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1507846

registered interest
date	23/09/2022
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, whether it is her Departments policy that people applying for support for equipment under the Access to Work programme are required to make a new application when they change jobs.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	55025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>To enable disabled people to receive the appropriate in-work support, they may need to contact Access to Work when they change job if their support needs or equipment change. Where the disabled person changes job and their support needs and equipment remain the same, there is no need to make a new application, as Access to Work will fund the costs of moving equipment previously funded by Access to Work.</p><p> </p><p>To support disabled people to have flexibility to access short term contracts, Access to Work has also introduced a flexible application for self-employed freelancers and contractors. The flexible application enables support to be transitioned from job to job, regardless of the time lapse between periods of employment and provides assurance for the disabled person and potential employers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 11/10/2022 15:17:55 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1507848

registered interest
date	23/09/2022
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	Poverty
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 plans to take to help prevent people from living in poverty in later life.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	55052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to action that helps to alleviate levels of pensioner poverty.</p><p> </p><p>We are forecast to spend over £134 billion on benefits for pensioners in 2022/23. This amounts to 5.4% of GDP. This includes spending on the State Pension which is forecast to be over £110bn in 2022/23. The full yearly amount of the basic State Pension will have risen by over £2,300 since 2010. The Government has committed to implementing the Triple Lock in the usual way for the remainder of the Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently around 1.4m pensioners claiming some £5bn of Pension Credit which provides financial support to help with day-to-day living costs for people over State Pension age and on a low income and acts as passport to a range of additional support, including help with rent and Council Tax, as well as energy bills.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to these current measures, to reduce the risk of poverty for future pensioners, automatic enrolment into workplace pensions has transformed pension participation for millions of workers. To date, over 10.7 million people have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension, with over 2 million employers complying with their duties. With these changes, an estimated additional real terms £33 billion was saved into workplace pensions in 2021 compared to 2012.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Mid-Life MOT helps people plan for employment in later life and a financially secure retirement, through reviewing their finances, health and skills. Following the success of tests delivered through ten Local Enterprise Partnerships in 2021, the Government has announced a £5m expansion of the Mid-life MOT initiative. As part of the expansion, Mid-life MOTs will be delivered online, in the private sector and through the Department for Work and Pensions national network of jobcentres. Further detail was announced in a Written Ministerial Statement on 6 July 2022 which can be found here.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2022-07-06/hcws183" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2022-07-06/hcws183</a></p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 13/10/2022 15:06:42 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1507849

registered interest
date	23/09/2022
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	State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions has she had on the potential merits of the pensions triple lock.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	55053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government has committed to implementing the Triple Lock in the usual way for 2023/24 and the remainder of the Parliament.</p><p /> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 13/10/2022 15:10:01 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1507850

registered interest
date	23/09/2022
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	Older People: Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to provide additional support to older people who cannot meeet the cost of (a) energy bills, (b) food costs, and (c) other living costs.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	55054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living and has taken further decisive action to support people with their energy bills.</p><p /><p>The £37bn of support includes up to £650 in Cost-of-Living Payments (paid in 2 lump sums of £326 and £324) which has been designed to target support at around 8 million low-income households on means-tested benefits, including people who are out of work and receiving Universal Credit and older people receiving Pension Credit. In addition, more than 8 million pensioner households will receive a one-off payment of £300 through the Winter Fuel Payment from November, and 6 million eligible disabled people will receive a one-off Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 from 20 September.</p><p> </p><p>Also included in the cost-of-living support is the current Household Support Fund in England, which is already providing £421m of support for the period April-September 2022. For the same period, the devolved administrations received £79 million through the Barnett formula. For the period October 2022-March 2023, we are providing an additional £421 million through the Household Support Fund to help households in England with the cost of essentials, and the devolved administrations will receive £79 million through the Barnett formula.</p><p> </p><p>Ongoing financial support for help with the cost of living is provided to people over State Pension age through State Pensions, Pension Credit and Housing Benefit, and to people below State Pension age through Universal Credit, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance. In some cases, and especially in the case of Pension Credit, these entitlements may also give access to other support such as help with Council Tax, NHS costs, discounts on energy bills, and free TV licences for those aged 75 or over.</p><p> </p><p>People with a long-term health condition or disability may be entitled to one of the following non-means tested benefits to help them meet the additional costs that arise from disability: Attendance Allowance; Disability Living Allowance; or Personal Independence Payment. These benefits can be paid in addition to any other social security benefits and may qualify people for additional amounts or premiums as part of these benefits.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 55058 55059 question first answered 17/10/2022 16:56:35 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1507851

registered interest
date	23/09/2022
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, how many people eligible for pension credit claim (a) nationally and (b) in York and (c) in York Central.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	55055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>Estimates for the number of people eligible for Pension Credit are only available at the Great Britain level and are available in the “Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up” publication which can be found on the statistics section of gov.uk. The latest publication relates to the financial year 2019 to 2020.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-2019-to-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 13/10/2022 15:12:22 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1507853

registered interest
date	23/09/2022
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	Disabled: Heating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimates has she made of the additional energy costs that accumulate for disabled people in heating their accommodations.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	55057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>Whilst the Department has not made any such estimates, the government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living and has taken further decisive action to support people with their energy bills. The new “Energy Price Guarantee” will mean a typical household in Great Britain will pay, on average, around £2,500 a year on their energy bill for the next 2 years from 1 October. The consumer saving will be based on usage, but a typical household will save at least £1,000 a year (based on current prices from October). This is in addition to the over £37bn of cost of living support announced earlier this year which includes the £400 non-repayable discount to eligible households provided through the Energy Bills Support Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The £37 billion Cost of Living package includes UK-wide support to help disabled people with the extra costs they are facing. The 6 million people who receive non-means-tested extra-costs disability benefits, including Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment, are due to receive a one-off Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 before the beginning of October. In addition, households where someone is in receipt of a means-tested benefit will be eligible for up to an additional £650 in Cost of Living Payments and pensioner households will receive a one-off payment of £300 through, and as an addition to, the Winter Fuel Payment from November.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 11/10/2022 15:23:02 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1507854

registered interest
date	23/09/2022
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	Disabled: Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional support will be available for disabled people who cannot meet their energy, food and other living costs this winter.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	55058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living and has taken further decisive action to support people with their energy bills.</p><p /><p>The £37bn of support includes up to £650 in Cost-of-Living Payments (paid in 2 lump sums of £326 and £324) which has been designed to target support at around 8 million low-income households on means-tested benefits, including people who are out of work and receiving Universal Credit and older people receiving Pension Credit. In addition, more than 8 million pensioner households will receive a one-off payment of £300 through the Winter Fuel Payment from November, and 6 million eligible disabled people will receive a one-off Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 from 20 September.</p><p> </p><p>Also included in the cost-of-living support is the current Household Support Fund in England, which is already providing £421m of support for the period April-September 2022. For the same period, the devolved administrations received £79 million through the Barnett formula. For the period October 2022-March 2023, we are providing an additional £421 million through the Household Support Fund to help households in England with the cost of essentials, and the devolved administrations will receive £79 million through the Barnett formula.</p><p> </p><p>Ongoing financial support for help with the cost of living is provided to people over State Pension age through State Pensions, Pension Credit and Housing Benefit, and to people below State Pension age through Universal Credit, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance. In some cases, and especially in the case of Pension Credit, these entitlements may also give access to other support such as help with Council Tax, NHS costs, discounts on energy bills, and free TV licences for those aged 75 or over.</p><p> </p><p>People with a long-term health condition or disability may be entitled to one of the following non-means tested benefits to help them meet the additional costs that arise from disability: Attendance Allowance; Disability Living Allowance; or Personal Independence Payment. These benefits can be paid in addition to any other social security benefits and may qualify people for additional amounts or premiums as part of these benefits.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 55054 55059 question first answered 17/10/2022 16:56:35 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1507855

registered interest
date	23/09/2022
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	Unemployed People: Cost of Living
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 help ensure that people who are out of work and have sufficient resources to pay for their energy, food and other living costs this winter.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	55059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living and has taken further decisive action to support people with their energy bills.</p><p /><p>The £37bn of support includes up to £650 in Cost-of-Living Payments (paid in 2 lump sums of £326 and £324) which has been designed to target support at around 8 million low-income households on means-tested benefits, including people who are out of work and receiving Universal Credit and older people receiving Pension Credit. In addition, more than 8 million pensioner households will receive a one-off payment of £300 through the Winter Fuel Payment from November, and 6 million eligible disabled people will receive a one-off Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 from 20 September.</p><p> </p><p>Also included in the cost-of-living support is the current Household Support Fund in England, which is already providing £421m of support for the period April-September 2022. For the same period, the devolved administrations received £79 million through the Barnett formula. For the period October 2022-March 2023, we are providing an additional £421 million through the Household Support Fund to help households in England with the cost of essentials, and the devolved administrations will receive £79 million through the Barnett formula.</p><p> </p><p>Ongoing financial support for help with the cost of living is provided to people over State Pension age through State Pensions, Pension Credit and Housing Benefit, and to people below State Pension age through Universal Credit, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance. In some cases, and especially in the case of Pension Credit, these entitlements may also give access to other support such as help with Council Tax, NHS costs, discounts on energy bills, and free TV licences for those aged 75 or over.</p><p> </p><p>People with a long-term health condition or disability may be entitled to one of the following non-means tested benefits to help them meet the additional costs that arise from disability: Attendance Allowance; Disability Living Allowance; or Personal Independence Payment. These benefits can be paid in addition to any other social security benefits and may qualify people for additional amounts or premiums as part of these benefits.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 55054 55058 question first answered 17/10/2022 16:56:35 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1507856

registered interest
date	23/09/2022
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, if she will restore the £20 uplift to Universal Credit
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	55060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>There are no plans to reinstate the temporary increase to Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>The government has announced unprecedented support within its Growth Plan to protect households and businesses from high energy prices. The Energy Price Guarantee and the Energy Bill Relief Scheme are supporting millions of households and businesses with rising energy costs, and the Chancellor made clear they will continue to do so from now until April next year. This is in addition to the over £37bn of cost of living support announced earlier this year which includes the £400 non-repayable discount to eligible households provided through the Energy Bills Support Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a £650 cost of living payment (paid in 2 lump sums of £326 and £324) which has been designed to target support at more than 8 million low-income households on means-tested benefits. The payment of £326 was paid between the 14 July and the 31 July for most people and the payment of £324 will be made in the Autumn. In addition, 6 million eligible disabled people will have started to receive a one-off disability Cost of Living payment of £150 from late September and pensioner households will receive a one-off payment of £300 through and as an addition to the Winter Fuel Payment from November.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is required to undertake an annual statutory review of State pensions and benefits. The review ahead of 2023/24 is due to commence shortly and the Secretary of State’s decisions will be announced in the normal way later in the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 18/10/2022 16:01:30 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1507857

registered interest
date	23/09/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Prime Minister about lifting the benefits cap.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	55061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>Ministers have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues relating to welfare delivery, the content of these internal discussions is held in confidence.</p><p /><p>There is a statutory duty to review the levels of the benefit cap at least once in every five years and this will happen at the appropriate time.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 17/10/2022 16:49:00 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell