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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-16more like thismore than 2024-04-16
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Jobcentres: Knighton more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government whether all residents of Knighton, regardless of whether they reside in the English or Welsh parts of the town, have access to the town’s job centre. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Rooker more like this
uin HL3859 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-30more like thismore than 2024-04-30
answer text <p>Universal Credit operates on postcodes therefore when a claim is made, the individual will be automatically assigned to the Jobcentre which serves that postcode. Customers in Knighton are allocated to Llandrindod Wells Jobcentre Plus.</p> more like this
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie remove filter
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less than 2024-04-30T13:24:26.807Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-30T13:24:26.807Z
answering member
4169
label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
tabling member
302
label Biography information for Lord Rooker more like this
1700673
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Climate Change: Risk Management more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will update statutory guidance on climate risk management, as part of their review of climate risk reporting requirements which was due to take place in the second half of 2023 or otherwise; and in particular whether any updated guidance will take account of the report of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and the University of Exeter Climate Scorpion – the sting is in the tail published in March. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Davies of Brixton more like this
uin HL3731 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-24more like thismore than 2024-04-24
answer text <p>My Lords, we are undertaking a post-implementation review of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) Regulations 2021. We aim to conclude the review this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We recognise that recent reports, including “Climate Scorpion-the sting is in the tail” have shown the limitations of the models currently available for scenario analysis. Therefore, we welcome work within the industry to ensure that scenario analysis models are decision useful and will look to acknowledge the issue in the review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, we do not believe that the Government should mandate which models should be used by Pension Schemes. It is important that modelling which takes into account of ESG is allowed to develop and evolve as data availability increases.</p> more like this
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie remove filter
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less than 2024-04-24T16:00:52.803Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-24T16:00:52.803Z
answering member
4169
label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
tabling member
4893
label Biography information for Lord Davies of Brixton more like this
1700681
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Parkinson's Disease more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide targeted financial support for people with long-term conditions such as Parkinson’s disease during the cost of living crisis. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Gale more like this
uin HL3739 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-24more like thismore than 2024-04-24
answer text <p>The Government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living, including people with Parkinson’s disease. Over recent years, the government has demonstrated its commitment to supporting the most vulnerable with one of the largest support packages in Europe. The total support over 2022- 2025 to help households and individuals with higher bills amounts to £108 billion – an average of £3,800 per UK household.</p><p> </p><p>We provided a Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 in June/July 2023 to people in receipt of certain disability benefits such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Disability Living Allowance (DLA). This is in addition to the £150 payment paid in September 2022.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that nearly 60 per cent of individuals who received an extra costs disability benefit would have received the means-tested benefit Cost of Living Payments, worth up to £900. Over 85 per cent would have received either or both of the means-tested and the £300 Pensioner Cost of Living Payment.</p><p> </p><p>We also increased extra costs disability benefits by 10.1 per cent from April 2023 and by 6.7% from April 2024 in line with the Consumer Price Index.</p>
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie remove filter
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less than 2024-04-24T16:01:15.893Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-24T16:01:15.893Z
answering member
4169
label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
tabling member
2503
label Biography information for Baroness Gale more like this
1700682
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Household Support Fund: Parkinson's Disease more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the Household Support Fund meets the needs of people with Parkinson’s disease. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Gale more like this
uin HL3740 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-24more like thismore than 2024-04-24
answer text <p>The Household Support Fund (HSF) is a scheme run by Upper Tier Local Authorities in England to provide support to those most in need towards the cost of essentials. Local Authorities have the discretion to design their own local schemes within the parameters of the guidance and grant determination set out for them by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).</p><p> </p><p>The Household Support Fund is an intentionally flexible scheme, designed to enable Local Authorities to respond to local need. Local Authorities have the ties and knowledge to best determine how this support should be provided to their local communities.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage Local Authorities to consider a wide range of households who are potentially in need of support, including families with children, pensioners, unpaid carers, care leavers and disabled people. Local Authorities have the flexibility to deliver the scheme through a variety of routes, including offering vouchers to households, directly providing food, or issuing grants to third parties. It is for each local council to decide how, where and when they distribute their funding and to ensure that it is accessible to those who need it.</p>
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie remove filter
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less than 2024-04-24T16:01:42.987Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-24T16:01:42.987Z
answering member
4169
label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
tabling member
2503
label Biography information for Baroness Gale more like this
1700696
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Children more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 27 March (HL3520), why it is not possible to undertake a robust assessment of the impact of the two-child limit. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of Leicester more like this
uin HL3765 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-24more like thismore than 2024-04-24
answer text <p>We do not have the data to fully measure health and well-being behavioural impacts that may have resulted from the two-child limit.</p> more like this
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie remove filter
question first answered
less than 2024-04-24T16:01:52.297Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-24T16:01:52.297Z
answering member
4169
label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
tabling member
4947
label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Leicester more like this
1700736
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Local Housing Allowance: Uprating more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion and number of universal credit claimants will be subject to the benefit cap following April's benefit uprating and increase in the local housing allowance; and what proportion and number will receive less than the full uprating and increase in Local Housing Allowance because of the cap. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this
uin HL3771 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-29more like thismore than 2024-04-29
answer text <p>No estimate has been made. The latest figures show that 77,000 households were capped at November 2023. Benefit cap statistics released in September 2024 will show the number of households capped at May 2024.</p><p> </p><p>There are various factors that determine whether a household is exempt or brought into scope of the benefit cap.</p> more like this
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie remove filter
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less than 2024-04-29T16:53:02.5Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-29T16:53:02.5Z
answering member
4169
label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
tabling member
4234
label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this
1700749
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading State Retirement Pensions: Women more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government when they will respond to the report from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Women’s State Pension age: our findings on injustice and associated issues laid before Parliament on 21 March. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick more like this
uin HL3789 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-22more like thismore than 2024-04-22
answer text <p>In laying the report before Parliament at the end of March, the Ombudsman has brought matters to the attention of this House, and a further update to the House will be provided once the report's findings have been fully considered.</p> more like this
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie remove filter
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less than 2024-04-22T14:05:38.503Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-22T14:05:38.503Z
answering member
4169
label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
tabling member
4130
label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick more like this
1700757
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Disqualification more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government how many benefit claimants with an address in Ludlow have been sanctioned for failing to keep appointments at the Jobcentre in Leominster in 2024. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Rooker more like this
uin HL3799 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-29more like thismore than 2024-04-29
answer text <p>The specific information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Monthly Universal Credit sanction statistics showing the number of adverse sanction decisions made are published every three months on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>, and are available by Jobcentre Plus office and referral reason, and are currently available to October 2023. Statistics to January 2024 are scheduled to be published on 14 May 2024.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Users can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest and, if needed, can access <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">guidance</a> on how to extract the information required.</p> more like this
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie remove filter
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less than 2024-04-29T11:15:47.89Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-29T11:15:47.89Z
answering member
4169
label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
tabling member
302
label Biography information for Lord Rooker more like this
1700758
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Ludlow more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government how many benefit claimants with an address in Ludlow visited the Jobcentre in Leominster and were refused travel costs in 2024. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Rooker more like this
uin HL3800 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-29more like thismore than 2024-04-29
answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie remove filter
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less than 2024-04-29T16:41:57.493Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-29T16:41:57.493Z
answering member
4169
label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
tabling member
302
label Biography information for Lord Rooker more like this
1699232
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-26more like thismore than 2024-03-26
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Household Support Fund more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Budget Statement on 6 March that the Household Support Fund has been extended until September, what support they will provide to local authorities when the fund ends. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon more like this
uin HL3622 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-08more like thismore than 2024-04-08
answer text <p>As announced by the Chancellor in the Spring Budget on 6 March, the government is providing an additional £500m to enable the extension of the Household Support Fund, including funding for the Devolved Administrations through the Barnett formula to be spent at their discretion. This means that Local Authorities in England will receive an additional £421m to support those in need locally through the Household Support Fund.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The funding will be available to Local Authorities in England from 1 April 2024 and will run until 30 September 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The Household Support Fund is not the only way we are supporting people on lower incomes. April’s benefit uprating of 6.7% will see an average increase in Universal Credit of £470, raising the National Living Wage will deliver an increase of over £1800 to the gross annual earnings of someone working full-time on that wage, and uplifting Local Housing Allowance to the 30th percentile of local rents will benefit 1.6 million private renters by, on average, £800 a year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also delivered a balanced package of funding through the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2024-25 which makes available up to £64.7 billion. The most relatively deprived areas of England will receive 18% more per dwelling in available resource through the 2024-25 Settlement than the least deprived areas.</p><p> </p><p>As announced by the Chancellor in this year’s Spring Budget, we are also doubling the repayment period for new Universal Credit Budgeting Advances.</p>
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie remove filter
grouped question UIN
HL3623 more like this
HL3624 more like this
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less than 2024-04-08T15:13:28.777Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-08T15:13:28.777Z
answering member
4169
label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
tabling member
4290
label Biography information for Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon more like this