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46815

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
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
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 is taking to increase the take-up of pension credit by eligible pensioners.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	195042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We are committed to ensuring pensioners receive the benefits they are entitled to.</p><p>DWP's National Partnerships Team works with over 4,400 customer representative organisations, both nationally and locally, to provide a wide range of advice and support for pensioners.</p><p> </p><p>DWP has also introduced a web-based Pension Credit toolkit at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit</a></p><p>Its purpose is to provide customer representative organisations with all the information needed in order to talk to pensioners about Pension Credit. In partnership with Age UK, local authorities and other groups, a structured campaign was undertaken to create awareness of the Toolkit amongst those who support our customers.</p><p> </p><p>DWP makes information available in various locations (for example, our website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/browse/benefits" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/browse/benefits</a> and leaflets are available from our DWP Information Line on 0845 7313233) to ensure that people are aware of the benefits to which they may be entitled and how to claim them.</p><p> </p><p>We also have capacity through the Age Action Alliance to raise awareness of Pension Credit with its members which includes older people's forums and linked organisations from across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

46622

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
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
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 social housing tenants have been affected by the implementation of the under-occupancy penalty in each local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	195020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information at regional level is provided in our impact assessment from:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214329/social-sector-housing-under-occupation-wr2011-ia.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214329/social-sector-housing-under-occupation-wr2011-ia.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

46626

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
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
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 make it his policy to take mortgage payments into account when calculating pension credit.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	195015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Pensioners who are entitled to State Pension Credit may receive an additional element called Support for Mortgage Interest. This makes a contribution towards the interest on eligible loans taken out to purchase the property, and specific loans for repairs and improvements which are necessary to maintain the home's fitness for habitation</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

46633

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff of his Department's staff worked in a Jobcentre Plus Rapid Response team in each year since 2004.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	194944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We do not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

46634

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
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
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 has spent on the new enterprise allowance in each year since its introduction.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	194945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We do not have complete figures for 2013/14 as the yearly accounts have not yet been finalised, and won't audited until May.</p><p> </p><p>Spend figures for NEA in the two full financial years to April 2013 are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial year 2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial year 2012/13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DEL</strong><strong> spend</strong></p></td><td><p>£11.4m</p></td><td><p>£14.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>AME</strong><strong> spend</strong></p></td><td><p>£5.0m</p></td><td><p>£18.3m</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

46635

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much time someone enrolled on the new enterprise allowance spends with a mentor.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	194946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The pre-start-up mentoring phase on the New Enterprise Allowance usually lasts for 8 weeks, although this can be extended to 12 in exceptional circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Post-start up mentoring support is also available throughout the first six months of trading.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

46636

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
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
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 make it his policy that Work Programme participants should be eligible for the new enterprise allowance; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	194947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Work Programme Providers have the freedom to provide whatever support they think will be effective in supporting claimants into employment and self-employment.</p><p> </p><p>Work programme participants may be able to access a loan to support them in setting up a business through the BIS start-up loan scheme</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

46639

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
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
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 recovery actions in respect of child support arrears owed to the parent with care have been suspended in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	194921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Information on the number of cases, in which recovery actions in respect of child support arrears owed to the parent with care have been suspended, is not available as it is not routinely recorded for management information purposes. To provide this information would require the creation of new information which could only be completed and appropriately assured at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

46643

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households have seen their income from benefits reduced by (a) 10, (b) 20 to 49 and (c) 50 per cent or more as a result of benefit changes since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	194905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The requested information is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

46644

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much child maintenance debt is regarded as (a) permanently and (b) temporarily uncollectable.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	194909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>As at December 2013 the amount of child maintenance debt regarded as (a) permanently uncollectible is £256m and (b) temporarily uncollectible is £1.2bn.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>The figure for permanently uncollectible debt is sourced from the Arrears Segmentation table (Page 46) of the December 2013 CSA Quarterly Summary of Statistics (QSS) available at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/286597/csa_qtr_summ_stats_dec13.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/286597/csa_qtr_summ_stats_dec13.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The figure for temporarily uncollectible debt includes debt where the parent is untraceable, the parent is abroad or the debt has been suspended.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green