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1666292

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	Household Support Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how money from the Household Support Fund is allocated; and what criteria they use when deciding how much money each local authority is given.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer of Childs Hill
uin	HL10694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government is providing an additional £1 billion of funding, including Barnett impact, to enable the extension of the Household Support Fund in England this financial year. This is on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing total funding to £2.5 billion.</p><p> </p><p>In England this is being delivered through an extension to the Household Support Fund backed by £842 million, running from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. It is for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate their additional Barnett funding.</p><p> </p><p>The year-long Household Support Fund extension allows Local Authorities in England to continue to provide discretionary cost of living support to those most in need.</p><p> </p><p>The distribution of the funding is targeted at the areas of the country with the most vulnerable households, on the basis of Office for National Statistics (ONS) local population estimates and Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) scores. Allocation amounts for upper tier Local Authorities in England are therefore reflective of population size and relative deprivation.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 25/10/2023 10:52:58 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4214 label Biography information for Lord Palmer of Childs Hill

1665559

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
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	Hornets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they are making in accelerating the granting of licences for insecticides that will enable apiarists to control the spread of the Asian hornet.
tabling member printed	Lord Colgrain
uin	HL10619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the regulator responsible for authorising biocidal products (which include insecticides) on the market in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>Insecticide control options are already available to expert government officials carrying out treatments to destroy Asian hornet nests. Whilst there are currently no insecticide biocidal products specifically authorised for use against Asian hornets, there are a number of products available for use against hornets. Manufacturers of insecticides can apply to HSE if they wish to add specific claims for Asian hornets to their products.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 25/10/2023 10:58:41 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4596 label Biography information for Lord Colgrain

1665578

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
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	Sustainable Development: Developing Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 1 in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL10632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reducing poverty and supporting low-income families. We will spend around £276bn through the welfare system in Great Britain in 2023/24 including around £124bn on people of working age and children, and around £152 billion on pensioners. Of this, around £79 billion will be spent on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>From April, we uprated benefit rates and State Pensions by 10.1%, and in order to increase the number of households who can benefit from these uprating decisions the benefit cap levels also increased by the same amount.</p><p> </p><p>In 2021/22 there were 1.7 million fewer people in absolute poverty after housing costs than in 2009/10, including 400,000 fewer children, 1 million fewer working age adults and 200,000 fewer pensioners.</p><p> </p><p>With almost one million job vacancies across the UK, our focus remains firmly on supporting individuals to move into and progress in work. This approach which is based on clear evidence about the importance of employment - particularly where it is full-time - in substantially reducing the risks of poverty. The latest statistics show that in 2021/22 working age adults living in workless families were 7 times more likely to be in absolute poverty after housing costs than working age adults in families where all adults work.</p><p> </p><p>Through the ambitious package announced at the Spring budget we are delivering measures that are designed to support people to enter work, increase their working hours and extend their working lives.</p><p> </p><p>To help people into work, our core Jobcentre offer provides a range of options, including face-to-face time with work coaches and interview assistance. In addition, there is specific support targeted towards young people, people aged 50 plus and job seekers with disabilities or health issues.</p><p> </p><p>To support those who are in work, from 1 April 2023, the National Living Wage (NLW) increased by 9.7% to £10.42 an hour for workers aged 23 and over - the largest ever cash increase for the NLW. In addition, the voluntary in-work progression offer started to roll-out in April 2022. It is now available in all Jobcentres across Great Britain. We estimate that around 1.4m low-paid benefit claimants will be eligible for support to progress into higher-paid work.</p><p> </p><p>This government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living which is why we are providing total support of over £94bn over 2022-23 and 2023-24 to help households and individuals with the rising bills.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 25/10/2023 11:00:35 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1664746

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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	Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have expanded the capacity of the Department of Work and Pensions to provide local support to refugees who, as a consequence of the backlog of applications being cleared, have recently been given asylum.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL10529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Work Coaches have access to information on a range of services and support available in their local area for vulnerable claimants, including refugees. We also have access to a range of translation services to assist, should a claimant need support to overcome any language barriers.</p><p> </p><p>Work Coaches receive training to help them build supportive relationships with claimants, including refugees, encouraging them to openly discuss any barriers, concerns, or problems as they emerge.</p><p> </p><p>Work Coaches will provide tailored employment support to meet their customer’s needs. They utilise a wide range of tools to ensure that we are providing intensive employment support to these customers. This includes the use of Flexible Support Fund, Sector based work academy programme, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Jobs Fairs, collaboration with local partners and Group Information Sessions.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants can also give permission to share their UC account journal with support workers. The opportunity to combine face to face contact with on-line support has helped alleviate some of the communication barriers within legacy benefits which were traditionally more reliant on telephone and written forms of communications. Work Coaches can also use the on-line account to remind claimants of any information needed in order to ensure that their claim is processed smoothly.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>More generally, we are increasing capacity in our Decision Making teams, during both this and the next quarter, to help meet demand for benefit decisions.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL10528 question first answered 26/10/2023 09:44:54 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1662616

registered interest
date	02/10/2023
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	National Insurance Contributions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimates they have made, if any, of the cost savings that would result from increasing the minimum years of National Insurance contributions required for a full State Pension from 35 to 45.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL10441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. The number of Qualifying Years required for a full State Pension strikes a balance between achieving wide coverage, maintaining the contributory principle and ensuring the overall affordability of the State Pension.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 16/10/2023 16:45:14 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1662617

registered interest
date	02/10/2023
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	State Retirement Pensions: Uprating
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the change in value of the full basic state pension weekly payment in 2023–24 if it had been linked only to consumer price index inflation since 2010.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL10442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The full weekly amount of basic State Pension would have been worth £139.10 in 2023-24 if it had been uprated by inflation (CPI) since 2010.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 16/10/2023 15:47:32 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

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

1662205

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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	Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Written Statement by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 18 September (HLWS1021), following the Court of Appeal judgment of 11 July, has any implication for Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL10340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2023 answer text <p>The National Disability Strategy contains commitments from departments across the UK Government; where these commitments involve Reserved or Partially Reserved matters, there may be implications for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as is usual in policy changes on reserved or partially-reserved matters. Departments leading on such issues are responsible for engaging with devolved administrations as necessary on specific issues where the policy is not fully devolved.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 28/09/2023 15:18:48 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1661477

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
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	National Insurance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many national insurance numbers were issued in each of the past five years; and how many were outstanding at each year end.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL10242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2023 answer text <p>The department regularly publishes the number of National Insurance Numbers (NINOs) allocated by DWP to Adult Foreign Nationals on Stat-Xplore, and these are shown in Table 1 for the past five years. The number of outstanding applications at the end of each year are shown in Table 2. These figures do not include those NINOs issued by HMRC to juveniles.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: Annual number of National Insurance Numbers Allocated to Adult Foreign Nationals, April 2018 to March 2023</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FYE 2019</p></td><td><p>650,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2020</p></td><td><p>760,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2021</p></td><td><p>230,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2022</p></td><td><p>770,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2023</p></td><td><p>1,110,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Source: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a></p><p>Note: Data has been rounded to the nearest 10,000.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 2: Number of outstanding National Insurance Number applications at the end of the last 5 business years</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FYE 2019</p></td><td><p>86,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2020</p></td><td><p>60,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2021</p></td><td><p>55,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2022</p></td><td><p>22,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2023</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Internal NINO clerical Capacity Plans and NINO Work Position Overviews.</p><p>Note: Data has been rounded to the nearest 1,000.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 28/09/2023 09:15:17 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1660651

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
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	Lead: Ammunition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the unforeseen clearance issues, if any, that have delayed the publication of the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) assessment of the responses to the consultation on the phasing out of toxic lead ammunition that was due on 6 August; and whether they expect the HSE to deliver a dossier of options on the phasing out of toxic lead ammunition by 6 November, as legally required.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL10129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2023 answer text <p>The restriction process in the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals Regulation (REACH) contains multiple stages for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to undertake in their role as the REACH Agency. Having agreed, in 2021, to prepare a restriction dossier in respect of the risks posed by the use of lead in ammunition to human health and the environment, HSE has progressed a number of these stages, including formulating a risk assessment opinion by the 6 August 2023 as required.</p><p> </p><p>The next stage is for HSE to publish this final opinion on risk assessment and open a 60-day public consultation on a separate opinion on socioeconomic analysis. To ensure that these are as robust and transparent as they need to be, there are established HSE internal clearance processes at various stages. This clearance process is well underway with the publication of the risk assessment opinion and public consultation on the socioeconomic analysis expected in the first half of October.</p><p> </p><p>REACH legislation does allow HSE to amend the deadline for delivery of its final restriction opinion. The current stage of the clearance process means that the scheduled delivery date of 6 November 2023 will be changed and a new date will be identified shortly.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 27/09/2023 16:00:01 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle