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604189

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2016
	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	Đuro Đaković
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on Duro Dakovic TEP and its treatment of its employees.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	48988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>DWP has received no representations on Duro Dakovic TEP and its treatment of its employees.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/10/2016 16:17:47 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

1284319

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2021
	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: Coronavirus
	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 APPG on Poverty's £20 uplift report published on 1 February 2021, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) removal of the £20 uplift to universal credit and working tax credit; (b) decision not to extend the £20 uplift to legacy and related benefits and (c) suspension of the benefit cap.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	149727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>The £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit was announced by the Chancellor as a temporary measure in March 2020 to support those facing the most financial disruption as a result of the public health emergency. This measure remains in place until March 2021. As the Government has done throughout this crisis, it will continue to assess how best to support low-income families, which is why we will look at the economic and health context before making any decisions.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to extend the temporary £20 uplift to legacy benefits. Claimants on legacy benefits can make a claim for Universal Credit (UC) if they think they will be better off and should check carefully their eligibility and entitlements under UC before applying, as legacy benefits will end when claimants submit their UC claim and they will not be able to return to them in the future. For this reason, prospective claimants are signposted to independent benefits calculators on GOV.UK. Neither DWP nor HMRC can advise individual claimants whether they would be better off moving to UC or remaining on legacy benefits.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made with regards to suspending the benefit cap. There are currently no plans to change the Benefit Cap.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/02/2021 17:31:26 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1307530

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	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	long Covid: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of recognising long covid as a disability.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	179050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2021 answer text <p>Given Long COVID is an emerging condition, the Government cannot comment whether consideration should be given to its addition to the list of conditions classed as a disability under the Equality Act 2020. An individual is defined as disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if they have a physical or mental impairment that has a “substantial” and “long-term” negative effect on their ability to carry out normal daily activities. The Act defines “long-term” as where an impairment has lasted, or is likely to last for at least 12 months, or where the impairment is likely to last for the rest of a person’s life. “Substantial” on the other hand is defined as an impairment that is more than minor or trivial.</p><p> </p><p>COVID-19 is a new disease and therefore it is not yet clear what the physical, psychological and rehabilitation needs will be for those experiencing long-term effects of the virus. The Government is funding ambitious and comprehensive research into the long-term physical and mental health effects of COVID-19 to better understand how to help and support those affected, with the most recent research call published on 25 March 2021 by the National Institute of Health Research/UK Research Institute.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/04/2021 13:45:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1131674

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	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	Zero-hours Contracts: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in the West Midlands on zero-hour contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	263688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>Data from the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that in 2018 75,000 people in the West Midlands are employed on zero hours’ contracts – representing just 2.7% of people employed in the West Midlands.</p><p> </p><p>In the UK in 2018 the ONS estimate that 844,000 people were employed on zero hours’ contracts – 2.6% of all people employed.</p><p> </p><p>A record number of people (32.7 million) in the UK are employed. Since 2010 nearly 80% of the growth in employment has been in full-time work and over 75% has come from permanent employment’. Average wages have grown faster than inflation for 15 consecutive months.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 17/06/2019 15:05:37 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1007135

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	Zero Hours Contracts: Young People
	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 her Department's press release entitled Youth unemployment down 50% since 2010, published on gov.uk on 16 October 2018, what proportion of recorded employment was under a zero-hours contract.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	191422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) use the Labour Force Survey (LFS) to provide estimates for the number of people employed on zero hours’ contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The ONS figures for people in employment on zero hours’ contracts broken down by age, do not go back to 2010 and are only currently available up to April-June 2018. Therefore no directly comparable figures to the youth unemployment statistics cited are available.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of young people are not employed on zero hours’ contracts. In 2018 (Apr-Jun) there were 261,000 16-24 year olds on a zero hours’ contracts – representing only 6.9% of employed 16-24 year olds.</p><p> </p><p>This is down from 299,000 young people (7.8% of employed young people) in 2017 (Apr-Jun), but a slight increase from the first comparable data available, which shows in 2014 (Apr-Jun) there were 235,000 young people on a zero hours’ contract (or 6.3% of employed young people).</p><p> </p><p>Many people in full-time education are employed on zero hours’ contracts, in part because of the flexibility they provide. 18.5% of all people in 2018 (Apr-Jun) on zero hours’ contracts were in full-time education – compared to 2.3% of people not on a zero hours’ contract.</p><p> </p><p>The ONS data shows that the majority of people on zero hours’ contracts are happy with the hours provided by their zero hours’ contract.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/11/2018 16:24:01 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 85857 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1186422

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2020
	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	Zero Hours Contracts: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department is providing to people on zero-hours contracts whose employment has been terminated as a result of covid-19 and do not qualify for Statutory Sick Pay because they are not self-isolating.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	32138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">As both the Prime Minister and Chancellor have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID 19 and we have been clear in our intention that no one should be penalised for doing the right thing. These are rapidly developing circumstances and we continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has been clear in its commitment to support those affected in these difficult times and we have made a number of changes to the welfare system in the past fortnight to ensure people are supported in doing this. These changes include:</ins><br /></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">making it easier to access benefits. Those applying for Contributory ESA will be able to claim from day 1 – as opposed to day 8 - and we have removed the need for face-to-face assessment. Both Universal Credit and Contributory ESA can now be claimed by phone or online;</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">increasing the standard allowance of Universal Credit and working tax credit for this year by around £1000 per year;</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">temporarily relaxing the application of the Minimum Income Floor (MIF) for all self-employed claimants affected by the economic impact of COVID-19 to ensure that the self-employed can access UC at a more generous rate; and</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">increasing in the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants so that it covers the cheapest third of local rents – which is on average £600 in people’s pockets.</ins></li></ul><p><ins class="ministerial">Together, these measures represent an injection of over £6.5 billion into the welfare system.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Chancellor has also confirmed that, depending on their status, workers on zero hours contracts may be eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and we would urge people to explore this avenue too.</ins></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/03/2020 11:57:37 question first ministerially corrected 15/04/2020 15:01:33 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson previous answer version 14226 answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1191899

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2020
	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	Zero Hours Contracts: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the benefits being made available to employees as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic are available to those who were on zero-hours contracts and whose employment has ceased.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL3717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting people through this unprecedented time. We have introduced a number of measures, including the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), as well as ensuring Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is payable from day 1, to ensure people are supported.</p><p> </p><p>Unemployed people who are not eligible for SSP or CJRS, may be able to claim Universal Credit (UC), ‘new style’ Jobseeker’s Allowance, or ‘new style’ Employment and Support Allowance, and this will include those people who are self-isolating in accordance with government guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>People on zero hour contracts who are already claiming UC do not need to take any actions, as UC will auto adjust to represent the income received within that assessment period.</p><p> </p><p>More information about the support available during the Covid-19 outbreak is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/coronavirus" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/coronavirus</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 18/05/2020 11:13:19 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1221932

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2020
	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	Zero Hours Contracts: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she will take to support workers on zero-hour contracts who are not working as a result of the covid-19 outbreak and are unable to qualify for universal credit because they are considered to have employment.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	70984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>It is wrong to say that workers on zero-hour contracts, who are not working as a result of the covid-19 outbreak, are unable to qualify for Universal Credit because they are considered to have employment.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Universal Credit is payable in and out of work including for those working zero-hour contracts, part-time or temporary jobs.</p><p> </p><p>The amount of Universal Credit paid to claimants reflects, as closely as possible, the actual circumstances of a household during each monthly assessment period. Monthly assessment periods align to the way the majority of employees are paid and also allows Universal Credit to be adjusted each month. This means that if a claimant’s income falls, they will not have to wait several months for a rise in their Universal Credit.</p><p /><p>The Chancellor has also confirmed that, depending on their status, workers on zero hour contracts may be eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and we would urge people to explore this avenue too.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/07/2020 16:09:54 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1156211

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	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	Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people employed on zero-hour contracts in each (a) nation and (b) region of the UK in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	4937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The independent Office for National Statistics (ONS) use the Labour Force Survey (LFS) to provide estimates for the number of people in employment on contracts that do not guarantee minimum hours (known as ‘zero hours’ contracts’). This data is available for the Oct-Dec quarter only for each year from 2010 to 2018 and is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table: Level and rate of people aged 16 and over on zero-hours contracts October to December each year</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>UK, not seasonally adjusted</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Percentage of people in employment on a zero-hours contract</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: ONS Labour Force Survey</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>The estimates for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 are considered precise</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>ONS advise that the increased media coverage of zero-hours’ contracts arrangements in the latter half of 2013 may have affected the response to this question by raising awareness of this existing type of contractual arrangement. The ONS therefore advise not to compare pre- and post-2013 data.</p><p> </p><p>Data for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and the English regions has been published every six months by ONS for since 2016. However, because the data is drawn from a survey, many of these sub-UK breakdowns are considered too unreliable for practical purposes. Regional data and guidance on its reliability can be found in tab 4 of table EMP17 published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/emp17peopleinemploymentonzerohourscontracts/current" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/emp17peopleinemploymentonzerohourscontracts/current</a></p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 04/11/2019 18:38:37 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1645667

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2023
	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	Youth Services: Unemployed People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseekers (a) were referred to and (b) engaged with Youth Hub services (i) in 2021-22, (ii) in 2022-23 and (iii) between 1 April 2023 and 19 June 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	190115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>The DWP Youth Offer provides individually tailored work coach support to young people aged 16 to 24 who are in the Universal Credit Intensive Work Search group. This includes the Youth Employment Programme, Youth Employability Coaches and Youth Hubs across Great Britain. Young people are referred to the most appropriate part of the Youth Offer depending on their individual circumstances.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>FY21/22</p></td><td><p>FY22/23</p></td><td><p>01 April – 31 May 2023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Youth Offer</p></td><td><p>278,100</p></td><td><p>284,800</p></td><td><p>44,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Youth Employment Programme</p></td><td><p>253,600</p></td><td><p>266,000</p></td><td><p>40,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Youth Hub</p></td><td><p>14,600</p></td><td><p>14,700</p></td><td><p>2,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Youth Employability Coach</p></td><td><p>21,500</p></td><td><p>18,100</p></td><td><p>2,300</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>A claimant can start on multiple strands of the Youth Offer. E.g. a claimant can enrol on the Youth Employment Programme and be referred to a Youth Hub. Therefore, the sum of those enrolled on the Youth Employment Programme, referred to a Youth Hub and referred to a Youth Employability Coach will be greater than the total number of individuals supported by the Youth Offer for each financial year.</li><li>A claimant can start on the Youth Offer multiple times. E.g. a claimant could be referred to a Youth Hub in FY21/22 and referred to a Youth Employability Coach in FY22/23. Therefore, some individuals will be included in the totals for more than one financial year.</li><li>This data is produced from a manual process and although care is taken when processing and analysing Youth Hub and Youth Employability Coach referrals, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system which features manual data. Therefore, Youth Hub and Youth Employability Coach figures are likely to underestimate the number of young people who have received Youth Hub and/or Youth Employability Coach support.</li><li>When a claimant enrols on the Youth Employment Programme or is referred to a Youth Hub or Youth Employability Coach they are classified as having started on the Youth Offer. We do not have a separate measure of engagement.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.</li></ol> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/06/2023 15:58:42 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1645663

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2023
	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	Youth Services: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Youth Hub work coaches are employed by his Department as of 19 June 2023; and how many were employed on the same date in (a) 2022 and (b) 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	190114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>Youth Hubs are part of the wider DWP Youth Offer which also includes the Youth Employment Programme and Youth Employability Coaches. Youth Hubs across Great Britain bring together employment support from a Jobcentre Plus Work Coach and place-based support from local partnerships to help young people into work. The support offered in a Youth Hub is dependent on local needs and includes skills, training, employment provision and dedicated support services.</p><p> </p><p>Due to changes in claimant needs new Youth Hubs may open, and existing Youth Hubs may close. The number of open Youth Hubs and their required Youth Hub Work Coach resource may therefore fluctuate, as claimants access wider Youth Offer support.</p><p> </p><p>The figures included offer a Full Time Equivalent (FTE) of Youth Hub Work Coaches. As some Youth Hub Work Coaches may work part-time in a Youth Hub, or across multiple Youth Hubs, we do not expect this number to be equivalent to the number of Youth Hub sites.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Role</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>ABM FTE</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>May-23</p></td><td><p>May-22</p></td><td><p>May-21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Youth Hub Work Coach</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: DWP’s internal Activity Based Model (ABM)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Notes:</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><ul><li>Data is correct as of end of May 2021, 2022, and 2023.</li><li>Data is drawn as at the end of each month. Therefore, the end of May figure has been used for 2021 and 2022, and for consistency the same has been used for 2023.</li><li>Figures were derived from the Department’s Activity Based Model (ABM), which provides Full Time Equivalent (FTE) figures based on point in time estimate by Line Managers. They cover only FTE of staff with paid employment. They have been rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>The number of Youth Hub Work Coaches is unpublished management information, collected and intended for internal department use and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics standard. As the Department holds the information, we have released it.</li><li>Youth Employability Coaches and other Jobcentre staff may also work from Youth Hubs which is not reflected in this data.</li></ul></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/06/2023 16:59:27 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1666227

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2023
	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	Youth Services: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Youth Hub work coaches are employed by his Department as of 19 October 2023; and how many were employed on the same date in (a) 2022 and (b) 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	203494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>As referenced in <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-06-19/190114" target="_blank">PQ190114</a>, due to changes in claimant needs new Youth Hubs may open, and existing Youth Hubs may close. The number of open Youth Hubs and their required Youth Hub Work Coach resource may therefore fluctuate, as claimants access wider Youth Offer support.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Role</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>ABM FTE </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep-23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep-22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep-21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Youth Hub Work Coach</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DWP’s internal Activity Based Model (ABM)</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>Data is correct as of end of September 2021, 2022, and 2023.</li><li>Data is drawn as at the end of each month. Therefore, the end of September figure has been used for 2021 and 2022, and for consistency the same has been used for 2023.</li><li>Figures were derived from the Department’s Activity Based Model (ABM), which provides Full Time Equivalent (FTE) figures based on point in time estimate by Line Managers. They cover only FTE of staff with paid employment performing activities as Youth Hub Work Coaches. They have been rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>The number of Youth Hub Work Coaches is unpublished management information, collected and intended for internal department use and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics standard. As the Department holds the information, we have released it.</li><li>Youth Employability Coaches and other Jobcentre staff may also work from Youth Hubs which is not reflected in this data.</li></ul> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/10/2023 15:36:56 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1645662

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2023
	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	Youth Services: Location
	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 publish a list of Youth Hub locations in Great Britain as of 19 June 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	190113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>Youth Hubs are part of the wider DWP Youth Offer which also includes the Youth Employment Programme and Youth Employability Coaches. Youth Hubs across Great Britain bring together employment support from a Jobcentre Plus work coach and place-based support from local partnerships to help young people into work. The support offered in a Youth Hub is dependent on local needs and includes skills, training, employment provision and dedicated support services.</p><p> </p><p>The below list of open Youth Hubs is valid as of 19 June 2023. Due to changes in local needs new Youth Hubs may open, and existing Youth Hubs may close. The number of open Youth Hubs may therefore fluctuate.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Youth Hub Name</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central and West Scotland</p></td><td><p>Glasgow Central Based East Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Glasgow Kelvin College Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Glasgow/Central Base/Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Invest Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Kilmarnock Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East and North Scotland</p></td><td><p>Aberdeen NESCol Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Alloa FV College Campus Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Dundee and Angus College Kingsway</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Dundee Angus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Dundee Helm</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Dundee Street League Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Elgin Youth Employability Hub @ Moray Pathways</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Forth Valley College</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Stirling Community Enterprise Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>West Fife Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>West Lothian College</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London &amp; Essex</p></td><td><p>Barking BLC Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Enfield / Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Grays Inspire Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Hackney Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Hammersmith &amp; Fulham Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Haringey Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Islington / Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Make It Happen Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Opportunity Space (Greenwich and Bexley)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Opportunity Space Lewisham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Westminster/ Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North and East Midlands</p></td><td><p>Harworth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Leicester Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Lincoln / The Network / Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Northampton Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Norwich</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>YES Derbyshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Central England</p></td><td><p>Accrington Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Barnsley Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Barrow Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Blackpool Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bradford / Vibe / Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Burnley Thrive Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Crossfield House Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Dewsbury Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Doncaster Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Fleetwood Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Hemsworth Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Huddersfield Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Keighley Vibe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Kendal/Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Leeds Dewsbury Road</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Pendle Yes Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Penrith Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Rotherham Community &amp; Employment Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sheffield East Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sheffield South East Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sheffield South Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sheffield Specialist Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sheffield United Community Foundation Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sheffield Wednesday Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Skelmersdale Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Wakefield Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Whitehaven/Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Workington/Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East England</p></td><td><p>Darlington/Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Durham LA/Peterlee/Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Durham Works</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DurhamLA/Stanley/Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Hartlepool/Enterprise Centre/Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Redcar &amp; Cleveland/Grangetown/Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Stockton/Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West England</p></td><td><p>Altrincham Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ellergreen/North/Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Farnworth Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Halton Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Hyde &amp; Denton Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Leigh Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Liverpool Reach Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Liverpool/MYA/Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Liverpool/Thrive/Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Manchester Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Merseyside Community Training (Quinnovations)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Oldham Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Partington Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Power in partnership (Widnes)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Rochdale Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sefton Youth Hub - The Big Onion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>St Helens Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Stockport Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Westhoughton Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Wigan Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East England</p></td><td><p>Addlestone Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ashford Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Brighton and Hove Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Brooklands College Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Camberley Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Crawley Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Epsom Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Hastings Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Rosehill Community Centre Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Staines Elmsleigh Centre</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Woking Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Worthing Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West England</p></td><td><p>Bristol Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Havant Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Plymouth Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Southampton Central Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>Cwmbran All About Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Newport Central Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Newport East Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Newport North All About Youth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Swansea Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Bilston YH</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Birmingham Library Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Birmingham Lighthouse Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Birmingham South Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Coventry Job shop Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Dudley Skills Shop Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Solihull Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Telford Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Wolverhampton The Way Youth Hub</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Worcester County Council</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/06/2023 16:11:52 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1645661

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2023
	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	Youth Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on Youth Hubs in each financial year since they were launched; and how much his Department is forecast to spend on Youth Hubs in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25, (c) 2025-26, (d) 2026-27 and (e) 2027-28.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	190112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>Youth Hubs are run in partnership with, and are hosted in the premises of, partner organisations. Where appropriate, partners can submit a grant application to receive funding to support the operational running of a Youth Hub. However, not all Youth Hubs are supported by grant funding and others will have identified alternative funding, e.g. Community Renewal Funds, to establish Hubs.</p><p> </p><p>The information regarding the Department’s spend on grants to support the opening and operation of Youth Hubs in each financial year since they were launched is not held.</p><p> </p><p>The indicative Youth Hub Work Coach costs for the previous three financial years are:</p><p> </p><p>2020/2021 - £1.1m</p><p>2021/2022 - £5.4m</p><p>2022/2023 - £4.8m</p><p><em><br> </em>NB:</p><ul><li>This excludes estates, digital, support and other operations costs.</li><li>This data is derived from DWP's Activity Based Model (ABM) and/or Departmental Activity Based Model (DABM) and is unpublished management information which was collected for internal Departmental use only. It has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standards.</li><li>The data is frequently revised and changes to definitions / benefits / DWP structure effect comparisons over time. It should therefore be treated with caution and must be seen as an indication of cost, rather than the actual cost.</li><li>Youth Employability Coaches and other Jobcentre staff may also work from Youth Hubs which is not reflected in this data.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The forecast spend for Youth Hubs for the current Spending Review period is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2023/2024 - £11.5m</p><p>2024/2025 - £13.0m</p><p><br> NB:</p><ul><li>These figures include costs for Youth Hub Work Coaches and additional funding to support Community Grants through the Flexible Support Fund, for the operational running of Youth Hubs.</li><li>These forecast figures are subject to revision and final costs will be subject to demand.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Spring Budget 2023 committed to the extension of the Youth Offer until 2028, funding beyond 2024/2025 will be determined by a future spending review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/06/2023 16:53:44 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1665814

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2023
	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	Youth Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for the long-term role of Youth Hubs in society; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	203289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>We are fully committed to the delivery of Youth Hubs, which are an integral part of our wider DWP Youth Offer. Youth Hubs bring together Work Coach employment support and place-based services from local partnerships to help young people into work.</p><p> </p><p>The Spring Budget 2023 committed to the extension of the Youth Offer until 2028, with funding beyond 2024/2025 to be determined by a future spending review. We published Youth Hub funding details in <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-06-19/190112" target="_blank">PQ 190112</a>. Alongside this, we recently expanded eligibility for the Youth Offer allowing more young people on Universal Credit to see a Work Coach in a Youth Hub, receive intensive support at the start of their claim or to benefit from the expertise of our Youth Employability Coaches.</p><p>The Youth Offer, including Youth Hubs, is subject to a Process Evaluation. Early emerging findings are being shared internally and will inform any improvements or future changes to the Youth Offer policy. The process evaluation will continue until Spring 2024. We aim to publish the findings once complete.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/10/2023 15:34:56 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1660148

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	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	Young People: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the (a) Department for Communities and (b) Department of Education in Northern Ireland on (i) educational and (ii) work opportunities for young people aged 18-24 in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	199104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>Education and employment support are transferred matters in Northern Ireland, and educational opportunities in England are a matter for the Secretary of State for Education. My department is in frequent discussion with the Department for Communities on a number of matters, but these have not specifically covered work opportunities for young people aged 18-24 in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 18/09/2023 14:36:34 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

226789

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	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	Young People: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial support his Department provides to 18 and 19 year olds in employment who have never attended college or university.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
	uin	227221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>18 and 19 year olds who are working fewer than 16 hours per week may be entitled to out of work benefits. In areas where Universal Credit has been rolled out, 18 and 19 year olds who are on a low income or out of work may be entitled to claim Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 12:58:06 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

1133325

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	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	Young People: Gender
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Youth Voice Census Report 2019, published in June 2018, what assessment she has made of the effect of gender on a young person's level of engagement with school and employment.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	266814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of gender on a young person’s level of engagement with school and employment.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government is committed to providing targeted support for all young people so that everyone, no matter what their start in life, is given the very best chance.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has raised the participation age to ensure that all young people are supported to continue their education until at least age 18, and invested nearly £7 billion during academic year 2018/19, to ensure there is a place in education or training for every 16 to 19-year old.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities (LAs) have a statutory duty to identify and track the participation of 16 and 17 year olds, supporting those who are not participating to do so and making sure that there is sufficient, suitable education and training provision to meet their needs. The September Guarantee places a further duty on LAs to ensure that all year 11 pupils (and year 12 pupils on one year courses) receive an offer of a place in education/training for the following September. It aims to ensure that all young people, regardless of what they achieved in school, understand that there are opportunities that will help them to progress, and to ensure that they get the advice and support they need to find a suitable place.</p><p> </p><p>The latest data for the end of 2017 (provisional) shows that 86.8% of 16-18-year-old females are in Education and Training, compared to 85.1% of males. Source is the ‘Participation in education, training and employment: 2017’ published statistics.</p><p> </p><p>In January to March 2019 the number of young people aged 16-24 who were not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the UK was at a near record low (764,000) – down 364,000 since 2010. As part of this the number of women aged 16-24 who were NEET was at a near record low (383,000) – down 238,000 since 2010. The number of men aged 16-24 who were NEET was also near a record low – at 381,000 – down 126,000 since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The latest figures from the independent ONS, show that in February-April 2019 UK employment rate is at a joint record high of 76.1% - and as part of this the female employment rate is at a record high (72.0%). The male employment rate was 80.3% - up 5.3% points since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 24/06/2019 15:38:46 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1668039

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	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	Young People: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the Youth Employment Group's report entitled Young Person's Guarantee published 27 September 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>We acknowledge the Youth Employment Group’s report calling for the Government to adopt a Young Person’s Guarantee and note the five recommended policy proposals.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to delivering targeted support for all young people, no matter what their start in life or the challenges they face, to give them the best chance of getting into work.</p><p> </p><p>Within DWP, the Youth Offer provides individually tailored work coach support to young people aged 16-24 who are on the Universal Credit and searching for work. We have recently expanded Youth Offer support to enable more young people on Universal Credit to see a work coach in a Youth Hub or to benefit from the expertise of our Youth Employability Coaches.</p><p> </p><p>By extending the Youth Offer to other Universal Credit claimants we are helping more young people not in education, employment or training who claim Universal Credit to access this essential support. Some Youth Hubs will also offer a drop-in facility where these young people who do not have a UC claim will be able to access support.</p><p> </p><p>Lastly, we recognise that ensuring young people have the most appropriate support, education or training to enable them to enter sustained employment and progress in their careers requires a cross-government approach. In partnership with DfE and DCMS, we have established a new cross Government Forum on Youth Skills for Life and Work. The forum provides an opportunity for departments to identify and act on opportunities to work closer together on crosscutting youth issues and to equip young people with the skills for life and work that they will need to fulfil their potential and drive growth for the country.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/11/2023 15:57:32 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1668050

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	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	Young People: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many specialist Disability Employment Advisers are employed in youth hubs to support participants with a health condition.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Activity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ABM FTE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(UCJC) Disability Employment Adviser</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>750</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Derived from the department’s Activity Based Model (ABM).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ul><li>Data is correct as of the end of October 2023 and has been rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>For the purposes of answering this question the Disability Employment Adviser (DEA) activity has been used.</li><li>DEAs support Work Coaches and Jobcentre colleagues in situations where claimants present with complex employment circumstances involving health and disability issues. Support to Work Coaches include upskilling, case conferencing and facilitating three-way conversations with claimants.</li><li>DEAs are not based in Youth Hubs but support Youth Hub Work Coaches and Youth Employability Coaches.</li><li>Figures were derived from the department’s Activity Based Model (ABM), which provides full time equivalent (FTE) figures based on point in time estimate by line managers. They cover only FTE staff with paid employment. No overtime FTE is included.</li><li>The number of DEA Work Coaches is unpublished management information, collected and intended for internal department use and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics standard. As the department holds the information, we have released it.</li></ul></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/11/2023 17:15:10 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

756682

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Young People: Disadvantaged
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that European Social Fund projects for training young people from disadvantaged groups and communities continue after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	7720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Chancellor’s statement of October 2016 provided considerable clarity and certainty for the European Social Fund programme and confirmed that the Government will guarantee EU funding for projects signed before the UK’s departure from the EU, even when these projects continue after we have left the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The full detail of the announcement can be found at the following website link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-philip-hammond-guarantees-eu-funding-beyond-date-uk-leaves-the-eu" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-philip-hammond-guarantees-eu-funding-beyond-date-uk-leaves-the-eu</a></p><p> </p><p>In the longer term the Government is currently considering the future of all programmes that are currently EU funded. Leaving the EU means we will make our own decisions about how to deliver the policy objectives previously targeted by EU funding. During these considerations the Government will explore options for training young people from disadvantaged groups and communities after the UK leaves the EU.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/09/2017 16:43:30 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

801201

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	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	Young People: 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 he has taken to ensure that the right support is offered to young disabled people who are seeking independence through work or volunteering.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	117760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to enabling young disabled people to fulfil their potential and achieve their aspirations. We provide a wide suite of programmes and initiatives to support them, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Jobcentre support for schools, which targets young people that schools identify as being at risk of becoming NEET (not in employment, education or training), or who may otherwise be disadvantaged in the labour market – for example those with a health or disability issue.</li><li>The Young Person’s Supported Work Experience programme, which will offer a personally tailored supported work experience opportunity to enable young people (aged 18 – 24) to benefit fully from time in the work place. This proof of concept is being tested in five districts.</li><li>The Local Supported Employment (LSE) proof of concept ‘place and train’ model, which aims to move disabled people into real jobs, at the going rate of pay, with support for both the individual and employer.</li><li>Supported Internships, which, all qualified post-16 education providers in England have been able to deliver Since September 2013. These are personalised study programmes, based primarily at a prospective employer, for young people with complex learning difficulties and/or disabilities.</li><li>Access to Work, which already offers support to disabled people undertaking a number of opportunities that help them to prepare for paid employment, including work experience, apprenticeships, supported internships and traineeships.</li></ul><p>DWP also recognises the value of voluntary work in developing skills which can be transferred into the world of paid work, as well as benefitting local communities and wider society.</p><ul><li>Disabled young people who are claiming Universal Credit can have their weekly work search hours reduced by up to 50 per cent to accommodate voluntary work.</li><li>Those who are receiving Employment and Support Allowance can try out work when this has been agreed beforehand with their work coach, without their benefit being affected. Restrictions on this Permitted Work were relaxed in April 2017 so that any ESA claimant can do this work within certain limits.</li></ul> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/12/2017 17:31:55 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

1301375

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	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	Young People: Coventry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase (a) employment and (b) training opportunities for young people in (i) Coventry North East constituency and (ii) Coventry during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
	tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
	uin	166459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises that young people have been especially vulnerable during the pandemic and are committed to providing support to help them move into work in these difficult times. Our £30bn Plan for Jobs includes specific interventions targeted at young people</p><p> </p><p>From September 2020 we started the implementation of the DWP Youth Offer for all 18 to 24 year olds making a claim to Universal Credit and who are in the Intensive Work Search Group.</p><p> </p><p>Our 13-week Youth Employment Programme delivers wrap-around support for many of the Plans for Jobs initiatives, and helps young people to take up work-related training or a job, such as Kickstart, which has seen young people starting work, a traineeship, an apprenticeship and Sector-based Work Academy Programmes. The Youth Employment Programme is live and our dedicated Work Coaches are delivering the programme to young people.</p><p> </p><p>The Jobcentre team in Coventry have developed a Youth Hub based at the Coventry Jobshop to provide outreach support for young people in Coventry, and have partnered with employers in the area to deliver Mentoring Circles and Sector Work Academy Programmes. In addition, our Jobcentre Youth Employability Coaches are providing flexible support to young people with significant complex needs and barriers to help them move into employment and offering six weeks of in-work support when they start work.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/03/2021 17:36:03 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1662254

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2023
	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	Young People: Cost of Living and Mental Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by The Prince's Trust and LADbible Gen Z: Redefining Dream Jobs, published on 19 September; in particular, the finding that 57 per cent of young people surveyed had lowered their long-term aspirations over the last two years due to concerns about mental health and the increased cost of living.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL10385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>Whilst we are yet to make a detailed assessment of this specific report, the Department for Work and Pensions recognises the value of research and insight from key stakeholders including The Prince’s Trust to enable us to better understand the challenges faced by young people and the impact this has on their behaviour and motivations. We consider a broad range of perspectives when designing polices to better support young people, ranging from our regular engagement with youth stakeholder organisations like The Prince’s Trust and Youth Employment Group, to the Department’s own commissioned research and regularly speaking directly with young people themselves.</p><p> </p><p>The Youth Offer provides individually tailored Work Coach support for 16-24-year olds on Universal Credit to help them find work. Eligibility for the Youth Offer has, as of the 25<sup>th</sup> September 2023, been expanded to include young people on Universal Credit who are not currently searching for work, including young parents and carers. This means that an additional 33,500 young people will be able to access the Youth Offer in order to progress in employment.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 25/09/2023 14:25:34 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1197655

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2020
	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	Young People: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to provide support to young people between the ages of 18 and 24 who are disproportionately financially affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
	tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
	uin	49722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>We acknowledge that it is important that Jobcentres continue to support young people through the economic recovery post-COVID-19. They have already started to re-engage with new and existing claimants and are signposting them to appropriate support.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone over the age of 18 can claim New Style Employment and Support Allowance and Jobseeker’s Allowance if they have sufficient paid National Insurance contributions. Neither of those benefits is means-tested. Those on low incomes and with limited capital can claim Universal Credit or legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>For Universal Credit, New Claims Advances of up to 100% of potential entitlement are available within a few days if a claimant needs support during their first assessment period. Face-to-face checks for Universal Credit advances have been scrapped due to Covid-19, so people get the support they need despite COVID-19 restrictions. We have also increased the Standard Allowance for everyone by over £80 a month on top of the existing 1.7% (CPI) increase already announced. This additional increase means all claimants will be up to £1040 better off.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is also engaging with a number of external stakeholders including the Youth Employment Group (set up by the Prince’s Trust, Youth Employment UK, the Institute for Employment Studies, the Youth Futures Foundation and Impetus) as well as continuing to work across Whitehall to develop appropriate support aimed at young people.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/06/2020 16:54:07 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

524312

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2016
	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	Young Offenders: Restraint Techniques
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there is any provision for people claiming Personal Independence Payments who have difficulty in completing questions by hand to be able to complete the forms electronically; and if not, whether they plan to introduce such a facility.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2016 answer text <p>We are developing a digital service for claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) which brings the current PIP telephony claim and paper form together.</p><p>We have tested a number of different design approaches with users and, based on feedback, are developing an application process that is more tailored to individual needs. From April 2016 we started making the online PIP claim available to a small number of PIP claimants on a voluntary basis. This will allow us to get direct feedback, make ongoing improvements and ensure this new service is effective and secure before it is available nationally.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 16/06/2016 14:20:46 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

523665

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2016
	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	Young Offenders: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 on access to housing for post-release young offenders.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	39688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the welfare policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Act on 20<sup>th</sup> July 2015. It set out its assessment of the impacts of the social rents policies in the Act on 28<sup>th</sup> September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>A link to the impact assessments is included:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html" target="_blank">http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 39685 39686 39687 39689 question first answered 14/06/2016 10:44:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

170548

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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	Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	218795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>No estimate has been made of savings arising from the introduction of the Q&amp;A system. The introduction of the Q&amp;A system has had no impact on existing or planned ICT systems.</p><p> </p><p>One of the benefits of the new system is the possibility for the reporting of the timeliness of answers to Parliamentary Questions to be delivered with greater consistency and accuracy across all answering bodies. It will be for the Procedure Committee to evaluate the effectiveness of the new system in improving performance when it assesses the evidence following the end of the session.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 05/01/2015 14:07:04 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

63003

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	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	Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many parliamentary questions tabled to his Department in the last parliamentary session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	uin	201548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department provided substantive answers to all parliamentary questions in the 2013-14 parliamentary Session.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 26/06/2014 14:35:52 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

90882

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2014
	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	Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	208435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>In the 2014-15 session, as at the end of August 2014, the department had answered 89% of named day questions on the named day</p><p> </p><p>Departmental performance information, for ordinary and named day Parliamentary Questions, is collated by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons and submitted to the Procedure Committee. This is published on a sessional basis by the committee, and includes evidence regarding departmental performance. The monitoring report relating to the 2012-13 session was published on 13 February 2014 as HC1046. The report covering statistics relating to performance during the 2013-14 session will be published very shortly by the Procedure Committee.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/09/2014 12:19:46 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1005733

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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	Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the UK will submit its next report on the International Labour Organization Convention 182; and whether that report will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	190524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK last submitted a report on ILO Convention 182 in 2016. As the reporting for the ILO’s fundamental Conventions is on a three-year cycle, we expect to submit our next report next year (2019). The UK’s reports to the ILO are not published. However, they are reflected in the response of the ILO’s Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations, as part of its annual report.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 15/11/2018 15:52:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1092427

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	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	World Down Syndrome Day
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to mark the UN's World Down Syndrome Day on 21 March; and what steps they are taking to ensure that people with Down syndrome have equal opportunities in all aspects of society.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL14684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government marked this year's World Down Syndrome Day by co-sponsoring and participating in a key side event called &quot;Leave no one behind&quot; at the 21<sup>st</sup> Session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Geneva. The event's theme was “Ensuring all persons with Down Syndrome can access meaningful employment and an adequate standard of living on a full and equal basis with others.”</p><p> </p><p>The Government is fully committed to its vision - to create a society that works for everyone, where all can participate fully and be included. Therefore, Government Departments have invested in a range of programmes and initiatives to ensure that disabled people including persons with Down Syndrome are not left behind in all aspects of society such as in employment, education, health, housing, transport and sport.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 02/04/2019 15:28:58 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1330589

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2021
	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	Workplace Pensions: Young People
	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 her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing auto-enrolment of pensions to 18 to 21 year olds.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
	uin	12328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>Yes. The Government is committed to lowering the age range. We will be implementing the 2017 Automatic Enrolment Review ambitions in the mid-2020s.</p><p> </p><p>Our ambition to lower the age limit for automatic enrolment to 18 will normalise workplace pension saving for more young people as they start work for the first time. The 2017 Review estimated that this change would bring an estimated further 910,000 young people into automatic enrolment putting an estimated extra £0.8 billion into pension saving (of which £113m is in tax relief). As the 2017 review makes clear, there is a great deal of uncertainty as to how employers might go about managing the costs of additional contributions and thus the total cost of the package to government. We will update our assessment on the impact of implementing the review measures when appropriate using the best available evidence.</p><p> </p><p>The 2017 Review report was clear that implementation will be subject to learning from previous workplace pension contribution increases, discussions with employers and others on the right approach, and finding ways to make these changes affordable.</p><p> </p><p>We will do this in light of the impact of the pandemic and our overall support for economic recovery, while continuing to support long-term saving, balancing the needs of savers, employers; and tax-payers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 12329 question first answered 14/06/2021 12:58:57 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1330590

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2021
	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	Workplace Pensions: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential effect on public finances of extending auto-enrolment of pensions to 18 to 21 year olds.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
	uin	12329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>Yes. The Government is committed to lowering the age range. We will be implementing the 2017 Automatic Enrolment Review ambitions in the mid-2020s.</p><p> </p><p>Our ambition to lower the age limit for automatic enrolment to 18 will normalise workplace pension saving for more young people as they start work for the first time. The 2017 Review estimated that this change would bring an estimated further 910,000 young people into automatic enrolment putting an estimated extra £0.8 billion into pension saving (of which £113m is in tax relief). As the 2017 review makes clear, there is a great deal of uncertainty as to how employers might go about managing the costs of additional contributions and thus the total cost of the package to government. We will update our assessment on the impact of implementing the review measures when appropriate using the best available evidence.</p><p> </p><p>The 2017 Review report was clear that implementation will be subject to learning from previous workplace pension contribution increases, discussions with employers and others on the right approach, and finding ways to make these changes affordable.</p><p> </p><p>We will do this in light of the impact of the pandemic and our overall support for economic recovery, while continuing to support long-term saving, balancing the needs of savers, employers; and tax-payers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 12328 question first answered 14/06/2021 12:58:57 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1356191

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2021
	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	Workplace Pensions: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department has made on implementing its policy to (a) extend automatic enrolment of employees in a workplace pension scheme to employees under the age of 22 years and (b) remove the lower earnings threshold for that automatic enrolment by the mid-2020s.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	50765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to implementing the 2017 Automatic Enrolment Review ambitions in the mid-2020s, lowering the age for being automatically enrolled from 22 to 18 and abolishing the automatic enrolment lower earnings limit, so that contributions are payable from the first pound of earnings.</p><p> </p><p>In this way we will expand coverage of the successful workplace pension reforms and increase the amounts being put into retirement savings by millions of workers, particularly younger people and lower earners.</p><p> </p><p>The 2017 Review report was clear that implementation will be subject to learning from previous workplace pension contribution increases, discussions with employers and others on the right approach, and finding ways to make these changes affordable. We will do this in light of the impact of the pandemic and our overall support for economic recovery, while continuing to support long-term saving, balancing the needs of savers, employers and tax-payers.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/09/2021 15:30:02 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1357159

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2021
	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	Workplace Pensions: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on (a) extending Automatic Enrolment to workers under 22 and (b) removing the automatic enrolment lower earnings threshold by the mid-2020s.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
	uin	52549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to implementing the 2017 Automatic Enrolment Review ambitions in the mid-2020s, lowering the age for being automatically enrolled from 22 to 18 and abolishing the automatic enrolment lower earnings limit, so that contributions are payable from the first pound of earnings.</p><p> </p><p>In this way we will expand coverage of the successful workplace pension reforms and increase the amounts being put into retirement savings by millions of workers, particularly younger people and lower earners.</p><p> </p><p>The 2017 Review report was clear that implementation will be subject to learning from previous workplace pension contribution increases, discussions with employers and others on the right approach, and finding ways to make these changes affordable. We will do this in light of the impact of the pandemic and our overall support for economic recovery, while continuing to support long-term saving, balancing the needs of savers, employers and tax-payers.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 28/09/2021 15:10:24 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1435159

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2022
	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	Workplace Pensions: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the increase in tax relief for people aged 18-21 that would result from auto-enrolment of pensions being extended to that age group.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
	uin	129265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>A full and published impact assessment on the policy options will be completed at a time when legislation is brought forward.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/03/2022 16:26:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1437840

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2022
	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	Workplace Pensions: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the amount of income tax relief that would fall on the 18 to 21 age group in the event that the auto-enrolment of pensions was extended to that age group.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
	uin	134108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>The findings from the 2017 Review of Automatic Enrolment estimated preliminary analysis of the policy option and showed that a reduction of the lower age limit to 18 would have increased income tax relief for those aged 18-21 by £113m upon its full introduction. A full and published impact assessment on the policy options will be completed at a time when legislation is brought forward.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/03/2022 11:33:59 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1483343

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2022
	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	Workplace Pensions: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the eligibility age for auto-enrolment pensions to 18.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL1295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>The government set out its ambitions to implement changes to automatic enrolment into workplace pensions in the mid-2020s, consistent with the 2017 Review of Automatic Enrolment, and we will do so as soon as possible. As part of the Review proposals, we committed to reduce the eligibility age for being automatically enrolled from age 22 to 18. Our implementation plans will be informed by consultation, including with businesses, workers, and their representatives, alongside our priorities to support the economy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 11/07/2022 16:25:29 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1627146

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2023
	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	Workplace Pensions: Women
	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 is taking to increase the number of women automatically enrolled in workplace pension schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	184666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>As a result of the rollout of automatic enrolment, the Government has ensured millions more women save into a pension, many for the first time. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/workplace-pension-participation-and-savings-trends-2009-to-2021" target="_blank">DWP Analysis</a> shows that in 2021, 87% of women working in the private sector who were eligible for Automatically Enrolled (AE) were contributing to a pension, up from 40% in 2012.</p><p>The Government recognises that there is still more to be done, which is why we remain committed to implementing the 2017 AE Review measures. This will involve lowering the age for automatic enrolment to age 18 and removing the lower earnings limit (LEL) to make contributions payable from the first pound of earnings. Lowering the age will bring more women, alongside men, into AE, while removing the LEL will disproportionately benefit lower earners, including people working in multiple low-paid part time jobs who are predominantly women.</p><p>In addition, the earnings trigger, which is one of the key factors that determines who gets enrolled into a workplace pension scheme through AE, has been maintained at its current level of £10,000 a year since 2014. Our decision to ensure the earnings trigger maintains its value for 2023/24, has meant that 32,000 more savers have been brought into pension saving compared to increasing the trigger in line with average weekly earnings. 62% of these new savers will be women.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 18/05/2023 10:44:11 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1683316

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2024
	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	Workplace Pensions: Women
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will take steps to ensure that women who are (a) self-employed and (b) earn less than £10,000 per year have access to workplace pensions.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	10459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>Automatic enrolment (AE) has helped millions more women to save into a pension, with pension participation rates among eligible women in the private sector rising from 40% in 2012 to 87% in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to build on the success of AE and is making progress on implementing the measures as set out in the 2017 review. The Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Act 2023 was introduced into Parliament with government support and provides the necessary powers.</p><p> </p><p>Once implemented, the measures will disproportionately increase the pension saving of lower earners; a woman working part-time earning National Living Wage could see her pension almost double as a result when saving over her career.</p><p> </p><p>The AE framework cannot be straightforwardly extended to people who are self-employed, as there is no employer to enrol them into a scheme; select a scheme or make contributions.</p><p> </p><p>The department is currently working with research partners to explore the feasibility of building and testing retirement savings solutions in digital platforms. This includes accountancy software and payment platforms, used by self-employed people to manage their money.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/01/2024 10:48:24 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1172012

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	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	Workplace Pensions: West Lancashire
	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 people in West Lancashire constituency have (a) opted out after being auto-enrolled into a workplace pension and (b) saved more than the auto-enrolment minimum contribution.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	5365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>Automatic enrolment has achieved a quiet revolution through getting employees into the habit of pension saving. It has reversed the decline in workplace pension participation seen in the decade prior to its introduction. Since automatic enrolment started in 2012 participation rates have been transformed with 87% of eligible employees saving into a workplace pension in 2018, up from 55% in 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data for individual constituencies in relation to opt outs or the number of individuals who have saved above the automatic enrolment minimum contribution level. However, we do know that overall around 9% of automatically enrolled workers have chosen to opt out which is significantly below original estimates; and our latest evaluation report shows that, in April 2017, approximately 5.9 million eligible employees were already meeting the April 2019 minimum contribution rates.</p><p> </p><p>I am providing the following information about the impact of automatic enrolment in your constituency, as of December 2019:</p><p> </p><p>In the West Lancashire constituency, since 2012, approximately 16,000 eligible jobholders have been automatically enrolled and 1,710 employers have met their duties.</p><p> </p><p>Automatic Enrolment Evaluation Report 2018, available via the following weblink: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/764964/Automatic_Enrolment_Evaluation_Report_2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/764964/Automatic_Enrolment_Evaluation_Report_2018.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Pensions Regulator’s data on Automatic enrolment declaration of compliance by constituency, available via the following weblink:</p><p><a href="https://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/en/document-library/research-and-analysis/data-requests" target="_blank">https://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/en/document-library/research-and-analysis/data-requests</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 28/01/2020 11:28:58 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1148732

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	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	Workplace Pensions: West Bromwich West
	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 people in West Bromwich West constituency have (a) opted out after being auto-enrolled into a workplace pension and (b) saved more than the auto-enrolment minimum contribution.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich West
	tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Bailey
	uin	28
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2019 answer text <p>Automatic enrolment has achieved a quiet revolution through getting employees into the habit of pension saving, and reversing the decline in workplace pension participation in the decade prior to these reforms. Since automatic enrolment started in 2012 participation rates have been transformed with 87% of eligible employees saving into a workplace pension in 2018, up from 55% in 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data for individual constituencies in relation to opt outs or the number of individuals who have saved above the automatic enrolment minimum contribution level. However, we do know that overall around 9% of automatically enrolled workers have chosen to opt out which is significantly below original estimates; and our latest evaluation report shows that, in April 2017, approximately 5.9 million eligible employees were already meeting the April 2019 minimum contribution rates<sup>1</sup>.</p><p> </p><p>I am providing the following information about the impact of automatic enrolment in your constituency, as at end of September 2019<sup>2</sup>:</p><p> </p><p>In the West Bromwich West constituency since 2012, approximately 16,000 eligible jobholders have been automatically enrolled and 1480 employers have met their duties.</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Automatic Enrolment Evaluation Report 2018, available via the following weblink: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/764964/Automatic_Enrolment_Evaluation_Report_2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/764964/Automatic_Enrolment_Evaluation_Report_2018.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p><sup>2</sup>The Pensions Regulator’s data on Automatic enrolment declaration of compliance by constituency, available via the following weblink:</p><p><a href="https://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/en/document-library/research-and-analysis/data-requests" target="_blank">https://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/en/document-library/research-and-analysis/data-requests</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/10/2019 10:55:16 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	320 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Bailey

1169792

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2020
	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	Workplace Pensions: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	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 people in West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine constituency have (a) opted out after being auto-enrolled into a workplace pension and (b) saved more than the auto-enrolment minimum contribution.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	1780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>Automatic enrolment has achieved a quiet revolution through getting employees into the habit of pension saving. It has reversed the decline in workplace pension participation seen in the decade prior to its introduction. Since automatic enrolment started in 2012 participation rates have been transformed with 87% of eligible employees saving into a workplace pension in 2018, up from 55% in 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data for individual constituencies in relation to opt outs or the number of individuals who have saved above the automatic enrolment minimum contribution level. However, we do know that overall around 9% of automatically enrolled workers have chosen to opt out which is significantly below original estimates; and our latest evaluation report shows that, in April 2017, approximately 5.9 million eligible employees were already meeting the April 2019 minimum contribution rates.</p><p> </p><p>I am providing the following information about the impact of automatic enrolment in your constituency, as of November 2019.</p><p> </p><p>In the West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine constituency, since 2012, approximately 10,000 eligible jobholders have been automatically enrolled and 1,870 employers have met their duties.</p><p> </p><p>Automatic Enrolment Evaluation Report 2018, available via the following weblink: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/764964/Automatic_Enrolment_Evaluation_Report_2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/764964/Automatic_Enrolment_Evaluation_Report_2018.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Pensions Regulator’s data on Automatic enrolment declaration of compliance by constituency, available via the following weblink: https://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/en/document-library/research-and-analysis/data-requests</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/01/2020 14:20:06 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1151104

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	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	Workplace Pensions: Vale of Clwyd
	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 people in Vale of Clwyd constituency have (a) opted out after being auto-enrolled into a workplace pension and (b) saved more than the auto-enrolment minimum contribution.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	2702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Automatic enrolment has achieved a quiet revolution through getting employees into the habit of pension saving, and reversing the decline in workplace pension participation in the decade prior to these reforms. Since automatic enrolment started in 2012 participation rates have been transformed with 87% of eligible employees saving into a workplace pension in 2018, up from 55% in 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data for individual constituencies in relation to opt outs or the number of individuals who have saved above the automatic enrolment minimum contribution level. However, we do know that overall around 9% of automatically enrolled workers have chosen to opt out which is significantly below original estimates; and our latest evaluation report shows that, in April 2017, approximately 5.9 million eligible employees were already meeting the April 2019 minimum contribution rates<sup>1</sup>.</p><p> </p><p>I am providing the following information about the impact of automatic enrolment in your constituency, as at end of September 2019<sup>2</sup>:</p><p> </p><p>In the Vale of Clwyd constituency since 2012, approximately 6,000 eligible jobholders have been automatically enrolled and 1,410 employers have met their duties.</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Automatic Enrolment Evaluation Report 2018, available via the following weblink: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/764964/Automatic_Enrolment_Evaluation_Report_2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/764964/Automatic_Enrolment_Evaluation_Report_2018.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p><sup>2</sup>The Pensions Regulator’s data on Automatic enrolment declaration of compliance by constituency, available via the following weblink:</p><p><a href="https://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/en/document-library/research-and-analysis/data-requests" target="_blank">https://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/en/document-library/research-and-analysis/data-requests</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 29/10/2019 12:22:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1145118

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	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	Workplace Pensions: Twickenham
	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 people in Twickenham constituency have (a) opted out after being auto-enrolled into a workplace pension and (b) saved more than the auto-enrolment minimum contribution.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	287442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/09/2019 16:37:00 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

576991

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2016
	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	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action the Department for Work and Pensions has taken to inform employers and pension scheme members of the implications for those on low pay of using a net-pay scheme rather than a relief-at-source scheme that adds the tax relief due.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL1588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>Pensions’ taxation is a matter for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.</p><p> </p><p>The noble Baroness may, however, find it helpful to note that the Pensions Regulator’s website provides comprehensive guidance for employers about their duties under workplace pensions’ legislation. This guidance covers pension scheme choice and the implications for an employer’s workforce of net-pay arrangements and relief-at-source schemes.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 15/09/2016 11:43:31 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

747343

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have estimated the number of workers earning below the personal tax threshold who have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension scheme that operates on a Net Pay basis; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not collect data on the number of workers earning less than the personal allowance who are also members of pension schemes that operate a net pay system. The Government does not hold employee level data on employees enrolled in net pay pension schemes, as such schemes are not obliged to report pension contributions to HM Revenue and Customs. The Government does not, therefore, hold information on the value of tax reliefs paid out to employees in net pay schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The latest official analysis of the eligibility of workers for automatic enrolment was published on 13 October 2016 in ‘Workplace Pensions: Update of analysis on Automatic Enrolment’. Information on age and earnings breakdowns for all workers can be found in table 3a on page 6.</p><p> </p><p>The Pensions Regulator provides guidance to employers on choosing a pension scheme for their staff in order to discharge their statutory obligations under automatic enrolment. This guidance covers the choice between net pay and relief at source schemes, and the implications of net pay schemes for employees who do not pay tax. Provided an employer has selected a qualifying pension scheme for automatic enrolment, they have complied with their automatic enrolment duties with respect to scheme choice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL321 HL322 HL323 question first answered 11/07/2017 15:55:57 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

747344

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government against whom a worker earning £11,500 can claim if they discover that their employer has used a workplace pension scheme operating on a Net Pay basis for auto-enrolment, in order to recover the 25% taxpayer bonus they could have received in a Relief at Source scheme.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not collect data on the number of workers earning less than the personal allowance who are also members of pension schemes that operate a net pay system. The Government does not hold employee level data on employees enrolled in net pay pension schemes, as such schemes are not obliged to report pension contributions to HM Revenue and Customs. The Government does not, therefore, hold information on the value of tax reliefs paid out to employees in net pay schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The latest official analysis of the eligibility of workers for automatic enrolment was published on 13 October 2016 in ‘Workplace Pensions: Update of analysis on Automatic Enrolment’. Information on age and earnings breakdowns for all workers can be found in table 3a on page 6.</p><p> </p><p>The Pensions Regulator provides guidance to employers on choosing a pension scheme for their staff in order to discharge their statutory obligations under automatic enrolment. This guidance covers the choice between net pay and relief at source schemes, and the implications of net pay schemes for employees who do not pay tax. Provided an employer has selected a qualifying pension scheme for automatic enrolment, they have complied with their automatic enrolment duties with respect to scheme choice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL320 HL322 HL323 question first answered 11/07/2017 15:55:57 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

747346

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of low paid workers' claims against their employers for the money they are due in tax relief if it is denied to them by their employer's choice of pension scheme.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not collect data on the number of workers earning less than the personal allowance who are also members of pension schemes that operate a net pay system. The Government does not hold employee level data on employees enrolled in net pay pension schemes, as such schemes are not obliged to report pension contributions to HM Revenue and Customs. The Government does not, therefore, hold information on the value of tax reliefs paid out to employees in net pay schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The latest official analysis of the eligibility of workers for automatic enrolment was published on 13 October 2016 in ‘Workplace Pensions: Update of analysis on Automatic Enrolment’. Information on age and earnings breakdowns for all workers can be found in table 3a on page 6.</p><p> </p><p>The Pensions Regulator provides guidance to employers on choosing a pension scheme for their staff in order to discharge their statutory obligations under automatic enrolment. This guidance covers the choice between net pay and relief at source schemes, and the implications of net pay schemes for employees who do not pay tax. Provided an employer has selected a qualifying pension scheme for automatic enrolment, they have complied with their automatic enrolment duties with respect to scheme choice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL320 HL321 HL323 question first answered 11/07/2017 15:55:57 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann