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1600226

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
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
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 24 of February 2023 to Question 148650 on Pension Credit, what is the current average processing time of Pension Credit applications from date of application to date of (a) decision and (b) first payment.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	156185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>This information is only available at disproportionate cost to The Department for Work &amp; Pensions as the Department does not have a business requirement for this information to be retained.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 08/03/2023 16:17:57 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1600276

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
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	Personal Independence Payment: Epilepsy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the accuracy of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment process for people with epilepsy; and how many and what proportion of people with epilepsy successfully appealed an initial assessment for PIP in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	156297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is intended to act as a contribution towards the extra costs that arise from needs related to a long-term health condition or disability. Entitlement is assessed on the basis of the needs arising from the health condition or disability, rather than the health condition or disability itself.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions are made following consideration of all of the information provided by the claimant, including supporting evidence from their GP or medical specialist, together with an assessment report from a healthcare professional.</p><p> </p><p>For decisions made up to 30th June 2022, where claimants had one of the conditions within the 'Epilepsy' subgroup recorded as their primary condition, there were 9,500 successful appeals, 11% of initial decisions relating to epilepsy.</p><p> </p><p>Please note:</p><ul><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest 100 and percentages to the nearest percent;</li><li>Data is based on primary disabling condition as recorded on the PIP computer system. Claimants may often have multiple conditions upon which the decision is based, but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics;</li><li>The ‘epilepsy’ subgroup contains conditions such as cataplexy, generalised seizures and narcolepsy;”</li><li>We have provided data for England and Wales (excluding Scotland) in line with the latest published figures on PIP;</li><li>These figures include initial decisions following assessment for PIP (New Claims and Reassessments) from April 2013 up to 30<sup>th</sup> June 2022, the latest date for which published data is available;</li><li>These figures include appeal outcomes up to 30<sup>th</sup> September 2022, the latest date for which published data is available. Note that more appeals could be made and completed after September 2022, so numbers may change as it can take some time for an appeal to be lodged and then cleared after the initial decision;</li><li>Successful appeals have been defined as those overturned at tribunal and those lapsed by the DWP;</li><li>A lapsed appeal is where the DWP changed the decision in the customer’s favour after an appeal was lodged but before it was heard at a tribunal hearing; and</li><li>The appeal figures will include some decisions which are changed at a mandatory reconsideration, where the claimant continues to appeal for a higher PIP award, which are then changed again at appeal.</li></ul><p /> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/03/2023 11:16:13 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1600298

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
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: Legal Costs
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 court cases in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	156193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The payments made for Legal Settlements for the last five years are as follows.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>18/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20/21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21/22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>YTD 22/23</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>5913102911</strong></p></td><td><p>12,223.21</p></td><td><p>377,659.02</p></td><td><p>744,421.70</p></td><td><p>1,161,723.84</p></td><td><p>579,200.25</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 09/03/2023 16:59:26 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1600302

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
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	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the Local Housing Allowance in the context of the cost of living crisis.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	156197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>The Local Housing Allowance policy is kept under regular review, we monitor average rents and housing support levels provided to claimants to assess the impact of the policy.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2020 Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates were raised to the 30th percentile of local market rents, a significant investment of almost £1 billion, we have maintained the increase since then so that everyone who benefited from the increase continues to do so. LHA rates are not intended to cover all rents in all areas.</p><p> </p><p>For those who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs and need further support. Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are available from local authorities. Since 2011 the Government has provided nearly £1.6 billion in DHP funding to local authorities</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that rents are increasing. However, the challenging fiscal environment means that difficult decisions were necessary to ensure support is targeted effectively.</p><p> </p><p>The Government announced substantial cost of living support for 2023/24 in the Autumn Statement. This is intended to provide stability and certainty for households and includes Cost of Living Payments for the most vulnerable, meaning around 8 million households on eligible means-tested benefits will get up to a further £900 in Payments in 2023/24.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, to protect the most vulnerable, benefits and state pensions will be increased by 10.1% in 2023-24.</p><p>For those who need additional support the Government is providing an additional £1 billion of funding, including Barnett impact, to enable a further extension to the Household Support Fund in England over the 2023/24 financial year. In England, this scheme will be backed by £842 million, running from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, which local authorities will use to help households with the cost of essentials. It will be for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate their additional Barnett funding.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/03/2023 11:25:54 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1600307

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
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	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the freeze of the Local Housing Allowance ahead of the March Statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	156198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State meets regularly with the Chancellor across the full range of DWP business in the lead up to a fiscal event. These discussions are sensitive and we are not able to disclose information regarding these meetings.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/03/2023 11:23:48 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1600310

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many AR1 forms were returned late in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	156194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/03/2023 11:19:41 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1600312

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
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	Personal Independence Payment
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 takes when an AR1 form is returned late by the claimant.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	156195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>If the AR1 is not returned within the time limit, and the customer has an Additional Support (AS) marker, their claim will be automatically referred to a healthcare professional for an assessment. The claim will not be disallowed for non-return of AR1.</p><p> </p><p>If an AR1 is not returned within the time limit, and AS needs have not been identified, the case will be automatically disallowed, and the PIP system will generate a disallowance notification. The date of disallowance will be the day the decision is made.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that claimants who may need more time to complete their form can contact the DWP and a 2-week extension will be granted.</p><p> </p><p>When an AR1 is received late, a notification is produced which prompts a Case Manager (CM) to review the case.</p><p> </p><p>For cases with an AS marker:</p><p>- If the case has already been sent to the assessment provider, the AR1 will be forwarded to them so they can include the information provided as part of their recommendation; and</p><p>- If the assessment provider has already completed a review, and made a recommendation made on the facts available without an AR1, and the case is now with a CM, the CM will consider the information provided on the AR1 before making their decision.</p><p> </p><p>For cases without an AS marker:</p><p>- A CM will review the case, consider good cause for the late receipt of AR1 and contact the claimant if necessary;</p><p>- The CM will check to see whether the claimant is vulnerable and/or additional support is required; and</p><p>- If the CM accepts good cause they will reinstate the PIP award and the claim will continue on the journey. If not, they will uphold the disallowance action.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/03/2023 11:23:30 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1600338

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
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
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 his Written Statement of 27 February 2023 on Additional Jobcentre Support – Pilot rollout, HCWS582, if he will publish further details on how the Additional Jobcentre Support Pilot will be evaluated.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	156144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department will monitor the pilot internally on an ongoing basis.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/03/2023 15:50:15 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1600339

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
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
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 his Written Statement entitled Additional Jobcentre Support: Pilot rollout of 27 February 2023, HCWS582, whether his Department has made an equalities impact assessment of the decision to roll out the additional Jobcentre support pilot to 60 jobcentres.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	156145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>An equality impact assessment was undertaken for the enhanced support element.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/03/2023 15:47:41 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1600365

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
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
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 his Written Statement HCWS582 made on 27 February 2023, if he will provide further details of the evidence to support the claim that a claimant’s likelihood of securing employment declines after 13 weeks.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	156146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>The average monthly Into Work rates for those in the UC Intensive Work Search conditionality group with a duration of three months or less was 18.4% compared to 10.3% for those with a duration of four to six months.</p><p> </p><p /><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>Source: UC Management Information and HMRC Real Time Information, February 2022 to January 2023.</li><li>The Into Work rate is the proportion of UC claimants who enter work each month out of those who in the previous month were not working and in the Intensive Work Search conditionality group.</li><li>Claimants are measured as moving into work if they leave UC and have earnings in Real Time Information data, or if they remain in UC and have earnings in Real Time Information data or self-declare employed earnings or self-employed work to DWP.</li><li>Only movements into work for claimants who spend a full month in the Intensive Work Search conditionality group without earnings are included in this measure</li><li>Duration in Intensive Work Search is measured by the number of consecutive months claimants were in this conditionality group at the end of a UC assessment period.</li></ul> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/03/2023 17:44:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth