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349903

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
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 take steps to ensure planned changes to entitlements to housing benefit and local housing allowance do not adversely affect (a) young adults, (b) formerly looked after children, (c) pregnant women, (d) couples with children, (e) veterans and (f) disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	2235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Any changes to Housing Benefit policy will be subject to a full policy equality assessment to ascertain the impacts on protected groups and ensure compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/06/2015 11:50:33 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

349732

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children were in poverty in (a) Scotland, (b) Glasgow and (c) Glasgow Central constituency in (i) 2005, (ii) 2010 and (iii) 2015.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	1875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Estimates of the number and proportion of children in relative and absolute low-income are published in the National Statistics Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series.</p><p> </p><p>Due to small sample sizes figures for Glasgow and the Glasgow Central constituency are not available as robust estimates cannot be produced for local level geographies. However, HBAI does provide 3-year average estimates of the number and proportion of children in relative and absolute low-income for Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>Analysis by region and country is presented as three-year averages as single-year estimates are considered too volatile. Figures are presented in financial year estimates and are only available up to 2012/13.</p><p> </p><p>The latest publication is available at the link below: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/households-below-average-income-hbai-199495-to-201213" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/households-below-average-income-hbai-199495-to-201213</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/06/2015 15:55:33 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

349738

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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: Glasgow Central
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants living within Glasgow Central constituency were sanctioned in (a) May 2014, (b) June 2014, (c) July 2014, (d) August 2014, (e) September 2014, (f) October 2014, (g) November 2014, (h) December 2014, (i) January 2015, (j) February 2015, (k) March 2015, (l) April 2015 and (m) May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	1876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The latest available information on sanctions, as at December 2014, is published at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>:</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/06/2015 14:08:59 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

349749

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Carer's Allowance: Scotland
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 were in receipt of carer's allowance in (a) Glasgow Central constituency, (b) Glasgow City and (c) Scotland in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	1874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Statistics on people in receipt of Carer’s Allowance is published and available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/06/2015 13:46:32 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

349780

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Winter Fuel Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of paying winter fuel allowance payments directly to energy providers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	1798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Last year the Department undertook an initial feasibility assessment of a voucher scheme to pay Winter Fuel Payments directly to energy providers. It showed that there would be significant additional administrative complexities and costs to the energy providers which were likely to directly increase the fuel bills for all customers and we expected that a significant number of the most vulnerable pensioners would lose out by not redeeming their voucher.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/06/2015 15:18:03 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

349239

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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, pursuant to the Answers of 8 June 2015 to Questions 767 and 768, what estimate he has made of the expected additional number of appeals against decisions not to award personal independent payments following a reassessment.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	1539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department has previously estimated (<a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmworpen/916/916we02.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmworpen/916/916we02.htm</a> - section 9 refers) that 40% of individuals in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) undergoing a reassessment to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will appeal their decision, including individuals that are appealing against disallowance of benefit or the level of an award they have received.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of people in receipt of DLA expected to be reassessed for entitlement to PIP was published on 19 December 2012 and is available on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/timetable-for-introducing-personal-independence-payment-and-estimates-of-projected-caseloads-policy-briefing-note" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/timetable-for-introducing-personal-independence-payment-and-estimates-of-projected-caseloads-policy-briefing-note</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/06/2015 13:43:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

349240

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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: Motability
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 Answers of 8 June 2015 to Questions 767 and 768, what support will be given to those who lose eligibility for disability living allowance and are not awarded personal independence payments following a reassessment.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	1540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Disability Living Allowance (DLA) will continue to be paid while the claim to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is being processed. Once the PIP decision has been made we will continue to pay DLA for four weeks to provide additional, limited support to those seeing a decrease in financial support.</p><p>In September 2013, the Motability charity announced that they would provide a one-off package of support and advice to help those people who have a Motability car but are found not to be entitled to the enhanced rate mobility component of PIP and, as a consequence, are no longer eligible to use the Motability Scheme. These people can keep their vehicle for up to three weeks after the DLA payment ends. This means that claimants will retain their car for up to seven weeks following the PIP decision. Additionally, Motability is providing a one-off lump sum to help customers make other arrangements, for example to go towards a used car. They will pay £2000 if the customer joined the Scheme before January 2013 or £1000 if the customer joined after January 2013 and up to December 2013. Motability is working with their suppliers to provide general information on motoring, insurance and other services outside the Scheme, including information about buying new or used cars and arranging insurance and other services. The Scheme also offers customers an opportunity to purchase their vehicle following the end of the lease.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/06/2015 12:54:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

349241

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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, pursuant to the Answers of 8 June 2015 to Questions 767 and 768, on personal independence payment, what arrangements are in place to deal with the anticipated number of reassessments after October 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	1541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>At the Work and Pensions Committee on 29th January 2015 the former Minister of State for Disabled Persons confirmed DWP would implement Full PIP Rollout in a way that is commensurate with capacity. Claimants will be randomly selected for Full PIP Rollout on a post code basis where we are confident that capacity exists. We are working closely with Assessment Provider organisations to progress detailed planning and assurance activity needed to ensure capacity to deal with increased volumes is in place</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/06/2015 13:57:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

349242

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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, pursuant to the Answers of 8 June 2015 to Questions 767 and 768, how many recipients of disability living allowance have been re-assessed for personal independence payment in each of the last six months; and what the average time taken was to process a claim from application to decision in each of those months.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	1542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested can be found in the data tables accompanying the ad hoc statistical release on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims published on 12 May 2015:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/426341/pip-ad-hoc-statistics-to-Mar-2015-tables.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/426341/pip-ad-hoc-statistics-to-Mar-2015-tables.xls</a></p><p> </p><p>Table 2A shows PIP monthly clearances between April 2013 and March 2015;</p><p>Table 4A shows monthly average (median) clearance times for PIP claims made under the normal rules ; and</p><p>Table 4B shows monthly average (median) clearance times for PIP claims made under the special rules for people who are terminally ill.</p><p> </p><p>Data to end of April 15 will be released on 17th June, as part of the quarterly official statistics release, and has been pre-announced on the PIP statistics home page: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/06/2015 12:40:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

349250

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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 guidance has been given to staff in pilot job centres on the Claimant Commitment and the responsibility of individuals to increase their earnings.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	1597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Staff involved in the pilots have received appropriate guidance; face to face learning and a written information pack.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/06/2015 13:43:11 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh