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1601095

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
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	Carers: Earnings Rules
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a dedicated work allowance for unpaid carers who are in receipt of Universal Credit and the carer element.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	157656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to make an assessment. The carers element is an additional amount of benefit, payable in Universal Credit, to support carers who provide care of 35 hours or more each week for a severely disabled person, and as such have no work related requirements. This payment is made in recognition of the support provided by carers for relatives, partners and friends who may be ill, frail, or disabled.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/03/2023 11:10:37 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1601096

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
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	Carers: Earnings Rules
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of unpaid carers in receipt of (a) carer’s allowance and (b) the carer element of Universal Credit are of working age.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	157657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>As of August 2022, around 945,000 working age unpaid carers were receiving Carer’s Allowance. Around 99% of those receiving Carer’s Allowance are of working age.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested for Universal Credit is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/03/2023 11:07:29 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1601097

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
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	Carers: Pay and Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of unpaid carers in receipt of Universal Credit and the carer element also have earnings from paid employment.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	157658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The information requested for Universal Credit is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p /> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 13/03/2023 12:02:51 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1601098

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the carer's allowance for supporting unpaid carers with their living costs.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	157659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>This Government recognises and values the vital contribution made by carers in supporting some of the most vulnerable in society.</p><p> </p><p>The primary purpose of Carer’s Allowance is to provide a measure of financial support and recognition for people who give up the opportunity of full-time employment in order to provide regular and substantial care for a severely disabled person.  It is not a “carer’s wage” or designed to fully replace the income from work that an unpaid carer may have foregone. The current rate of Carer’s Allowance is £69.70 per week. From April, the rate will increase to £76.75 per week. This means that, since 2010, it will have increased from £53.90 to £76.75 a week, providing around an additional £1200 a year for carers through Carer’s Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to Carer’s Allowance, carers on low incomes can claim income-related benefits, such as Universal Credit and Pension Credit. These benefits can be paid to carers at a higher rate than those without caring responsibilities through the carer element and the additional amount for carers respectively. From April, the Universal Credit carer element will be £185.86 per monthly assessment period, and the additional amount for carers in Pension Credit will be £42.75 a week.</p><p> </p><p>Around 489,000 (November 2022 data) carer households on Universal Credit can currently receive around an additional £2,000 a year through the carer element and this will increase to an additional £2,200 a year from April. The Government has chosen to focus extra support on those carers who need it most.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/03/2023 14:56:06 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1601145

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
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	Carer's Allowance: Appeals
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 length of time was to determine mandatory reconsiderations for carers allowance as of 1 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	157649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>This information is only available at disproportionate cost to the Department for Work &amp; Pensions as the department does not have a business requirement for this information to be retained.</p><p /> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/03/2023 10:49:01 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1601146

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
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	Carer's Allowance: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce the length of time to determine mandatory reconsiderations for carers allowance.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	157650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>A request for a Carer’s Allowance mandatory reconsideration is all part of a wider combined DWP Disputes Resolution Service and Retirement Services Directorate changes of circumstances process.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP has successfully reduced the head of work for Carer’s Allowance change of circumstances, which includes requests for a mandatory reconsideration, over the course of the last six months.</p><p> </p><p>The current average clearance time for processing a change of circumstances is 14.5 days and reducing steadily month-on-month, which will improve the time taken to process mandatory</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 13/03/2023 11:43:00 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1601196

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
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: Uprating
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 the paper by Joseph Rowntree Fund and the Trussell Trust entitled Guarantee our Essentials, published on 27 February 2023, what recent assessment he had made of the potential merits of uplifting Universal Credit in the context of his upcoming Spring Budget.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	157715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>In April, we are uprating benefit rates (including Universal Credit) and State Pensions by 10.1%. In order to increase the number of households who can benefit from these uprating decisions, the benefit cap levels are also increasing by the same amount. We will also work closely with officials so corresponding provisions can be made in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/03/2023 16:22:21 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1600779

registered interest
date	02/03/2023
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	Chemicals: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) staffing and (b) other costs were incurred by the Health and Safety Executive for work relating to UK REACH in the (i) 2021-22 financial year and (ii) 2022-23 financial year to 31 January 2023.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	157039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>Please see the table below for costs relating to UK REACH.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff </strong>(£M)</p></td><td><p><strong>Other </strong>(£M)</p></td><td><p><strong>Total </strong>(£M)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/2022</p></td><td><p>£2.94</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£2.94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/2023 (to Jan 31)</p></td><td><p>£3.2</p></td><td><p>*£0.04</p></td><td><p>£3.24</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*£40,000, relate to payroll and expenses costs for members of the REACH Independent Scientific Expert Pool who advise HSE on its UK REACH work.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/03/2023 17:26:37 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1600854

registered interest
date	02/03/2023
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: Hendon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of households on Universal Credit in the Hendon constituency had that benefit capped as of 1 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	156944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The available information on the number of households receiving Universal Credit (Full Service only) and subject to the benefit cap, by month and Westminster parliamentary constituency, is published every three months on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a> and the latest statistics are available to August 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The number of households on Universal Credit by month and Westminster parliamentary constituency, is published monthly on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a> and the latest statistics are available to November 2022.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/03/2023 15:25:38 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1600226

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
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	Pension Credit
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 24 of February 2023 to Question 148650 on Pension Credit, what is the current average processing time of Pension Credit applications from date of application to date of (a) decision and (b) first payment.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	156185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>This information is only available at disproportionate cost to The Department for Work &amp; Pensions as the Department does not have a business requirement for this information to be retained.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 08/03/2023 16:17:57 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire