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1744106

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2024
	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 20 November 2024 to Question 14442 on Access to Work Programme, what measurements her Department takes of the time scales for processing applications to monitor whether targets are being met.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	15719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions uses internal management information on finalised applications to oversee performance against our aspiration to process applications in 25 days.</p><p> </p><p>The Access to Work scheme continues to be in high demand, and we are considering options for how to improve waiting times for customers.</p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 28/11/2024 14:19:38 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1744110

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2024
	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: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of disability benefits in (a) 2025 and (b) 2026.
	tabling member constituency	Normanton and Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	15723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2024 answer text <p>Forecast expenditure on Disability benefits are only available by financial year, in 2025/26 they’re forecast to be £43.8 billion, and £46.4 billion in 2026-27. (Figures quoted in real terms based on 2024/25 prices).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Disability benefits expenditure covers Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, Armed Forces Independence Payment, and Attendance Allowance. Full details of this expenditure can be found in the published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2024" target="_blank">Outturn and Forecast Tables</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 29/11/2024 11:04:30 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1744163

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2024
	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	Local Government: St Neots
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of having officials from her Department work at the St Neots Citizen Hub (a) on a permanent basis and (b) one day a week, in the context of helping to improve her Department's services in the local area.
	tabling member constituency	St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Ian Sollom
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	15869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2024 answer text <p>Our Service Leader for East Anglia is very happy to explore the potential to deliver job club/job search sessions at St Neots Citizen Hub. Our Partnership Manager for Cambridge, Huntingdon, Ely and Haverhill has already established a relationship with the Citizens Hub in St Neots having attended an event on 21<sup>st</sup> November. There is an additional meeting planned in December to investigate how the Jobcentre and Citizens Hub can work closely together, including having Jobcentre colleagues within the Hub.</p> answering member constituency Stretford and Urmston answering member printed Andrew Western question first answered 27/11/2024 17:20:07 answering member 4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western
	tabling member	5096

1744194

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2024
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the uptake of Pension Credit since the Winter Fuel Allowance reforms became live (a) nationally, (b) in the North West and (c) in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	15808
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2024 answer text <p>The latest available take-up estimates for Income-related benefits is available on Gov.uk: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up--2" target="_blank">Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up - GOV.UK</a> and covers the financial year 2022/2023.</p><p> </p><p>Data on how many Pension Credit applications made between 1 April 2024 and 22 September 2024 was recently published on gov.uk, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/weekly-pension-credit-claims-received-from-1-april-2024-to-1-september-2024/weekly-pension-credit-claims-received-from-1-april-2024-to-1-september-2024" target="_blank">Weekly Pension Credit claims received from 1 April 2024 to 22 September 2024 - GOV.UK</a>.</p><p> </p><p>On 28 October 2024, The Department <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/pension-credit-applications-and-awards-november-2024" target="_blank">announced</a> updated Pension Credit applications and award statistics will be published on 28 November 2024. This publication will provide application volumes up to 17 November 2024.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Please note, we do not currently hold this information at Regional or Constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 28/11/2024 13:58:19 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1744263

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2024
	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: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her planned timetable is for responding to her Department's closed consultation entitled Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability green paper, published on 29 April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	East Wiltshire
	tabling member printed	Danny Kruger
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	15911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 14 October 2024 to question number 6515. The answer can be found here: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-04/6515" target="_blank">Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament.</a></p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 29/11/2024 11:06:33 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
	tabling member	4858 label Biography information for Danny Kruger

1744333

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2024
	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	Cold Weather Payments
	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 (a) are eligible and (b) have received Cold Weather Payments in 2024, broken down by week.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Siân Berry
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	16025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2024 answer text <p>(a) Table 1 shows the number of estimated eligible qualifiers across 2024.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of Estimated Eligible Recipients in England and Wales </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Season (1<sup>st</sup> November-31<sup>st</sup> March)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimated Eligible Recipients (England and Wales)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023/24</p></td><td><p>3,921,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024/25</p></td><td><p>4,116,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Due to the nature of eligibility, we are unable to breakdown to the household level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(b) Tables 2 and 3 show the breakdown of weekly payments made in 2024- these are from the 2023/24 season running from the 1<sup>st</sup> November 2023-31<sup>st</sup> March 2024 and the start of the 2024/25 season 1<sup>st</sup>-22<sup>nd</sup> November 2024.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Payments made to estimated qualifiers in England and Wales, 2024- from the 2023/24 season. </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Week Commencing </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Triggers </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimated Payments Made (England and Wales)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29 December 2023</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 January 2024</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 January 2024</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>11,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 January 2024</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>362,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26 January 2024</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>204,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 February 2024</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 February 2024</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16 February 2024</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23 February 2024</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 March 2024</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8 March 2024</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15 March 2024</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22 March 2024</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29 March 2024</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 April 2024</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 3: Payments made to Estimated Qualifiers in England and Wales so Far- from the 2024/25 season. </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Week Commencing </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Triggers </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimated Payments Made (England and Wales) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 November 2024</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8 November 2024</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15 November 2024</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22 November 2024</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> Please note-</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>1) Figures are estimated based on the number of individuals eligible at the start of the season. See the methodology document for further details,</p><p>and guidance on how to estimate the number of payments and expenditure, here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-estimates-2023-to-2024/background-and-methodology-cold-weather-payment-estimates-2023-to-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-estimates-2023-to-2024/background-and-methodology-cold-weather-payment-estimates-2023-to-2024</a></p><p> </p><p>2) Figures are shown by the week or month the payment was triggered - that is, the day that the recorded/forecasted temperatures for the seven</p><p>day period caused payments to be authorised. The recipient should receive the payment within 14 days.</p><p> </p><p>3) All volumes are rounded to the nearest 1,000</p><p> </p><p>4) The figures include claimants meeting the legacy benefit and Universal Credit eligibility criteria for Cold Weather Payments.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Future publications for the 2024-25 Cold Weather Season can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-estimates-2024-to-2025#:~:text=The%20estimated%20number%20of%20eligible,2024%20to%2031%20March%202025." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-estimates-2024-to-2025</a></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 28/11/2024 14:26:21 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
	tabling member	5314

1744402

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2024
	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: Foreign Nationals
	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 an assessment of the potential merits of removing benefits from foreign national offenders.
	tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
	tabling member printed	Rupert Lowe
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	16094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2024 answer text <p>In order to receive taxpayer-funded benefits such as Universal Credit or Personal Independence Payments, an individual must either be a British or Irish citizen or hold a valid UK immigration status that allows them to access such benefits. If DWP is made aware of a change in a customer’s circumstances, either by the customer directly or by another government department (such as the Home Office), then the relevant claim will be reviewed. This includes if immigration status is cancelled due to criminality, or if a customer is sent to prison/young offenders’ institution or is in custody awaiting trial (on remand).</p><p> </p><p>If a customer is sent to prison, all benefit payments except the following will stop: housing payments part of Universal Credit (in some cases), tax credits and Child Benefit (in some cases), Housing Benefit (for shorter sentences), and council tax assistance (if eligible). Additional information on benefit eligibility whilst in prison or remand is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/benefits-and-prison/benefits-that-stop-or-are-suspended" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/benefits-and-prison/benefits-that-stop-or-are-suspended</a>.</p><p> </p><p>If immigration status ends, they will lose entitlement to benefits.</p><p></p> answering member constituency Stretford and Urmston answering member printed Andrew Western question first answered 27/11/2024 17:16:07 answering member 4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western
	tabling member	5158

1743462

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2024
	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	Birds of Prey: Rodenticides
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of Wild Justice's report entitled Collateral Damage: The Rodenticide Stewardship Scheme - is it working?, published in November 2024.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
	tabling member printed	Chris Hinchliff
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	15550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2024 answer text <p>The Rodenticides Stewardship Scheme was developed by The Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use UK to promote responsible use and is overseen by the Government Oversight Group for Rodenticide Stewardship (GOG), chaired by the Health and Safety Executive. The GOG is conducting a review of rodenticide stewardship, under which it will consider all appropriate evidence. The detailed work of this review is expected to be completed in 2025.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 28/11/2024 15:05:58 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
	tabling member	5244

1743505

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2024
	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	Multiple Births
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial support is available from her Department for women who have given birth to (a) twins and (b) other multiples.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Abtisam Mohamed
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	15567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2024 answer text <p>There are two types of maternity pay available to pregnant working women which offer a measure of financial security to help them take time off work in the later stages of their pregnancy and in the months following childbirth:</p><ul><li>Statutory Maternity Pay paid by employers</li><li>Maternity Allowance paid by the Department for Work and Pensions to eligible women (including the self-employed and women in employment who are not eligible for SMP).</li></ul><p> </p><p>The DWP wants new mothers to be able to take time away from work in the interests of their own and their baby’s health and wellbeing. For this reason, maternity pay is primarily a health and safety provision for pregnant working women. It is not, and has never been, intended to replace a woman's earnings completely nor is it intended to help with the cost of having a baby; rather, it provides a measure of financial security to help pregnant working women to take time off work in the later stages of their pregnancy and in the months following childbirth. As such, maternity pay is paid for each pregnancy, not in respect of each child.</p><p> </p><p>Additional financial support is available depending on individual circumstances, such as Universal Credit and Child Benefit. The Sure Start Maternity Grant (a lump sum payment of £500) may also be available. For more information about benefits and financial support available to pregnant women and their families can be found on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> via the Childcare and Parenting link on the home page.</p> answering member constituency Stretford and Urmston answering member printed Andrew Western question first answered 27/11/2024 17:09:33 answering member 4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western
	tabling member	5142

1743519

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2024
	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, what steps she is taking to tackle delays in the Access to Work scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Abtisam Mohamed
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	15579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to reducing wait times for Access to Work, and we have deployed additional staff to process claims and streamlined our delivery processes. We prioritise customers starting a job in four weeks.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work continues to be in high demand and we recognise that further work is needed to ensure that it is providing a timely and effective service for customers.</p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 28/11/2024 15:14:54 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
	tabling member	5142