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1679189

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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: Fraud
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 in his Department investigate benefit fraud; and what recent estimate he has made of the cost of fraud to the public purse in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	7604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>The latest information of the number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff who are in paid employment and undertake investigations on benefit fraud is in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Nov</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DWP Product</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CFC ESOC</strong></p></td><td><p>527.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CFC Fraud Investigations (Including Surveillance)</strong></p></td><td><p>627.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1154.8</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please note the following caveats</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ul><li>Data is drawn at the end of each month. Data is correct as of end of November 2023.</li><li>Figures were derived from the Department’s Activity Based Model (ABM), which provides Full Time Equivalent (FTE) figures based on point in time estimate by Line Managers. They cover only FTE of staff with paid employment. They have been rounded to one decimal place.</li><li>Figures include all staff on CFC Economic Serious Organised Crime and CFC Investigations including staff undertaking surveillance activities.</li><li>The data is frequently revised and changes to definitions / benefits / DWP structure effect comparisons over time. It should therefore be treated with caution and must be seen as an indication of how staff have been deployed.</li><li>The number of staff is unpublished management information, collected and intended for internal department use and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics standard. As the Department holds the information, we have released it.</li></ul></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Information on the cost of fraud to the public purse has been set out in the DWP Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023" target="_blank">DWP annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 08/01/2024 14:27:04 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1679207

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many appeals against Personal Independence Payment decisions were lapsed by her Department in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	7608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>A lapsed appeal is where DWP changed the decision in the customer’s favour after an appeal was lodged but before it was heard at a tribunal hearing.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides information on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeal registrations and lapsed appeals. Data is provided for appeals registered in the 2022/23 financial year, the latest full financial year that data is available.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Appeals registered in 2022/23 and how many were subsequently lapsed</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Appeals registered</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Appeals lapsed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>81,000</p></td><td><p>18,000 (22% of appeals registered)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 1,000.</li><li>Data provided is for England and Wales (excluding Scotland).</li><li>These figures include appeal registrations and decisions for PIP New Claims, Reassessments, Award Reviews and Change of Circumstances. These figures include appeals registered in 2022/23 financial year and any lapsed appeals related to these appeal registrations up to the 30th September 2023, the latest date for which published data is available.</li><li>Appeals data has been taken from DWP PIP customer system’s management information. Therefore, this appeal data may differ from that held by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service for various reasons such as delays in data recording and other methodological differences in collating and preparing statistics.</li><li>This data is unpublished data. It should be used with caution, and it may be subject to future revision.</li></ol> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/01/2024 12:05:22 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1679211

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the most recent risk assessment on violence at work was conducted at Govan jobcentre.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	7610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions assess the risks around violence at work via the Jobcentre Claimant Facing Risk Assessment (JCFRA). Govan Jobcentre has a site-specific Jobcentre Claimant Facing Risk Assessment in place, and this was last reviewed 18<sup>th</sup> September 2023.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 11/01/2024 13:42:27 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1679212

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an estimate of the number of violence-at-work incidents that have been reported at Govan job centre.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	7611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions record all reported violence-at-work incidents. In the current financial year, April – October 2023, Govan Jobcentre recorded 27 incidents.</p><p> </p><p>In 2022/2023 financial year there were 19 incidents and in 2021/2022 financial year there were 20 incidents.</p><p> </p><p>All incidents reported at Govan Jobcentre have been categorised as verbal or written with none being classed as physical incidents.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 11/01/2024 13:50:49 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1679214

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobcentre clients have been assisted by an Armed Forces Champion in Glasgow South West constituency in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	7612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>Since April 2023, 231 members of the local Armed Forces community have been supported by an Armed Forces Champion in the Glasgow South West constituency.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal departmental use only, and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/01/2024 17:27:00 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1665310

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
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, how many and what proportion of benefit claims were subject to sanctions in the last three months for which data is available per constituency; and how much was the (a) total and (b) average sum of benefit income lost by claimants due to sanctions in each constituency in that period.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	203043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>Sanctions are only ever applied when a claimant fails to meet their agreed conditionality requirements without good reason.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Statistics are published regularly showing the number of Universal Credit full service claimants with a payment that has been reduced due to a sanction. These can be found in the UC sanction rates dataset on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a> and are available by Westminster parliamentary constituency, monthly from April 2019 to May 2023</p><p> </p><p>The additional information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 20/10/2023 13:47:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1665311

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
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: Deductions
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 universal credit claims were subject to deductions in the most recent month for which data is available per constituency; what was the (a) average and (b) total sum of deduction per constituency; what proportion of deductions were used to repay advance payments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	203044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of supporting the welfare of claimants who have incurred debt. We seek to balance recovery of debt against not causing hardship for claimants and their families. Processes are in place to ensure deductions are manageable, and customers can contact the DWP Debt Management Team if they are experiencing financial hardship, to discuss a reduction in their rate of repayment, or a temporary suspension, depending on their financial circumstances.</p><p>Since April 2021, we have reduced the normal maximum rate of deductions in Universal Credit from 40% to 25% of a claimant’s Standard Allowance. These positive measures were put in place to support claimants to manage financial difficulties.</p><p>Advances are a claimant’s benefit entitlement paid early, allowing claimants to access 100% of their estimated Universal Credit payment upfront. They ensure nobody has to wait for a payment in Universal Credit, and those who need it are able to receive financial support as soon as possible. Claimants can receive up to 100% of their estimated Universal Credit award if required, resulting in 25 payments over a 24-month period. This is not a debt.</p><p>The requested analysis of Universal Credit claims with a deduction in May 2023 by parliamentary constituency in Great Britain (GB) is provided in the separate spreadsheet.</p><p>Data for May 2023 has been provided in line with the latest available Universal Credit Household Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 20/10/2023 13:53:40 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name PQ203044_DataTable.xlsx title 203044 data table
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1648879

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
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: Deductions
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 claims were subject to deductions in the most recent month for which data is available, broken down by parliamentary constituency; how much on average was deducted in each constituency; what the total sum was of deductions in each constituency; and what proportion of each of those sums was deducted to repay advance payments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	191819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of supporting the welfare of claimants who have incurred debt. We seek to balance recovery of debt against not causing hardship for claimants and their families. Processes are in place to ensure deductions are manageable, and customers can contact the DWP Debt Management Team if they are experiencing financial hardship, to discuss a reduction in their rate of repayment, or a temporary suspension, depending on their financial circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2021, we have reduced the normal maximum rate of deductions in Universal Credit from 40% to 25% of a claimant’s Standard Allowance. These positive measures were put in place to support claimants to manage financial difficulties.</p><p> </p><p>Advances are a claimant’s benefit entitlement paid early, allowing claimants to access 100% of their estimated Universal Credit payment upfront. They ensure nobody has to wait for a payment in Universal Credit, and those who need it are able to receive financial support as soon as possible. Claimants can receive up to 100% of their estimated Universal Credit award if required, resulting in 25 payments over a 24-month period. This is not a debt.</p><p> </p><p>The requested analysis of Universal Credit claims with a deduction in February 2023 by parliamentary constituency in Great Britain (GB) is provided in the separate spreadsheet.</p><p> </p><p>Data for February 2023 has been provided in line with the latest available Universal Credit Household Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 04/07/2023 15:48:52 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name PQ191819 Data Table.xlsx title Attachment
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1648880

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
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, how many benefit claims were subject to sanctions in the last three months for which data is available by constituency; and how much was the (a) total and (b) average sum of benefit income lost by claimants due to sanctions in each constituency in that period.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	191820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>Sanctions are only ever applied when a claimant fails to meet their agreed conditionality requirements without good reason.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Statistics are published regularly showing the number of Universal Credit full service claimants with a payment that has been reduced due to a sanction. These can be found in the UC sanction rates dataset on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a> and are available by Westminster parliamentary constituency, monthly from April 2019 to February 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The additional information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 04/07/2023 15:43:43 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1645126

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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: 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, whether an Access to Work scheme has been implemented in their Department.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	189849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>Access to Work is a demand-led, personalised discretionary grant, which contributes to the disability-related extra costs of working faced by disabled people, and those with a health condition in the workplace that are beyond standard reasonable adjustments. It does not replace an employer’s duty under the Equality Act to make reasonable adjustments.</p><p> </p><p>In 2006, the DWP took over responsibility for providing adjustments that would previously have been funded through Access to Work, for civil servants working in their department. This removed the need for DWP staff to apply for Access to Work. In April 2022, all Government departments followed suit and assumed responsibility for providing such adjustments for their staff.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 21/06/2023 11:56:51 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens