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989507

registered interest
date	19/10/2018
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, with reference to the Social Metrics Commission’s new measure of poverty, if will she undertake an assessment of the effect of all government policies on poverty in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	180733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the work that the Social Metrics Commission has done. Measuring poverty is complex, and this report offers further insight into that complexity and the additional measures that can be taken into consideration. From discussions with SMC they acknowledge that further work needs to be done (particularly around data availability and quality). We will carefully consider their recommendations and the detail behind the methodology they have employed when this has been made available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 180731 180732 question first answered 22/10/2018 16:41:36 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

991142

registered interest
date	19/10/2018
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of only using the most recent income data in order to calculate child maintenance payments for a non-resident parent.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	181589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>Basing the assessment on HMRC data has enabled the Child Maintenance Service to significantly speed up the set-up of new cases which can be key to securing regular payments. The previous approach of obtaining the information from parents often led to considerable delays and significant arrears building up on cases right from the start.</p><p> </p><p>Child maintenance is reviewed annually using HMRC data to make sure it is in line with a parent’s circumstances. Between those reviews, parents are required to report any changes in their income that are greater than 25 percent – such changes will trigger a reassessment of the maintenance due.</p><p> </p><p>Income information is provided by HMRC under a data sharing agreement for the most recent complete tax year they hold within the last six years. HMRC determines a tax year as complete when they have accounted for all Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and Self Assessment records.</p><p> </p><p>Each year HMRC receive and process income figures from 33 million Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and 3.3 million Self-Assessment customers. HMRC undertakes compliance activity to ensure that the data reported to them is accurate.</p><p> </p><p>My Department has recently laid regulations which would allow a notional income to be assessed from certain assets. This will ensure that parents who are able to organise their financial affairs to minimise their taxable income, still have an obligation to pay maintenance for their children at a level which reflects their financial circumstances.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 181325 181590 question first answered 25/10/2018 16:05:26 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

991151

registered interest
date	19/10/2018
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Domestic Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which Departmental offices and job centres she has visited since her appointment; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	181598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State regularly visits DWP sites, including Jobcentres, in different parts of the country</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 29/10/2018 15:43:24 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

990256

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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, what her Department’s policy is on how decisions are confirmed by the Department and external agencies on pension credit entitlement.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	181288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>DWP does not provide notifications of Pension Credit entitlement, or non-entitlement, by telephone as all decisions are provided to customers by letter. In the instances when a Pension Credit application is unsuccessful, the decision letter explains how the customer can request a mandatory reconsideration from the Department if they disagree with the decision.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions about Pension Credit entitlement are made by decision makers of the Department for Work and Pensions acting on behalf of the Secretary of State and not by external agencies. Decisions about Pension Credit entitlement are notified in writing and claimants are given written notice of their rights of appeal.</p><p> </p><p>The information is not available in the instances when a Pension Credit application is unsuccessful, the decision letter explains how the customer can request a mandatory reconsideration if they disagree with the decision.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 181289 181290 question first answered 23/10/2018 17:06:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

990257

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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 were notified of their non-entitlement to pension credit in writing; and how many of those people were informed of their entitlement to mandatory reconsideration in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	181289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>DWP does not provide notifications of Pension Credit entitlement, or non-entitlement, by telephone as all decisions are provided to customers by letter. In the instances when a Pension Credit application is unsuccessful, the decision letter explains how the customer can request a mandatory reconsideration from the Department if they disagree with the decision.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions about Pension Credit entitlement are made by decision makers of the Department for Work and Pensions acting on behalf of the Secretary of State and not by external agencies. Decisions about Pension Credit entitlement are notified in writing and claimants are given written notice of their rights of appeal.</p><p> </p><p>The information is not available in the instances when a Pension Credit application is unsuccessful, the decision letter explains how the customer can request a mandatory reconsideration if they disagree with the decision.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 181288 181290 question first answered 23/10/2018 17:06:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

990258

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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, what estimate she has made of the number of confirmations of pension credit non-entitlement that were given over the phone in the last 12 months; and of those confirmations how many were given the option of mandatory reconsideration.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	181290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>DWP does not provide notifications of Pension Credit entitlement, or non-entitlement, by telephone as all decisions are provided to customers by letter. In the instances when a Pension Credit application is unsuccessful, the decision letter explains how the customer can request a mandatory reconsideration from the Department if they disagree with the decision.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions about Pension Credit entitlement are made by decision makers of the Department for Work and Pensions acting on behalf of the Secretary of State and not by external agencies. Decisions about Pension Credit entitlement are notified in writing and claimants are given written notice of their rights of appeal.</p><p> </p><p>The information is not available in the instances when a Pension Credit application is unsuccessful, the decision letter explains how the customer can request a mandatory reconsideration if they disagree with the decision.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 181288 181289 question first answered 23/10/2018 17:06:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

990274

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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	Workplace 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 he has made of the number of employers who have not met their obligations to employees on automatic enrolment in pensions in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	181193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Automatic enrolment has been a great success, with over 9.9 million employees enrolled and more than 1.3 million employers having met their duties to date. Government has put in place a robust, proportionate compliance framework. This is administered by The Pensions Regulator, and includes detailed regulatory guidance about how to comply with the law.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulator publishes quarterly bulletins where figures can be found on compliance and enforcement. These are at <a href="http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/doc-library/enforcement-activity.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/doc-library/enforcement-activity.aspx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulator also publishes an annual commentary and analysis report which can be found at <a href="http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/docs/automatic-enrolment-commentary-analysis-2018.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/docs/automatic-enrolment-commentary-analysis-2018.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/10/2018 16:26:45 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

990287

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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: Glasgow North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many constituents in Glasgow North East constituency in receipt of legacy benefits will be financially worse off as a result of the universal credit full service migration at Springburn Job Centre from 31 October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	181295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data at constituency level on the number of claimants who will naturally migrate to Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit Full Service will be rolled out at Springburn Jobcentre on 31 October 2018. This will not affect existing benefit entitlements for claimants whose circumstances remain the same.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants will move from existing benefits to Universal Credit through natural migration or managed migration. Natural migration occurs when they experience a change in their circumstances that would trigger the need for a new claim to benefit. Rather than continuing to claim a legacy benefit, the claimant will claim Universal Credit and their Universal Credit award will be based on their new circumstances. No one will have a reduced benefit entitlement at the point that they move over to Universal Credit as a result of managed migration, and one million more disabled people will get, on average, £110 more a week through Universal Credit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/10/2018 14:43:58 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 80409 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

990288

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he Department has undertaken an assessment of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit full service on the economy of the City of Glasgow in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	181296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not forecast the economic impact of Universal Credit by area.</p><p> </p><p>The Universal Credit Programme Full Business Case demonstrates that Universal Credit provides value for money and will produce economic benefits of £34bn over the next ten years and £8 billion in economic benefits per year once fully rolled out. It will also increase the number of people in employment by 200,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Universal Credit Programme Full Business Case can be accessed at</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/725477/uc-business-case-summary.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/725477/uc-business-case-summary.pdf</strong></a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 23/10/2018 16:50:00 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

990312

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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, what proportion of personal independence payment (PIP) claimants who have been sent an AR1 form before the end of their entitlement period to PIP go on to lose their entitlement to that benefit before the originally agreed time period.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	181299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Once someone has been awarded Personal Independence Payment, which can be paid at one of eight rates, that award will be reviewed. Award rates and their durations are set on an individual basis, based on the claimant’s needs and the likelihood of those needs changing. Regular reviews are a key feature of the benefit and ensure that payments accurately match the current needs of claimants. A review date is set before the end of the award date to ensure enough time for a full review of the case to be carried out without the claimant being left without money because their award has come to an end.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 181300 question first answered 23/10/2018 16:45:09 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury