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1718768

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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	Food Banks
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 reasons for trends in the level of the use of food banks in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	26778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>Foodbanks are independent, charitable organisations and the Department does not have any role in their operation.</p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics on foodbank usage can be found in the household food security data tables found here -</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-resources-survey-financial-year-2022-to-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-resources-survey-financial-year-2022-to-2023</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/05/2024 12:53:17 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1718269

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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 Support
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 are being assisted through Universal Support.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	26475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>We have interpreted your question as referring to the Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) initiative and Work and Health Programme (WHP) Pioneer, both of which form part of the first phase of Universal Support.</p><p>We explained in our press release that we expect to help 25,000 people by September 2024. Progress will be reported in the WHP official statistics publication on GOV.UK. Information relating to IPSPC is not currently available; however, the Secretary of State has committed to the publication of data for the IPSPC initiative as part of the first phase of Universal Support. This will be pre-announced prior to publication.</p><p>The next release of <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/work-and-health-programme-statistics" target="_blank">published statistics</a> for the WHP is planned for 30 May 2024. This release will include statistics on starts, referrals and individual referrals to WHP Pioneer. Statistics on job outcomes and first earnings from employment will be released in later publications.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 26476 26477 question first answered 20/05/2024 14:58:32 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1718270

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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 Support: Disability
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 press release entitled 25,000 people to be helped into work as Government ramps up roll-out of flagship Universal Support scheme, published on 13 September 2023, what recent estimate his Department has made of when it will reach its target of assisting 25,000 disabled people through the Universal Support scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	26476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>We have interpreted your question as referring to the Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) initiative and Work and Health Programme (WHP) Pioneer, both of which form part of the first phase of Universal Support.</p><p>We explained in our press release that we expect to help 25,000 people by September 2024. Progress will be reported in the WHP official statistics publication on GOV.UK. Information relating to IPSPC is not currently available; however, the Secretary of State has committed to the publication of data for the IPSPC initiative as part of the first phase of Universal Support. This will be pre-announced prior to publication.</p><p>The next release of <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/work-and-health-programme-statistics" target="_blank">published statistics</a> for the WHP is planned for 30 May 2024. This release will include statistics on starts, referrals and individual referrals to WHP Pioneer. Statistics on job outcomes and first earnings from employment will be released in later publications.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 26475 26477 question first answered 20/05/2024 14:58:32 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1718271

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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: Mental Illness
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 were on the Individual Placement and Support programme on 15 May 2024.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	26477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>We have interpreted your question as referring to the Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) initiative and Work and Health Programme (WHP) Pioneer, both of which form part of the first phase of Universal Support.</p><p>We explained in our press release that we expect to help 25,000 people by September 2024. Progress will be reported in the WHP official statistics publication on GOV.UK. Information relating to IPSPC is not currently available; however, the Secretary of State has committed to the publication of data for the IPSPC initiative as part of the first phase of Universal Support. This will be pre-announced prior to publication.</p><p>The next release of <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/work-and-health-programme-statistics" target="_blank">published statistics</a> for the WHP is planned for 30 May 2024. This release will include statistics on starts, referrals and individual referrals to WHP Pioneer. Statistics on job outcomes and first earnings from employment will be released in later publications.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 26475 26476 question first answered 20/05/2024 14:58:32 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1718272

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	WorkWell
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 were on the WorkWell pilot on 15 May 2024.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	26478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>WorkWell, backed by £64m investment, will provide support for up to 59,000 disabled people and people with health conditions to start stay and succeed in work.</p><p> </p><p>The 15 successful WorkWell pilots were announced on 7 May 2024. The pilot areas will now develop a delivery plan with a view to services going live from October 2024.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 20/05/2024 15:06:59 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1718279

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
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 estimate of how much monies his Department expects to recover via the powers in Clause 128 of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill for fraud related to (a) the Attendance Allowance, (b) Universal Credit, (c) the State Pension, (d) the Personal Independence Payment, (e) the Disability Living Allowance, (f) carers allowance, (g) housing benefit, (h) child benefit and (i) pension credit as (i) an annual sum and (ii) as a proportion of overall estimated fraud for each of those.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Sir David Davis
uin	26343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Whilst the power covers all benefits to ensure we are empowered to address fraud and error wherever it arises, the Impact Assessment makes clear that we initially intend to use the power for Universal Credit, Employment Support Allowance, Pension Credit and Housing Benefit (passported from Pension Credit). DWP can also only exercise this power in relation to benefits for which DWP is responsible.</p><p> </p><p>The Third-Party Data Measure is estimated to save up to £600m by 2028/29. This was certified by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) during the Autumn Statement 2023 and updated for the Spring Budget 2024. This is based on the initial use of the power which includes savings from the four benefits outlined above and the pilot period. Further information about the methodology can be found in the published impact assessment (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6564bab01524e6000da10168/DWP_third_party_data_impact_assessment_november_2023.pdf" target="_blank">DWP_third_party_data_impact_assessment_november_2023.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>).</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows savings are split by each of benefit and that we are testing the measure. Estimates of these savings as a proportion of overall estimated fraud for each of these benefits is not available as the AME savings modelled are not directly comparable to the Monetary Value of Fraud and Error.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2025-26</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2026-27</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2027-28</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2028-29</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ESA</strong></p></td><td><p>£5</p></td><td><p>£18</p></td><td><p>£52</p></td><td><p>£41</p></td><td><p><em>£116</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HB (passported from PC)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£4</p></td><td><p>£11</p></td><td><p>£14</p></td><td><p><em>£29</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PC</strong></p></td><td><p>£7</p></td><td><p>£26</p></td><td><p>£78</p></td><td><p>£103</p></td><td><p><em>£214</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UC</strong></p></td><td><p>£5</p></td><td><p>£23</p></td><td><p>£79</p></td><td><p>£126</p></td><td><p><em>£233</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: figures may not sum due to rounding</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/05/2024 10:39:00 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1718282

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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 Programme
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 holds data on the number of job offers for disabled people withdrawn due to the time taken to arrange Access to Work packages.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	26479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested about the number of job offers for disabled people withdrawn due to the time taken to arrange Access to Work packages is not available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. However, applications which have a start date of 4 week or less are prioritised to ensure customers are able to enter and remain in the labour market.</p><p>The Access to Work statistics includes how many applications result in provision being approved from 2007/08 to 2021/23.</p><p>The latest Access to Work statistics can be found on Access to Work statistics on GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 20/05/2024 15:10:12 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1718294

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps their Department is taking to support the Disability Confident scheme; how many officials in their Department work directly on supporting that scheme; what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of that work in supporting the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of disabled people in their Department; and what further steps they are taking to support their Department’s recruitment and retention of disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	26425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>DWP as part of its Policy portfolio is responsible for the administration of the Disability Confident Scheme – but this answer relates to how DWP as an employer uses and supports Disability Confident. DWP is committed to Disability Confident and back in November 2023 was re-accredited for the next three years as a Disability Confident Leader – the top-level award. In June 2023, 22% of DWP staff indicated that they had a disability (an increase of 3.7% compared to June 2021) and 13.6% of Senior Civil Servants in the department declared a disability (an increase of 1.6% compared to June 2021) – hence support in this space is a departmental priority.</p><p> </p><p>There are no officials working specifically on Disability Confident outside of policy group in DWP – but we do have a Disability Lead working in our Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing team who supported the co-ordination of the evidence.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this submission DWP provided a large amount of evidence on the good practice that is happening with a focus on disability. This included but was not limited to:</p><ul><li>A review of the Workplace Adjustments processes, with a focus on ensuring adjustments are quicker and easier to put in place.</li><li>Supporting our THRIVE network – an EDI Network focussed on supporting colleagues with a Disability or long-term limiting condition.</li><li>Ensuring products and services offered to colleagues are accessible – both physical spaces managed by estates and virtual digital spaces.</li><li>Establishing a centre of expertise for resourcing, which includes a team focused on diversity and inclusion in recruitment – the team leads on ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive, fair and open for all.</li><li>All recruitment follows the fair, open and on merit principles and is name-blind to provide anonymity and prevent bias in the process. Specific guidance is also provided to hiring managers including DWP Recruitment of Disabled People Guide and Supporting Disabled Employees: Line Manager’s Best Practice Guide.</li><li>The department has been awarded Disability Confident Leader and RNIB Visibly Better Employer status which is promoted on Civil Service Jobs adverts, diverse jobs boards, social media, and Civil Service Careers websites.</li><li>Taking all reasonable steps to overcome any barriers that may impede people with any kind of disability including mental ill-health. Our recruitment process allows for reasonable adjustments to be instigated on an individual basis and considered at each stage of the recruitment process.</li><li>Trialling new approaches across the recruitment and selection process to understand their impacts on diversity outcomes. This results in new approaches being adopted where data shows they work such as the implementation of sharing interview questions in advance of interview into recruitment policy in June 2023.</li></ul> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 20/05/2024 14:02:36 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1718346

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	State Retirement Pensions: Women
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 report of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report on changes to women’s State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024, what correspondence his Department has received from Women Against State Pension Inequality representatives on that matter since publication of that report.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	26383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>A search had been conducted within the Ministerial Correspondence Team and one letter has been received. However, as the Department does not have a centrally collated database a further search would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 27212 question first answered 23/05/2024 14:09:56 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1718347

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	State Retirement Pensions: Women
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 Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report report on changes to women’s State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024, if he will meet with Women Against State Pension Inequality representatives.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	26384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>In laying the report before Parliament at the end of March, the Ombudsman has brought matters to the attention of the House, and a further update to the House will be provided once the report's findings have been fully considered.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/05/2024 13:14:03 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson