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1717832

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Child Benefit
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 removing the two-child limit for benefits.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	George Galloway
uin	26074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans to make such an assessment.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 16/05/2024 14:05:46 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	609 label Biography information for George Galloway

1717498

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
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 has made an assessment of the potential impact of PIP assessments on the mental health of claimants.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	25869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment identifies the needs arising from physical, sensory, mental, intellectual or cognitive issues, or any combination of these. The assessment criteria were developed over a decade ago in conjunction with independent health, social care, and disability experts.</p><p> </p><p>All health professionals performing PIP assessments receive comprehensive training in disability analysis including specific training on mental health conditions and how to identify their impact on claimants’ ability to carry out the activities in the assessment.  Our assessment providers have Mental Health Function Champions (MHFC) to support assessors when reviewing evidence and provide advice to DWP Case Managers. MHFCs are specialist practitioners who have at least 2 years of post-registration clinical experience in a mental health or learning disability role.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the potential mental health impact of PIP assessments, although customer experience is something that is continually monitored. It would be extremely difficult to objectively separate the specific impact of assessments on mental health from other contributory factors.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 25870 question first answered 16/05/2024 11:02:57 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1717499

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
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 has taken to ensure that PIP assessments accurately assess claimants with mental health issues.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	25870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment identifies the needs arising from physical, sensory, mental, intellectual or cognitive issues, or any combination of these. The assessment criteria were developed over a decade ago in conjunction with independent health, social care, and disability experts.</p><p> </p><p>All health professionals performing PIP assessments receive comprehensive training in disability analysis including specific training on mental health conditions and how to identify their impact on claimants’ ability to carry out the activities in the assessment.  Our assessment providers have Mental Health Function Champions (MHFC) to support assessors when reviewing evidence and provide advice to DWP Case Managers. MHFCs are specialist practitioners who have at least 2 years of post-registration clinical experience in a mental health or learning disability role.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the potential mental health impact of PIP assessments, although customer experience is something that is continually monitored. It would be extremely difficult to objectively separate the specific impact of assessments on mental health from other contributory factors.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 25869 question first answered 16/05/2024 11:02:57 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1717501

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	Personal Independence Payment: 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 PIP claimants have been assessed as unfit for work due to mental health issues in 2024.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	25871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>No one has been assessed as unfit for work as the assessment for Personal Independence Payment does not assess a claimant’s capacity for work or work-related activity.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/05/2024 10:30:14 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1717558

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	Vacancies: Portsmouth
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 help fill job vacancies in Portsmouth.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	25913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Jobcentre team are supporting residents into work and helping those in work to progress to higher paid jobs. We are working with local and national employers to help fill vacancies quickly, delivering Sector-Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs), recruitment days, Job Fairs, and work trials.</p><p>Our Youth Team works with the Prince’s Trust to provide additional support and courses to prepare young people who are not in education and training, including those without parental support, to attain training and employment.</p><p>The Jobcentre works closely with the National Careers Service who, after a successful trial, will deliver ongoing bespoke Group Information Sessions to customers who require a CV or need their current CV enhancing to apply for jobs.</p><p>The Jobcentre is hosting a bespoke Armed Forces recruitment event that will follow up on the UK’s national Armed Forces Day. This is in partnership with the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.</p><p>Additionally, the team in Portsmouth are working closely with local employers including Nature’s Way, Solent Sky Services and Thatched House (Greene King) to fill their job vacancies as well as working closely with partners such as the local Chamber of Commerce to offer regular Job Fairs focussed on specific sectors and customer groups.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 16/05/2024 12:51:25 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1717560

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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 Credit: Employment
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 the number of in-work Universal Credit claimants that have had payments stopped due to errors made by his Department in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	25915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>No estimate has been made. Customers can request a mandatory reconsideration if they do not agree with the decision to stop their Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 16/05/2024 12:46:51 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1717573

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	Housing Benefit: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of housing benefit in the context of average rents in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	25868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates are reviewed annually by the Secretary of State. The review includes consideration of current rents, as well as the broader fiscal context. Rent Service Scotland have responsibility for collecting the private rental data that is used to help calculate LHA rates in Scotland.</p><p>From April this year the Government is investing £1.2 billion increasing LHA rates to the 30th percentile of local market rents in Great Britain. This significant investment ensures 1.6 million private renters in receipt of Housing Benefit or Universal Credit will gain on average, nearly £800 in additional help towards their rental costs in 2024/25. This includes around 85k private renters in Scotland who currently receive LHA.</p><p>LHA provides a reasonable level of housing support towards rental costs in the private rented sector. LHA rates are not intended to cover all rents in all areas.</p><p> </p><p>For those who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs and need further support Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are available from local authorities. Since April 2017, DHPs have been fully devolved to Scotland who are responsible for the allocation and payment to Scottish local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/05/2024 11:18:39 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1717589

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	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, how many outstanding Carer’s Allowance Verify Earnings and Pension service alerts there were at the end of the financial year 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	25731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The DWP is currently developing recommendations focused on helping claimants understand their responsibilities to report a change of circumstances and how DWP can help prevent the accumulation of debts amongst Carer’s Allowance claimants.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/05/2024 10:25:44 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1717701

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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, whether his Department received a draft of the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman report on changes to Women’s State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	25986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions did not receive a draft of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s report on changes to women’s State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 16/05/2024 13:20:17 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1717191

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
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: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the prevalence of discrimination towards young ethnic minorities seeking employment.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	25713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Employment statistics show the ethnic minority employment rate at 68%, up 9.2 percentage points on the same quarter in 2010, with 5.4m people from an ethnic minority background in employment which is a record high.</p><p> </p><p>The Department supports people to move into employment by providing access to a range of mainstream services and bespoke programmes that are designed to be flexible to individual needs. We also take targeted action where there is a high ethnic minority employment gap and work with partners, employers, and specific sectors to improve opportunities for all.</p><p> </p><p>The Youth Offer provides individually tailored Work Coach support to young people aged 16 to 24 who are claiming Universal Credit. This support includes the Youth Employment Programme, Youth Employability Coaches for young people with additional barriers to finding work, and Youth Hubs across Great Britain. This was expanded in 2023 to include additional young people on Universal Credit not currently searching for work, including young parents and carers.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2023, the Government's Equality Hub published updated <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/positive-action-in-the-workplace-guidance-for-employers/positive-action-in-the-workplace" target="_blank">guidance</a> for employers on how to use the positive action provisions in the Equality Act 2010. This is to help people who share a particular protected characteristic overcome barriers and to level the playing field.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/05/2024 15:43:20 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy