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1646328

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	Universal Credit: Youth 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 Universal Credit claimants aged 18-24 who are in the Intensive Work Search regime accessed support from a Youth Hub in (a) May 2023 and (b) the most recent month for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	190573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 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>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. The number of claimants referred to a Youth Hub in May 2023 was 1,100</p><p><br> Notes:</p><ol><li>This data is produced from a manual process and although care is taken when processing and analysing Youth Hub referrals, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system which features manual data. Therefore, Youth Hub figures are likely to underestimate the number of young people who have received Youth Hub support.</li></ol><ol><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.</li></ol><p>For wider information regarding the number of claimants who have been referred to a Youth Hub, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-06-19/190115" target="_blank">PQ 190115</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 26/06/2023 15:23:49 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1646377

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	Disability
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 oral contribution of the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work on 19 June 2023, column 565, in response to the Rt hon Member for New Forest West, how the National Disability Strategy and the Disability Action Plan will interrelate.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	190660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>The Disability Action Plan is separate from, and in addition to, the National Disability Strategy. The Disability Action Plan will set out how we will go further in 2023 and 2024 to improve disabled people’s lives, while the National Disability Strategy, which set out our long term vision, is subject to ongoing litigation.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 29/06/2023 11:01:54 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1646421

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	Access to Work Programme: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications to the Access to Work Scheme were outstanding as of 21 June 2023; and what steps he is taking to reduce the number of outstanding applications.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	190678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>As of the 21<sup>st</sup> June 2023 there were 22,809 applications outstanding.</p><p> </p><p><em>Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal Departmental use only, and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. They should therefore be treated with caution.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>Access to Work has received a significant increase in applications over the last year and have recruited new staff to meet the increased demand and reduce the time it takes to make decisions. Customers making new applications where they are starting work within the next 4 weeks, or have a grant coming to an end that requires renewal are prioritised to ensure customers are able to enter and remain in the labour market. We are also streamlining and transforming the Access to Work service through increased digitalisation, that will make the service more efficient, will make the application process easier, and improve the time taken from application through to decision.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 29/06/2023 11:35:06 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1646440

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	Pension Credit: Mortgages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the number and proportion of pensioners in receipt of Pension Credit who were mortgage holders in the most recent period for which data are available.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	190601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held on DWP’s administrative data.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 26/06/2023 14:34:23 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1646443

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
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 27 April 2023 to Question 183052 on Social Security Benefits: Disqualification, whether he has considered the potential merits of undertaking such research.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	190604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>We have no plans to undertake further research on sanctions.</p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 28/06/2023 11:14:27 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1646445

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	Employment Schemes: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on its expected spending on nationally contracted employment support programmes after the financial year 2024-25.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	190605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department’s estimated spend for nationally contracted employment after 2024-25 will be determined by the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 26/06/2023 14:22:31 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1646463

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	Social Mobility
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 improve social mobility among young people.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	190512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>Alongside education, employment plays a crucial role in helping to improve social mobility among young people.</p><p> </p><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 more intensive support early in their Universal Credit claim, Youth Employability Coaches for young people with additional barriers to finding work, and Youth Hubs across Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>Our Work Coaches support young people’s individual aspirations, identify and help address skills gaps and wider barriers to entering work or progressing in their careers. They are supported by a network of dedicated Jobcentre Plus outreach leads specialising in areas including support for young care leavers or who – in the case of our support for schools’ advisers – are helping young people in schools in disadvantaged areas develop successful career pathways.</p><p> </p><p>Spring Budget confirmed that the Youth Offer will be extended to the end of the Parliament and – from Autumn – will be expanded so more young Universal Credit claimants can access this dedicated support.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is a strong champion for social mobility and has met with the Social Mobility Commission and celebrated National Social Mobility Awareness Day. Alongside this, DWP has established the Social Mobility Pledge Consortium in partnership with Talk Talk.</p><p> </p><p>The pledge asks businesses to make measurable commitments to diversify the backgrounds of their workforce and help vulnerable people progress. We celebrated some of the achievements our nearly 120 employer signatories have made over the last year at a national conference at the Tottenham Hotspur football stadium on Tuesday 20th June.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 28/06/2023 16:19:50 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1646464

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	Jobcentres: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training his Department provides to Jobcentre Plus staff on the communication needs of autistic people.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	190698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>The DWP is committed to providing the best possible support for all customers to meet their individual circumstances.</p><p>Work Coaches undergo a comprehensive learning journey when they join the DWP. The learning provides staff with the knowledge and skills to enable them to treat each claimant as an individual regardless of additional or complex needs.</p><p>In addition to this, DWP offer a learning product specific to Autistic awareness which is available to all work coaches on an ‘at point of need’ basis. The product includes:</p><ul><li>adapt how you communicate verbally</li><li>adapt your body language</li><li>show empathy</li><li>adapt your environment</li></ul> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 29/06/2023 10:30:53 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1646465

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	Jobcentres: Training
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 Jobcentre Plus staff have received training on the communication needs of autistic people.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	190699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>The DWP is committed to providing the best possible support for all customers to meet their individual circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Since the national roll-out of Universal Credit (2016) all DWP Work Coaches undergo a comprehensive learning journey. The learning provides staff with the knowledge and skills to enable them to treat each customer as an individual regardless of additional or complex needs.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, DWP offer a learning product specific to autistic awareness, which is available to all work coaches on an ‘at point of need’ basis. The product includes:</p><ul><li>adapt how you communicate verbally</li><li>adapt your body language</li><li>show empathy</li><li>adapt your environment</li></ul><p> </p><p>We do not keep information on how many work coaches have used this particular product.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 29/06/2023 10:59:32 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1646466

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training his Department provides to Employment and Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payment assessment staff on the needs of autistic people across the spectrum.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	190700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>The department and its assessment providers (APs) are fully committed to supporting those with mental health conditions. All health professionals (HPs) receive comprehensive training in the functional assessment of disability and mental health conditions, including Autism. APs also provide their HPs with condition specific information on Autism, which has been externally quality assured by relevant experts.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, mental health function champions support HPs by providing additional expertise on mental health, cognitive, developmental, and learning disabilities, and can be consulted at any time during the assessment process.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 190701 question first answered 29/06/2023 11:37:48 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter