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1470902

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
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	Pensioners: Commonwealth
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support UK pensioners in Commonwealth countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Randall of Uxbridge
uin	HL1001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK State Pension is payable worldwide to those who meet the qualifying conditions, and we continue to up-rate it abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so – for example where there is a reciprocal agreement that provides for up-rating.</p><p> </p><p>People move abroad for many reasons and it is their own choice to do so. There is information available in leaflets and on GOV.UK on how to claim State Pension from overseas and on what the effect of going abroad will be on entitlement to the UK State Pension.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 29/06/2022 15:55:38 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	209 label Biography information for Lord Randall of Uxbridge

1469974

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the National Disability Strategy 2022 update.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The Minister for Disabled People provided an update on the National Disability Strategy to the House through a Written Ministerial Statement on Monday 13th June.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2022, the High Court declared it was unlawful because the UK Disability Survey, which informed it, was held to be a voluntary consultation that failed to comply with the legal requirements on public consultations. We are disappointed by and strongly disagree with this finding, and the Secretary of State has sought permission to appeal the High Court's declaration. We remain committed to improving opportunities and outcomes for disabled people as we await the outcome of the appeal.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 27/06/2022 13:56:16 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1469989

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Commonwealth: Pensioners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support UK pensioners in Commonwealth countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK State Pension is payable worldwide to those who meet the qualifying conditions, and we continue to up-rate it abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so – for example where there is a reciprocal agreement that provides for up-rating.</p><p> </p><p>People move abroad for many reasons and it is their own choice to do so. There is information available in leaflets and on GOV.UK on how to claim State Pension from overseas and on what the effect of going abroad will be on entitlement to the UK State Pension.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 27/06/2022 15:09:34 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1469990

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Social Security Benefits: Canada
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of willingness of the government of Canada to enter discussions for a reciprocal social security agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>There are two separate social security arrangements in place between the UK and Canada, made in 1995 and 1998. The UK Government is not intending to change the social security relationship with Canada.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 27/06/2022 15:22:03 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1467939

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Payment Exception Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the new Payment Exception Service for those who can no longer receive payment via the Post Office card.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>The Payment Exception Service is not actively promoted. The department policy is to pay claimants and pension recipients directly into a transactional account of their choice such as a bank account, building society account, credit union account, internet-based account, or a basic bank account.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 20/06/2022 16:53:06 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1467940

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Payment Exception Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have signed up to the Payment Exception Service.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>The Department can confirm that there were 68,546 active Payment Exception Service records at the end of April. These are records that received a payment during April.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 20/06/2022 16:56:51 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1467946

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Universal Credit: Harrogate
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 28 April (HL7970) and the subsequent correspondence on 11 May, out of the 80 people invited to make a claim for Universal Credit during the Universal Credit managed migration pilot in Harrogate, how many had been (1) notified of a deadline day for claiming universal credit and (2) reached that initial deadline day, prior to the pilot being paused.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>Of those contacted during the pilot, 53 people were given a deadline to claim universal credit. Before the pilot was paused, 41 people reached the deadline.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 04/07/2022 11:21:54 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1467947

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Universal Credit: Harrogate
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 28 April (HL7970) and the subsequent correspondence on 11 May, of the six notified persons who missed their initial deadline date, which benefits were each of the six persons claiming; and how many had (1) ill health or a disability, and (2) some form of complex needs (including, but not limited to ill health and disability).
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>Of the 6 people who did not claim Universal Credit by their deadline each was in receipt of:</p><p> </p><ul><li>1 person was claiming Employment Support Allowance</li><li>2 people were claiming Job Seekers Allowance</li><li>3 people were claiming Income Support</li><li>2 people were claiming Tax Credits</li><li>5 people were claiming Housing Benefit</li></ul><p> </p><p>The information we hold does not go into the specifics of each case including complex needs and/ or disabilities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 23/06/2022 11:34:09 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1467974

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Payment Exception Service: Telephone Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average time for calls to be answered by the Payment Exception Service helpline since the beginning of this year; and what is the target time for answering calls to the Payment Exception Service helpline.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>The average time for calls to be answered is 10:32 minutes. This average is taken from calls received by the helpline between January until end of April. The latest in month average for April was 6:52 minutes.</p><p> </p><p>The Payment Exception Service helpline is managed by a supplier who do not contractually have a call target time, however each month the customer response times are reviewed taking into account both the nature of the customer call and ways to improve responses for customers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 20/06/2022 16:56:41 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1467983

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Universal Credit: Harrogate
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 28 April (HL7970) and the subsequent correspondence on 11 May, out of the six people who missed their initial deadline day for claiming universal credit, how many of the extensions were made at the claimant's request and how many were on the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions’ initiative.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this data.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 27/06/2022 14:53:30 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett