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1717832

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Child Benefit
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the two-child limit for benefits.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	George Galloway
uin	26074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans to make such an assessment.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 16/05/2024 14:05:46 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	609 label Biography information for George Galloway

1713499

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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: Women
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 meet representatives of Women Against State Pension Inequality to discuss the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman's findings and recommendations in its report entitled Women’s State Pension Age: our findings on injustice and associated issues, published on 21 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	George Galloway
uin	23405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>In laying the report before Parliament at the end of March, the Ombudsman has brought matters to the attention of this House, and a further update to the House will be provided once the report's findings have been fully considered.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/05/2024 11:03:44 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	609 label Biography information for George Galloway

1609728

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Cost of Living Payments
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 provide individuals who receive means-tested Council Tax support with cost of living support payments.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	179861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Cost of Living Payments are targeted at low-income households in receipt of a qualifying means tested benefit.  Low income households who are in receipt of Council Tax support are able to apply for one of these qualifying means-tested benefits which may provide them with entitlement to a Cost of Living Payment.</p><p>To receive a Cost of Living Payment the individual must be entitled to payment of a qualifying means-tested benefit during the qualifying periods, or a payment of Universal Credit for an assessment period ending within the qualifying periods.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/04/2023 14:47:32 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1607749

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	Cost of Living Payments: Self-employed
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 ability of self employed people to access cost of living payments.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	174226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Self-employed people on a low income could be eligible for cost of living payments of up to £900 if they are entitled to a means-tested benefit, such as Universal Credit, in the relevant qualifying period. To qualify for the first payment of £301 an individual would need to have been entitled to a payment of either Universal Credit for an assessment period ending between 26 January and 25 February 2023 a payment of another DWP means-tested benefit for any day between 26 January and 25 February 2023; or have received (or later be found to have been entitled to) a payment of tax credits for any day in the same period. As with the first payment, the qualifying dates for the second and third payments of £300 and £299 will be set out in secondary legislation and announced once these regulations have been made.</p><p> </p><p>We have kept the eligibility rules for the cost of living payments as simple as possible in order to deliver them promptly and accurately. Whatever eligibility dates are selected there will be always be some individuals who are ineligible in the qualifying period – whether that is due for example to their earnings, capital or other income, or for a combination of reasons. Our decision to make three separate payments over 2023/24 will however reduce the chance of someone missing out altogether.</p><p> </p><p>To help households with the costs of essentials, including those who may not be eligible for cost of living payments, we are also extending the Household Support Fund in England. The Devolved Administrations will receive Barnett funding to spend at their discretion and with their local knowledge.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 174227 question first answered 30/03/2023 10:03:31 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1607751

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	Cost of Living Payments: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to ensure that self employed people are able to access cost of living payments.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	174227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Self-employed people on a low income could be eligible for cost of living payments of up to £900 if they are entitled to a means-tested benefit, such as Universal Credit, in the relevant qualifying period. To qualify for the first payment of £301 an individual would need to have been entitled to a payment of either Universal Credit for an assessment period ending between 26 January and 25 February 2023 a payment of another DWP means-tested benefit for any day between 26 January and 25 February 2023; or have received (or later be found to have been entitled to) a payment of tax credits for any day in the same period. As with the first payment, the qualifying dates for the second and third payments of £300 and £299 will be set out in secondary legislation and announced once these regulations have been made.</p><p> </p><p>We have kept the eligibility rules for the cost of living payments as simple as possible in order to deliver them promptly and accurately. Whatever eligibility dates are selected there will be always be some individuals who are ineligible in the qualifying period – whether that is due for example to their earnings, capital or other income, or for a combination of reasons. Our decision to make three separate payments over 2023/24 will however reduce the chance of someone missing out altogether.</p><p> </p><p>To help households with the costs of essentials, including those who may not be eligible for cost of living payments, we are also extending the Household Support Fund in England. The Devolved Administrations will receive Barnett funding to spend at their discretion and with their local knowledge.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 174226 question first answered 30/03/2023 10:03:31 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1487399

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
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	Asbestos: Industrial Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in the context of potential closure of her Department's Phoenix House office in Barrow-in-Furness, whether her Department has taken steps to maintain knowledge and experience of staff dealing with claims arising from asbestos exposure.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	32476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>Following the plans to close Phoenix House being announced in 2017, resources have been increased other locations, and capability is being built in these locations which includes those cases arising from asbestos exposure.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) is delivered by experienced teams in three sites, the planned closure of Barrow-in-Furness means that work currently undertaken in this site will be delivered from our other IIDB teams based in Barnsley and Bradford.</p><p> </p><p>Transfer of work will be done in a seamless way, with no degradation of service to our customers, including those customers who claim with asbestos related diseases, or under schemes such as the “<em>Workers’ Compensation Scheme, Pneumoconiosis (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 and the 2008 Mesothelioma Scheme.”</em></p> answering member constituency Hertford and Stortford answering member printed Julie Marson question first answered 14/07/2022 13:08:51 answering member 4768 label Biography information for Julie Marson
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1471862

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there is a statutory basis for the Child Support Agency to write off debt; and whether that Agency can reinstate debts it has written off.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	21096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>In 2012, powers were introduced which allowed the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to write off Child Support Agency (CSA) and CMS debt in specific scenarios where it would be unfair or inappropriate to enforce liability.</p><p> </p><p>Further powers were then introduced in 2018 which allowed remaining cases on the CSA to be closed following the collection or write off, of historic arrears, as part of the closure of the scheme. The debt must meet certain criteria relating to the amounts owed and the effective date of the maintenance calculation to be considered for write off.</p><p> </p><p>The CMS can reinstate debt that has been written off in very specific and exceptional cases, for example, if the debt was written off in error.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 27/06/2022 14:56:48 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1422062

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
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	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, what provisions her Department has made for monies to fund tribunal cases involving applicants appealing against the refusal of Personal Independent Payments.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	122597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 03/03/2022 16:56:58 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1422063

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
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	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 personal independence payment (PIP) claimants (a) were refused PIP, (b) appealed against the refusal of PIP and (c) were successful in appealing against the refusal of PIP in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	122598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>The number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims disallowed at initial decision is available on Stat-Xplore: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>. In particular, you may be interested in the ‘PIP Clearances’ table, which, under ‘Clearance Type Detail,’ contains the breakdown of PIP claims awarded and disallowed at initial decision.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p>PIP dispute customer journey statistics are available for new PIP applications as part of the PIP Official Statistics quarterly release. The latest release is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-statistics-to-october-2021" target="_blank">Personal Independence Payment statistics to October 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>In the accompanying tables Table 5D shows the disputes journey for those who receive a disallowance at initial decision, for each financial year, including the number lodging an appeal and how many receive each appeal outcome. Note that these appeal numbers may include some decisions which were changed at the Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) stage (MR data also shown in Table 5D). Additionally, Table 5A shows appeal figures separately for awards changed and unchanged at MR following an initial disallowance decision, though this table does not show data by financial years. Note that these figures include only decisions following a PIP assessment or evaluation so exclude claims which end before this, such as where there is a failure to return required paperwork or attend an assessment, or withdrawals / relinquishments.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 03/03/2022 11:51:35 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1381265

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
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 estimate she has made of the number of people affected by delays in initiating payment of the state pension to those who reach the appropriate retirement age; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	80211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>This information is not collated as part of normal business and is only available at disproportionate cost to the Department.</p><p> </p><p>Normal processes have now returned and payments are back to normal times. Where we are awaiting additional information to process a customer’s claim, these claims will be actioned on receipt of the required information.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/12/2021 11:52:52 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd