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389364

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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	Carers
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 people in receipt of carers allowance do not live with the person they are caring for.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	6689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2015 10:48:16 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

389365

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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	Support for Mortgage Interest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on the interest and repayment requirements for loans under the Support for Mortgage Interest scheme; in what circumstances such loans will be payable; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	6690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government will set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2015 10:54:18 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

389393

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the number of priority employment and support allowance cases in (a) the UK, (b) Wales and (c) Caerphilly County Borough.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	6826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Cases are not generally given priority over any other except where the claimant is terminally ill.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/07/2015 10:35:13 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

389083

registered interest
date	10/07/2015
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: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans that people aged 18 to 21 who are (a) homeless or (b) at risk of homelessness will be eligible for housing benefit after the implementation of changes announced in the Summer Budget 2015.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	6499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>To prevent young people slipping straight into a life on benefits, from April 2017 the Government will remove the automatic entitlement to housing support for new claims in Universal Credit from 18-21 year olds who are out of work. This will ensure young people in the benefits system face the same choices as young people who work and who may not be able to afford to leave home.</p><p> </p><p>We will ensure that vulnerable young people who are in need of support for their housing needs continue to receive it. Government will consider the impact in line with our legal obligations as part of that process.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 6500 question first answered 15/07/2015 16:58:00 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

389084

registered interest
date	10/07/2015
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: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of changes to the eligibility for housing benefit of people aged 18 to 21 announced in the Summer Budget 2015 on the level of homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	6500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>To prevent young people slipping straight into a life on benefits, from April 2017 the Government will remove the automatic entitlement to housing support for new claims in Universal Credit from 18-21 year olds who are out of work. This will ensure young people in the benefits system face the same choices as young people who work and who may not be able to afford to leave home.</p><p> </p><p>We will ensure that vulnerable young people who are in need of support for their housing needs continue to receive it. Government will consider the impact in line with our legal obligations as part of that process.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 6499 question first answered 15/07/2015 16:58:00 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

389086

registered interest
date	10/07/2015
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: Multiple Sclerosis
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 estimate the number of people with multiple sclerosis who have claimed personal independence payment to date; and what proportion of those people have had (a) a repeat assessment and (b) more than three assessments.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	6513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>There are currently 5,520 recipients of personal independence payment whose main disabling condition is recorded as being multiple sclerosis.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested on repeat assessments could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/07/2015 10:35:22 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

389087

registered interest
date	10/07/2015
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: Multiple Sclerosis
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 estimate the number of people with multiple sclerosis who have claimed personal independence payment to date and have received an award of (a) up to six months, (b) between six and 12 months, (c) between one and two years, (d) between two and five years, (e) more than five years and (f) more than 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	6514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department is assessing the quality of the PIP award length data and is considering the future release of such information into the public domain. These statistics will be published when they are ready, with the release pre-announced in line with United Kingdom Statistics Authority release protocols.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/07/2015 10:53:27 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

389088

registered interest
date	10/07/2015
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: Multiple Sclerosis
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 estimate the number of people with multiple sclerosis who have moved from disability living allowance to personal independence payment; and what proportion of those people have received a reduced mobility award as a result of that change.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	6515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>The latest available data on personal independence payment (PIP) claims in payment, registrations, clearances and awards for both new claims and reassessed claims (for those previously in receipt of disability living allowance (DLA) are published on Gov.UK:</p><p><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><p>In particular, breakdowns of reassessed claims in payment by type, main disabling conditions and rate of awards can be found at <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p>The Department does not have verified data on the proportion of PIP claimants with multiple sclerosis who received a reduced mobility award as a result of the move to PIP. We intend to provide more detailed breakdowns of DLA to PIP reassessment outcomes in due course. The Department is working to guidelines set by the UK Statistics Authority to ensure we are able to publish statistics that meet high quality standards at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/07/2015 11:46:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

388860

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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: Ogmore
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 in Ogmore constituency receive between £20,000 and £26,000 in benefit payments each year.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	6393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/07/2015 12:22:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

388866

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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	Universal Credit: Ogmore
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 estimate the number of 18 to 21 year olds in Ogmore constituency after April 2017 who will be unemployed and who will not be entitled to claim the housing element of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	6363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available. The Department published its strategy for releasing official statistics on Universal Credit (UC) in September 2013. As outlined in the strategy, officials are currently quality assuring data for UC therefore it is not yet possible to give a definitive list of what statistics will be provided in the future. These statistics however will be published in accordance with the relevant protocols in the Code of Practice for official statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The latest official experimental statistics on UC and the Departments release strategy can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 6417 6463 question first answered 14/07/2015 16:06:22 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies