support (AJS) to support more claimants into work. A second phase of the incentives pilot commenced 1 January 2024 and is due to end 31 March 2024. The pilot is in line with existing Reward and Recognition policy and incentives are paid as reward vouchers.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 20/03/2024 12:17:44 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

1695251

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Employment Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to encourage people not actively looking for work to find employment.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	18038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>DWP supports people across the country to move into and progress in work, and is committed to reducing economic inactivity. We want everyone who can work to be able to find a job, progress, and thrive in the labour market. The Department delivers comprehensive employment support including face-to-face time with Work Coaches in Jobcentres and contracted employment programmes.</p><p> </p><p>Last year we also announced a wide range of additional support via the Spring Budget and the Back to Work Plan which will go further to break down barriers to work for disabled people and those with long-term health conditions, parents, over 50s and young people.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 20/03/2024 11:46:08 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1695309

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Childcare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of parents with children older than three that have (a) requested and (b) been granted flexibility on the 30 hour work requirement in each of the last 12 months; and what proportion were single parents.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	18135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 15/03/2024 14:35:45 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1695319

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Jobcentres: Bournemouth East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to expand support available through Jobcentres in Bournemouth East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	18076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The local Jobcentre team are collaborating with a range of partners to support people into work and employers fill vacancies. In addition to hosting jobs fairs and delivering sector-based work academy programmes (SWAPs), the Jobcentre is working with Bournemouth and Poole College, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, Citizens Advice, Faithworks, Seetec Plus, Aspire Training, Skills &amp; Learning, International Care Network, Parks in Mind, the Boscombe Towns Fund and many other partners and organisations to provide an employment and skills offer to help meet the recruitment needs of local employers..</p><p> </p><p>SWAPs are either active or planned in Facilities Management, Hospitality, IT and Communications, Education, Construction, Security, Manufacturing, Administration and the Civil Service through a range of local providers and these are being promoted through both Bournemouth Jobcentres closest to this Ward.</p><p> </p><p>Disability Employment Advisers are supporting the Community Support Hub at a Health and Support Pop-Up: Community Wellness Event between the 18<sup>th</sup> and 28<sup>th</sup> March at the Bournemouth Arts Depot in Boscombe, where local people can access high-quality health services completely free of charge. This is in collaboration with BEAF Arts Co, Boscombe Innovation Hub, Help &amp; Care, Community Action Network (CAN), and Healthwatch.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 19/03/2024 11:48:12 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1695327

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received an advance payment of universal credit between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	18125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>Between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023, 880,000 Universal Credit (UC) households received at least one advance payment of UC and between 1 April 2023 and 30 November 2023, 610,000 UC households received at least one advance payment of UC.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10,000.</p><p>2. Figures are provisional and are subject to retrospective change as later data becomes available.</p><p>3. Data up to November 2023 has been provided in line with the latest available UC Household Statistics.</p><p>4. This analysis includes New Claims, Change of Circumstances and Benefit Transfers as these are an advance of a Universal Credit payment. Budgeting Advances have been excluded since these are loans to help with emergency household costs and not an advance of Universal Credit payment.</p><p>5. Households with more than one advance payment in the stated time period have only been counted once.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 18126 question first answered 15/03/2024 10:14:57 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1695328

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received an advance payment of universal credit between 1 April 2023 and 12 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	18126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>Between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023, 880,000 Universal Credit (UC) households received at least one advance payment of UC and between 1 April 2023 and 30 November 2023, 610,000 UC households received at least one advance payment of UC.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10,000.</p><p>2. Figures are provisional and are subject to retrospective change as later data becomes available.</p><p>3. Data up to November 2023 has been provided in line with the latest available UC Household Statistics.</p><p>4. This analysis includes New Claims, Change of Circumstances and Benefit Transfers as these are an advance of a Universal Credit payment. Budgeting Advances have been excluded since these are loans to help with emergency household costs and not an advance of Universal Credit payment.</p><p>5. Households with more than one advance payment in the stated time period have only been counted once.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 18125 question first answered 15/03/2024 10:14:57 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1695331

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Access to Work Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for an initial assessment for people on the Access to Work Scheme in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	18127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The average waiting time from application to decision in February 2024 was 40.8 days.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal Departmental use only, and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. They should therefore be treated with caution.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/03/2024 11:40:44 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1695333

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average waiting time for those on Universal Credit to see a work coach for an initial interview.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	18128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The requested information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 15/03/2024 14:34:12 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1695339

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Employment: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answers of 6 March 2024 to Question 16495 and of 11 March 2024 to Question 17444 on Employment: Disability, what guidance his Department issues to employers on home assessments to ensure the suitability of equipment for disabled people taking on home-based employment.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	18179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>An employer has the same health and safety responsibilities for people working from home, including those with disabilities, as for any other workers. Employers must protect their workers from health and safety risks from working on a computer or laptop (display screen equipment or DSE) at home and should check to see if the Display Screen Equipment Regulations apply. HSE guidance provides more information: <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/home-working/employer/index.htm" target="_blank">Managing home workers' health and safety - Overview – HSE</a></p><p> </p><p>Separately, the Chance to Work Guarantee will remove reassessments for the majority of Universal Credit (UC) or Employment and Support Allowance claimants (ESA) with no work-related requirements. The purpose of the Guarantee is to encourage claimants who have been assessed without work-related requirements to try work without the fear of reassessment, within existing permitted work rules in ESA and work allowance rules in UC.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/03/2024 11:26:10 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1695345

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Care Homes: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to take steps to help ensure that the treatment of payments made under the Republic of Ireland’s Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme to those living in the UK do not discriminate against those in receipt of means-tested benefits.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	18189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>Means-tested benefits have no specific disregard of payments made by the Republic of Ireland’s Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme to those living in Great Britain and DWP currently has no plans to change this policy.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 15/03/2024 10:18:38 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth