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225780

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many personal independence payments have been claimed since introduction; how many of those claims have been processed; and, of those, how many are being paid to recipients of the disability living allowance which preceded personal independence payments.
tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
uin	HL5544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The requested information is in the table below. These statistics are available from the Personal Independence Payment statistics home page and will next be updated on 18 March 2015.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Personal </strong><strong>Independence</strong><strong> Payment (PIP) claims registered, cleared and awards in payment – at </strong><strong>31 October 2014</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All PIP claims registered, of which:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>669,200</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New claims</p></td><td><p>592,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reassessment Claims</p></td><td><p>76,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All PIP claims cleared, of which:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>382,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong>New claims</p></td><td><p>352,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong>Reassessment claims</p></td><td><p>29,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All PIP awards in payment, of which:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>207,500</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong>New Claims</p></td><td><p>184,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong>Reassessment claims</p></td><td><p>23,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><p>Source, DWP statistical release, published 17 December 2014 and Stat-Xplore.</p><p>Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.</p><p>Figures are for claims from people under the normal rules and special rules for those who are terminally ill.</p><p>“Reassessment claims” are claims to PIP from those who were entitled to Disability Living Allowance.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 11/03/2015 15:17:32 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

225940

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much child maintenance arrears (a) is designated technically uncollectable and (b) his Department has already written-off as uncollectable since the write-off powers were introduced in November 2012; and what the reasons are for any difference between the two such figures.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	226650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>(a) Information on uncollectable arrears can be found on page 41 of the latest Child Support Agency Quarterly Summary of Statistics, available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/404296/csa-qtr-summ-stats-dec-2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/404296/csa-qtr-summ-stats-dec-2014.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>(b) Under the Write Off and Part Payment Powers introduced on 10 December 2012 the Department has written off £1.2 million in the financial year 2012/13 and £16.0 million in the financial year 2013/14 giving a total written off of £17.2 million.</p><p> </p><p>The two figures are not directly comparable. The data is based on different sources, uncollectable arrears is based on the entire caseload whereas the amount written off relates to specific cases where agreement to write off has been reached.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 12/03/2015 14:08:17 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

225941

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Older Workers: Hertfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Fuller Working Lives: a framework for action, published in June 2014, what steps his Department has taken to implement the commitments contained in that framework in Hertfordshire.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	226647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Since June 2014 this Government has implemented a number of initiatives to support older workers in Hertfordshire.</p><p> </p><p>All Jobcentre Work Coaches are trained to support all customers including those aged over 50 and are aware of the help available within their area. Indeed, customers over the age of 50 have been recognised in the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership Skills Strategy as a group in need of specialist support.</p><p> </p><p>On the 18 June 2014 an ‘Experience Counts’ Jobs fair for older workers was delivered in partnership with Oaklands College. A variety of employers and providers from different sectors and over 200 older workers attended the event.</p><p> </p><p>Other local partnership initiatives include</p><p> </p><p>- Working with Harlow College who deliver a course for customers aged 50 and over (Optimum) that focuses on employability, IT and transferable skills for this age group;</p><p>- sector based work academies are available to all candidates including 50+;</p><p>- work experience for 50+ candidates;</p><p>- Customers aged over 50 can access all courses delivered at West Herts College;</p><p>- Working in partnership with North Herts College who deliver ‘Get that Job’: a four day course for 50+ customers in Stevenage and Letchworth;</p><p>- Specific Group information sessions, tailored for those aged over 50;</p><p>- Customers aged over 50 can access all courses delivered at West Herts College;</p><p>- <em>“Anything is Possible” </em>is a 3 day course followed by 3 months of employment support exclusively for 50 plus. Its aim is to build a positive attitude and confidence;</p><p>- Working in partnership with EUREKA, Oaklands College and Progression 2, a 5 week course has been developed and delivered to long term unemployed who are mainly in the 50+ group;</p><p>- Working in partnership with Community Action Dacorum, which provides customers over 50 with a digital and social media skill set and profile.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As regards wider achievement since the publication of Fuller Working Lives – A Framework for Action, I refer my hon.Member to the answer I gave on 27 February 2015 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons,lords&amp;uin=225231" target="_blank">225231.</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 12/03/2015 13:03:39 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

225942

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department is providing to people in Hertfordshire with mental health problems to return to work.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	226646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>At Jobcentre level, all our Work Coaches are trained to support customers with mental health conditions and are aware of the specialist help available within their area. They also support those individuals with complex needs to overcome any barriers which may be preventing them from returning to the workplace.</p><p>Jobcentre Plus offers a range of support to people with mental health conditions including: Mental Health and Wellbeing Partnership Managers; Disability Employment Advisers; and Work Psychologists. In January 2014, we launched an enhanced product in Jobcentres, the toolkit <em>Employment and Wellbeing</em>, which offers practical support to work coaches to help them advise claimants affected by mental health problems.</p><p>In Hertfordshire we are working with a number of stakeholders that provide services to people with Mental Health conditions. This work has included: securing funding at two of our Jobcentres for Herts Mind Network to support customers with mental health conditions; and Watford and West Herts College designing a course called ‘Moving Forward’ to support Employment and Support Allowance claimants with mental health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 12/03/2015 11:43:39 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

225943

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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: Disqualification
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 Answer of 20 February 2015 to Question 224691, what steps his Department is taking to work with specialist charities which support people with learning disabilities, blind and partially sighted people and people with other impairments to ensure sanctions are applied fairly and appropriately.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	226721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department engages actively with a wide range of disability charities, including those who represent people with learning disabilities, blind people and partially sighted people, through the Disability Charities Consortium and the Fulfilling Potential Forum.</p><p> </p><p>A claimant’s medical circumstances are always taken into account when we consider whether they should undertake a specific activity to help support them back into work and claimants are encouraged to discuss the impact of their condition on their support needs.</p><p> </p><p>We do not sanction Employment and Support Allowance claimants for not finding work and will not require them to apply for or take up specific jobs. Before a sanction can be applied to vulnerable claimants such as those with learning difficulties or mental health conditions we make every effort to contact them via a home Visit or their carer/healthcare professional first to ensure they fully understand what they have been requested to do and the consequences of not doing it.</p><p> </p><p>Where claimants have good reason for not meeting requirements, then a sanction will not apply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 16/03/2015 17:47:27 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

225944

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Reviews
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 oral contribution of Chris Hayes to the Work and Pensions Committee on 4 February 2015, HC 814, Question 245, if he will undertake an analysis of each of the 49 peer reviews to ascertain whether there were instances in which his Department's actions were either inappropriate or incorrect.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	226706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The purpose of a Peer Review is to objectively analyse how a case has been handled, to determine whether the Department’s processes have been followed and make recommendations for improvements if necessary.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/03/2015 16:05:22 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

225945

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the next release of statistics on personal independence payments (PIP) will include information on the impairment types of people applying for or receiving awards; and how his Department is monitoring the impact of the PIP applications process on disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	226695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Information on the long term health conditions or disabilities of claimants to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is not collected at initial claim stage. The published and future release strategy therefore only includes this information in relation to successful claims in payment. Such information has been published since June 2014 and can be accessed using the Stat-Xplore tool - <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As we made clear in our response to the first Independent Review of PIP carried out by Paul Gray, understanding how the PIP claiming process is working and how it affects people is very important. We continually monitor all elements of the PIP process through a combination of regular operational checks, performance monitoring and ad hoc focus on particular areas as required. As part of our performance monitoring, we are considering how we could best implement a comprehensive evaluation strategy which builds on the early evaluation research already published in July 2014.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 12/03/2015 15:48:44 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

226082

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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 Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many self-employed people have (a) applied for, (b) received, (c) been refused and (d) lost some or all of their Access to Work support packages on review since the Department issued new guidance.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	226791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The only recent change to self employment guidance was introduced on 2 December 2014. From this day - Company Directors - did not need to be in receipt of National Minimum Wage to be eligible for Access to Work support.</p><p>Since 14/12/2014 to the week ending 08/03/2015, Access to Work has received 858 applications from self employed people of which 693 were eligible. 165 of those applicants were not eligible for support.</p><p> </p><p>We are unable to provide the information requested regarding how many people have lost some or all of their support packages on review as this information is not recorded.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 12/03/2015 17:10:39 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

226083

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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 Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what specific guidance his Department issues to staff working with Access to Work claimants and recipients; and whether greater numbers of specialist staff are provided to work with those in receipt of high cost support packages.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	226790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Access to Work provides comprehensive guidance and training to staff working with Access to Work claimants and recipients.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/387398/access-to-work-guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/387398/access-to-work-guide.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Access to Work does not have a specialist team that focuses on customers with high cost support packages but does have teams covering Hearing Loss, Sight Loss, Self Employment and Mental Health/fluctuating conditions. All advisers assess cases appropriately and award decisions are made based on the customer’s disability need.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 12/03/2015 16:18:52 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

226084

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's response to freedom of information requests 2014-79 and 2014-2282, what information his Department holds on the reason for sanction in each case reported.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Burstow
uin	226858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 226839 question first answered 12/03/2015 17:14:50 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	204 label Biography information for Paul Burstow