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1006972

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	Pensions: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have had (a) a telephone appointment, (b) a face to face appointment and (c) completed a digital journey with the Pension Wise guidance service in the 12 month period ending October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	191266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>In the 12 month period ending 31 October 2018, there were (a) 32,440 telephone appointments, (b) 78,961 face to face appointments and (c) 44,969 digital journey completions.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 20/11/2018 14:18:54 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 85865 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1006974

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	Pensions: Advisory 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 she has to encourage uptake of the Pension Wise guidance service.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	191267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Take up of the Pension Wise guidance service is growing with more and more people having appointments. Between 2015/16 and 2017/18, take up of appointments more than doubled and continues to increase.</p><p> </p><p>Pension schemes and providers are required to signpost people to Pension Wise at key contact points. Pension providers are consistently cited by around half of the people who contact Pension Wise as the place they first heard of the service. The FCA have consulted on changes to these requirements with a view to increasing the take up of Pension Wise guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The Pension Wise marketing strategy across TV, Radio, web, Press and Video on Demand, as well as search engine optimisation, aims to get maximum reach amongst the target audience. This has proven to an effective way of both raising awareness of the service and driving take-up of appointments.</p><p> </p><p>Pension Wise is also working with employers nationally and locally to engage with their employees at their place of work. Pension Wise delivery partners also undertake local promotional activities, raising awareness of the service at local events.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 establishes a new Single Financial Guidance Body which will bring together the services currently provided by the Money Advice Service, The Pensions Advisory Service and Pension Wise. The new body will make it easier for people to access information and guidance to help them make effective financial decisions. This Act also set a framework for implementing a stronger final nudge towards Pension Wise at the point people seek to access their pension and we are engaging with providers to find the most effective approach.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 20/11/2018 14:56:11 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1006977

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	Pensions: Advisory Services
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 Pension Wise guidance service, what information her Department holds on the (a) demographic characteristics of and (b) actions and decisions taken as a result of that guidance being sought by people who have completed a (i) telephone appointment, (ii) face-to-face appointment and (iii) digital journey with that service in the 12 month period ending October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	191268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on demographic characteristics of Pension Wise Customers and actions and decisions taken as a result of the guidance are published in the Pension Wise Service Evaluation. The latest published report covers 2016/17 and can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/653621/pension-wise-service-evaluation-full-year-findings.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/653621/pension-wise-service-evaluation-full-year-findings.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The demographic profiles of telephone and face-to-face customers are given and compared in Section 2: Customer profiles (pages 4-9). The steps and decisions taken by Pension Wise appointment customers are covered in Section 7: Steps taken and Section 8: Making a decision (pages 32-42).</p><p> </p><p>The Pension Wise Service Evaluation report for 2017/18 is forthcoming and will be similarly available on GOV.UK once published. The sampling for the annual Service Evaluation surveys is based around appointments delivered in the autumn of each year. As there are few seasonal differences in customer profiles, we would expect the data in the successive reports to reflect the profiles, experiences and outcomes of customers across the financial year that they relate to.</p><p> </p><p>The Service Evaluation for 2018/19, is currently in the field and publication of the report is expected to be in Autumn 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Customers completing the digital journey are not covered by the published research findings or the forthcoming report. We are looking to include this channel in the 2018/19 Pension Wise Service Evaluation survey sampling and reporting.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 20/11/2018 14:57:39 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 85872 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

971668

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
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	Universal Credit: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2018 to Question 168974, whether people claiming universal credit and living in (a) specified supported and (b) supported exempt accommodation who do not receive care, support or supervision as part of their tenancy terms and conditions are entitled to housing benefit or the housing element of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	173508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>People living in <strong>specified accommodation</strong>, as set out in Housing Benefit Circular A8/2014 are entitled to Housing Benefit in respect of their housing costs, rather than support for housing costs through Universal Credit. It is not necessary for the provision of care, support or supervision to be part of the tenancy agreement, however, it must be provided:</p><ul><li>By the landlord,</li><li>On the landlord’s behalf;</li><li>By a third party using a property provided by a social landlord or non-profit charitable or voluntary organisation where the claimant must have been placed to meet an identified need.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/10/2018 16:58:40 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

964306

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how individuals living in (a) specified supported and (b) supported exempt accommodation are advised when they submit a universal credit application that they will not be entitled to the housing element of that benefit.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	168970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The claims for housing benefit of people living in (a) specified supported and (b) supported exempt accommodation do not automatically end when they apply for Universal Credit. There is a process in place where Local Authority informs the DWP, which ensures the claimant’s housing benefit claim remains open, ensuring they receive both the housing benefit and the Universal Credit payment that they are entitled to.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals living in specified supported and supported exempt accommodation will receive correspondence from their Local Authority with information about their housing benefit entitlement. Additionally, their UC Journal will clearly outline their UC entitlements.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 168974 question first answered 06/09/2018 09:58:32 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

964694

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the claims for housing benefit of people living in (a) specified supported and (b) supported exempt accommodation automatically end when they apply for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	168974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The claims for housing benefit of people living in (a) specified supported and (b) supported exempt accommodation do not automatically end when they apply for Universal Credit. There is a process in place where Local Authority informs the DWP, which ensures the claimant’s housing benefit claim remains open, ensuring they receive both the housing benefit and the Universal Credit payment that they are entitled to.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals living in specified supported and supported exempt accommodation will receive correspondence from their Local Authority with information about their housing benefit entitlement. Additionally, their UC Journal will clearly outline their UC entitlements.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 168970 question first answered 06/09/2018 09:58:32 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

927741

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment: Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the three-month delay before receiving support on the financial security of young people with cancer applying for personal independence payments, and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	155667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 May 2018 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-05-15/144155/" target="_blank">UIN 144155</a>.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 25/06/2018 13:54:16 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

890545

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	Access to Work Programme: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2018 to Question 133974, on Access to Work Programme, when her Department plans to publish its update to the Equality Analysis.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	137415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department plans to publish the update to the &quot;Equality analysis for the Future of Access to Work&quot; which considers the impact of raising the annual limit on Access to work Awards to £57,200 per annum from April 2018 shortly after the end of the pre-election period for the forthcoming local Government elections being held on 3rd May 2018.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/04/2018 14:01:43 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

870194

registered interest
date	23/03/2018
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January to Question 125002, what her Department defines as an adverse impact.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	134063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2018 answer text <p>An adverse impact could include a negative effect on quantitative measures such as disabled people's employment rates, reduction in hours worked or earnings or reduced uptake of Access to Work provision, or qualitative measures such as customer or employer experiences. We have committed to the ongoing monitoring of the impact of the cap and intend to publish an update to the Equality Analysis published in May 2015 as a formal addendum.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-access-to-work" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-access-to-work</strong></a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 04/04/2018 12:11:03 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

870195

registered interest
date	23/03/2018
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Pursuant to the Answer of 31 January to Question 125002 on access to work programme, what assessment she has made of the level of support for the cap.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	134064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2018 answer text <p>My officials and I have had fruitful discussions about the Access to Work cap with disability groups, notably the UK Council on Deafness and also with the All Party Parliamentary Group on deafness. They have welcomed the cap being raised from £42,100 to £57,200 from 1st April.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 04/04/2018 15:23:27 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe