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1584582

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how access needs for people with mental health needs are met when making claims for Personal Independence Payments.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	140233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>Many claimants who make a claim to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) may have a mental health condition.</p><p> </p><p>PIP claimants with a severe mental health or behavioural condition, learning disability, developmental disorder or cognitive impairment, who may have difficulty engaging with the claims process, and with no support network in place, can be provided with additional support during the claims process if they need it.</p><p> </p><p>This support can include help filling in the claim form or the claimant questionnaire, and additional protections for failing to return the questionnaire, or for failing to attend a face-to-face assessment.</p><p> </p><p>If the claimant requests it, we can involve a third-party representative and engage with them at every stage, including the health assessment.</p><p> </p><p>GOV.UK also contains links to Easy Read guides to PIP (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/about-pip-what-it-is-and-how-to-claim-it-easy-read-guide" target="_blank">Easy read: Personal Independence Payment (PIP)</a> and videos (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC0aQWFFHARy_lYZbrnJfuXzhKWotacfM" target="_blank">Understanding PIP - YouTube</a>) which help explain each of the elements of the PIP claims process for those who may find it difficult to understand.</p><p> </p><p>We also ensure all staff in customer-facing roles undertake mandatory mental health awareness training to equip them with the knowledge and skills to be able to support claimants with mental health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 08/02/2023 17:26:30 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1584641

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	South Tyneside Council: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much grant money was returned to his Department by South Tyneside Council in the period between 1 January 2022 and 30 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	140254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The department can confirm that no grants by South Tyneside Council were returned to DWP between 1st January 2022 and 30th November 2022.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/02/2023 10:55:00 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1584695

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Work Capability Assessment
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 waiting for a work capability reassessment as of 6 February 2023.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	140261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>For the purposes of this response, we have interpreted your question as asking for the number of outstanding Work Capability Assessments for both Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit, that are reassessment cases, as opposed to new claims.</p><p> </p><p>As of 6 February 2023, 28,000 are currently with the assessment provider awaiting action.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/02/2023 10:49:44 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1584696

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Childcare: Flexible Support Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals were awarded payments for childcare from the Flexible Support Fund in the past 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	140262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 09/02/2023 10:53:08 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1584697

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Childcare: Flexible Support Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money from the Flexible Support Fund has been used to assist job seekers with the cost of childcare in the past 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	140263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The information is not available for the period requested.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/02/2023 11:01:17 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1584698

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Transport: Flexible Support Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money from the Flexible Support Fund has been used to assist job seekers with the cost of transport in the past 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	140264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The information is not available for the period requested.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/02/2023 10:59:24 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1583581

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
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	Offshore Industry: Health and Safety
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 2 February to Question 135414 on Offshore Industry: Missing People, what guidance his Department provides on whether (a) workers on Offshore Wind Installations and (b) ships and machinery servicing them are covered by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (Application Outside Great Britain) Order 2013.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	139284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>Guidance on the application of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 2013 is published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on its <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk" target="_blank">website</a>. HSE also publishes an <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/legislative-changes.pdf" target="_blank">Offshore Information Sheet No 1/2013</a> relating to the application of health and safety law offshore.</p><p>The guidance outlines that the 1974 Act applies to any energy structure or activities connected with, or preparatory to, the exploitation of those structures for the production of energy from wind. The provisions also apply to exploration activities with a view to producing energy from wind and the operation of a cable for transmitting electricity from an energy structure.</p><p>The definition of an energy structure includes structure or machine. Ships are not defined as energy structures for the purposes of this legislation.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/02/2023 12:18:27 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1583582

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
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	Offshore Industry: Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to Answer of 2 February to Question 135414 on Offshore Industry: Missing People, what (a) sites and (b) installations are covered by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 2013.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	139285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 2013 applies to sites within the territorial sea and designated areas.</p><p> </p><p>The types of sites and installations covered by the 2013 Order in either the territorial sea or a designated area are: offshore installations; wells; pipelines; mines; those used for gas importation and storage; energy structures for the production of energy from water or wind; and underground coal gasification as defined in the Order.</p><p> </p><p>The Territorial Sea Act 1987 defines the territorial sea as “A belt of sea over which the UK exercises sovereign jurisdiction. It is adjacent to, and measured from, the UK coastline to a maximum width of 12 nautical miles”. A designated area is one which has been designated by order under Section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/02/2023 12:16:38 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1583626

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
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: Portsmouth South
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the proportional uptake of Pension Credit in Portsmouth South constituency; and what steps he is taking to help ensure that Pension Credit is paid to all people entitled to it.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	139295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The latest available Pension Credit take-up statistics cover the financial year 2019 to 2020 and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up</a>. These statistics are only available at Great Britain level and cannot be broken down to smaller geographical areas.</p><p /><p>Pension Credit provides vital financial support to pensioners on a low income. In Portsmouth South some 2,400 pensioners already receive Pension Credit, but we want all those who are eligible to claim it. That’s why the Department launched a £1.2m nationwide communications campaign in April to raise awareness of Pension Credit and increase take-up.</p><p>We undertook a further burst of communications activity in December which included press, radio and social media. This highlighted that successful Pension Credit applications made by 18 December would mean qualification for a £324 Cost of Living Payment – thanks to Pension Credit backdating rules. To promote this activity, I held an event at Portcullis House on 7 December. Around 40 MPs attended to show their support and help promote the message in their constituencies.</p><p> </p><p>Internal management information shows that during the week commencing 12 December, DWP received over 7,200 claims. This is 177% higher compared to the same week the year before. Since the beginning of the Pension Credit awareness campaign in April 2022, weekly Pension Credit claims volumes increased by an average of 73% compared to the year average before the campaign began (April 2021 to March 2022).</p><p> </p><p>We are planning to spend £1.8m on further communications activities up to the end of the financial year, including TV advertising, radio and print advertising – which will emphasise the help that receipt of Pension Credit can bring, such as qualifying for this year’s Cost of Living payments.</p><p> </p><p>We are also writing to over 11 million pensioners to notify them of the up-rating of their State Pensions. As last year, a leaflet accompanying the notification includes information promoting Pension Credit. This has been updated to include a more prominent ‘call to action’ using the Pension Credit campaign messaging to encourage eligible pensioners to make a claim.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 08/02/2023 11:52:46 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1583628

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
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	Pensioners: Portsmouth South
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to offer support to pensioners in Portsmouth South constituency who are in poverty and (a) disabled, (b) single women, and (c) over 85.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	139297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State announced on 17 November that State Pensions and benefits will be up-rated from April 2023 by 10.1%, in line with the increase in the Consumer Prices Index in the year to September 2022, subject to parliamentary approval.</p><p> </p><p>The State Pension is the foundation of support for older people, providing the basis on which people can build additional private savings for their retirement. Under this Government, the full yearly amount of the basic State Pension is now over £2,300 higher than in 2010. From April 2023, this will rise to over £3,000.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently around 1.4m pensioners claiming some £5bn of Pension Credit, which tops up their retirement income providing invaluable financial support for the poorest pensioners, and which is a passport to a range of other benefits. The Pension Credit Standard Minimum Guarantee (SMG) will be increase by 10.1%, subject to parliamentary approval, reflecting the Government’s commitment to protecting the most vulnerable pensioners at this time of high inflation. For single pensioners, the SMG will increase to £201.05 a week; for couples it will increase to £306.85 a week.</p><p> </p><p>Attendance Allowance is intended to help those with a severe disability who have long term care or supervision needs where those needs arise after reaching State Pension age. Entitlement to Attendance Allowance is based on the on-going need for frequent personal care and attention, or supervision to ensure personal safety, rather than on the individual’s medical condition. Those getting the higher rate are receiving around £4800 a year, tax free, which can be paid in addition to other support a pensioner may receive such as the State Pension and Pension Credit.</p><p> </p><p>The government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living, which is why, in addition to the £37 billion of support we have provided for cost of living pressures in 2022/23, we are acting now to ensure support continues throughout 2023/24.</p><p> </p><p>The 1.4 million pensioner households currently in receipt of Pension Credit may receive the Cost of Living Payment for those on income-related benefits totalling up to £900 in the 2023/24 financial year.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, eight million pensioner households will receive a £300 Pensioner Cost of Living Payment, and pensioners in receipt of an eligible disability benefit will receive the £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment.</p><p> </p><p>Specific statistics relating to the Pensioner Cost of Living Payments are not available. However, the latest available winter fuel payment statistics (2021/22) show that 12,864 customers in Portsmouth South received a winter fuel payment. We expect a similar number of customers will receive the Pensioner Cost of Living Payments in 2022/23 and 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 08/02/2023 11:58:03 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan