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1022931

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
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: 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 and what proportion of mandatory reconsiderations for personal independence payments have (a) overturned and (b) upheld the original assessment decision in each year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	200690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>Table 7B of the publication “Personal Independence Payment: April 2013 to October 2018” provides statistics on Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) clearances by type and month of clearance, a copy of which can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Not all MRs will relate to the outcome of the PIP assessment, but other aspects of the PIP process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 13/12/2018 12:53:32 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1022941

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
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	Pensioners: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the welfare system in helping to alleviate levels of pensioner poverty.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	200547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>We have reduced pensioner poverty close to historically low levels, lifting the incomes of millions of older people. Since 2009/10, material deprivation for pensioners has fallen from 10 per cent to 7 per cent in 2016/17 and since 2010 there are 200,000 fewer pensioners in absolute poverty, a record low.</p><p /><p>The Government is committed to action that helps to alleviate levels of pensioner poverty. In 2018/19 we will spend £121.5 billion on benefits for pensioners, including £97 billion on the State Pension for this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/12/2018 12:46:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1023035

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
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: Slough
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 23 November 2018 to Question 195084 on Universal Credit: Slough, if he will publish that information for claimants of benefits by nationality at the point of National Insurance number registration.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	200729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-11-28/196901/" target="_blank">196901</a> on 3 December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/12/2018 16:40:35 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1023051

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate the Government has made of the number of people at risk of experiencing rising debt as a result of the six week transitory wait from legacy to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	200652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer the response to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-11-29/197443/" target="_blank">197443</a> on 4 December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/12/2018 16:41:32 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1023052

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
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	Carer's Allowance
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 20 November 2018 to Question 191917 on Carer's Allowance, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of (a) pensioners and (b) students in full-time education who have taken on significant caring responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	200653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The data that the Department uses with regards to informal carers is from the Family Resources Survey. The latest Family Resources Survey data is for 2016/17. This report and the carers data tables can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-resources-survey-financial-year-201617" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-resources-survey-financial-year-201617</a></p><p> </p><p>There were an estimated 5.4 million informal carers in the United Kingdom in 2016/17 available on “Table 5.1: Percentage of people providing informal care by gender, 2006/07 to 2016/17, United Kingdom”.</p><p> </p><p>10 per cent of people aged 65+ reported providing informal care. Further age splits are available on “Table 5.2: Percentage of people providing informal care by age and gender, 2016/17, United Kingdom”.</p><p>The FRS data on people providing informal care is self-reported by FRS respondents.</p><p>This data is for all informal carers aged 65+, we have not made an assumption regarding what constitutes ‘significant’ caring responsibilities.</p><p> </p><p>On “Table 5.4: Adult informal carers by employment status and gender, 2016/17, United Kingdom”, 1 per cent of all adult informal carers are classed as being a student, by their employment status.</p><p>The FRS data on people providing informal care is self-reported by FRS respondents.</p><p>This data is for all adult informal carers, we have not made an assumption regarding what constitutes ‘significant’ caring responsibilities.</p><p>This data is not specifically for students in full-time education and may include students on sandwich courses. 2 per cent of all adults are classed as being students. The FRS uses the International Labour Organisation (ILO) definition of employment status and defines a student as a subcategory of Economically Inactive. By ILO definition, a full-time student that works more than an hour a week would be classed as employed.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 13/12/2018 14:16:06 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1020800

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
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	Motability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the total amount of money transferred from mobility allowance paid to disabled people to the Mobility Scheme in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	200079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. The latest Motability annual report shows over 620,000 people use the scheme. <a href="https://www.motability.org.uk/14910_Motability_Annual_Report_2017-18_Final_LR.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.motability.org.uk/14910_Motability_Annual_Report_2017-18_Final_LR.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 12/12/2018 17:20:52 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1020822

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
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: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the length of time taken for the transfer of documents between her Department and the Courts and Tribunal Service relating to personal independence payments claimants who are appealing the refusal of their claim in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	200084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department works closely with HM Courts and Tribunal Service and endeavours to transfer information within agreed timescales. We continue to monitor and review our decision making and appeals journey and have in recent months undertaken significant recruitment to ensure we deliver the best service to our customers</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 12/12/2018 16:41:20 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1020855

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
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	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, with reference to her letter of 5 December 2018 on the Work Capability Assessment, when her Department will provide statistics on how many people flowed off Employment and Support Allowance whose date of death was at the same time, and who had a Work Capability Assessment decision of fit for work between March 2014 and February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	200157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>As my Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State, said in her letter to you and the Honourable member for Wirral West of 5 December 2018, we do monitor requests we receive for statistics, and consider whether we can produce and release analysis that will helpfully inform public debate.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 12/12/2018 16:44:05 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1020860

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
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: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings (a) she and (b) her predecessor had with her Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 September and 30 November 2018.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	200093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has met with the Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser on the 30 November 2018 and her predecessor met on one occasion on the 1 September 2018.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 12/12/2018 15:27:32 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1020873

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that direct payments from universal credit to landlords of rent and arrears continue (a) when a claimant moves from live to full universal credit service and (b) during the managed migration process.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	200161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>When moving from a live service claim to a full service claim on Universal Credit, claimants must re-declare their housing costs and for claimants in Social Rented Sector properties their landlord will need to re-verify their housing costs. The Alternate Payment Arrangements (APAs) that they had on the live service, including a Managed Payment to Landlords (MTPL), will be visible to their Case Manager who will be able to transfer these across once their housing costs have been verified. The claimants next APA review date is also transferred to the Full Service.</p><p> </p><p>Our Trusted Partner scheme allows social landlords to play a key role in engaging with their tenants who are on Universal Credit, helping those who can’t manage their housing payments to access the support available and to help put managed payments in place where appropriate. We are rolling out the scheme alongside the Landlord Portal, which provides social landlords with the ability to submit information directly to the Universal Credit online system, supporting the timely and accurate payment of housing costs to Universal Credit claimants.</p><p> </p><p>Last year we made changes to the guidance to ensure that when Private Sector Housing Benefit claimants move onto Universal Credit, we know whether they had their rent paid directly to their landlord and why. This allows DWP staff to determine whether a managed payment to the landlord for the Universal Credit claim may need to be applied and will prompt a conversation with the claimant. This will be the case for claimants who move over as part of the managed migration process.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants in Scotland may choose to have the relevant housing costs in their award paid directly to their landlord as part of the Universal Credit Scottish Flexibilities. The Universal Credit Scottish Flexibilities are a matter for the Scottish Government as part of the Scotland Act 2016 and is their policy.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 12/12/2018 10:48:50 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden