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1717915

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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	Pension Credit and 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, how many pensioners in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England (i) receive the basic state pension, (ii) receive pension credit and (iii) are eligible for pension credit but do not claim it; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all pensioners receive their full entitlement to pension credit.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	26175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Caseload statistics are routinely published and made publicly available via <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/dataCatalogueExplorer.xhtml" target="_blank">DWP Stat-xplore</a>. The figures below show the Pension Credit and Basic State Pension caseloads in each area:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Pension Credit</p></td><td><p>Basic State Pension</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry North East Constituency</p></td><td><p>2,873</p></td><td><p>10,083</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>7,168</p></td><td><p>33,981</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>131,692</p></td><td><p>773,219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>1,160,826</p></td><td><p>7,190,718</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The latest available Pension Credit take-up statistics cover the financial year 2021 to 2022 and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-ending-2022" target="_blank">Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up: financial year ending 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. These statistics are only available at Great Britain level and cannot be broken down to smaller geographical areas.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to promote Pension Credit through our national awareness campaign, which has been ongoing since April 2022 and has included advertising on national TV, newspapers, broadcast radio, on social media and via internet search engines as well as on screens in Post Offices and GP surgeries.</p><p> </p><p>At the start of 2024 - as in previous years - the DWP wrote to over 11 million pensioners as part of the annual State Pension up-rating exercise. The accompanying leaflet included prominent messaging promoting Pension Credit using the 'call to action' messaging from the communication campaign, including how Pension Credit opens the door to other financial help such as housing costs, Council Tax and heating bills.</p><p> </p><p>There is a strong indication that the campaign has had a positive impact. The latest available figures covering the 3 months to November 2023 show that there were over 28 thousand more households in receipt the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit than in May 2022.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/05/2024 12:17:34 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1716078

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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	Job Creation: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support job creation schemes in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry and (c) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	24935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>DWP supports people across the country to move into and progress in work and is committed to reducing economic inactivity. We want everyone who can work to be able to find a job, progress, and thrive in the labour market, whoever they are and wherever they live. The Department delivers comprehensive employment support including through face-to-face time with work coaches in our Jobcentres and via more intensive contracted employment programmes.</p><p> </p><p>Our Employment Advisor team are working with employers to generate employment opportunities for all residents across Coventry. By working with local stakeholders such as Coventry &amp; Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, Coventry City Council and WMCA, we are encouraging employers to think more widely in their workforce planning activity through devolution projects such as the Job Rotation Pilot and other local initiatives to help employers grow their businesses whilst recruiting through a more inclusive approach for example through Disability Confident.</p><p>Recent recruitment campaigns across the retail sector include B&amp;M and Iceland. Particular focus is ongoing with the logistics sector including Halfords, Menzies, Co-op and Tesco.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 15/05/2024 10:38:56 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1716146

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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	Unemployment: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides to older jobseekers in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England who are looking to (i) reskill or (ii) change careers.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	24945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>Eligible older jobseekers on Universal Credit benefit from Additional Work Coach Time (AWCT) and the delivery of Mid Life MOTs in Jobcentres across England which support people to review their health, wealth and skills.</p><p> </p><p>77 50PLUS Champions are working in all 37 Districts across England, Wales and Scotland, and personalise support, including helping customers to reskill or change career.</p><p> </p><p>At the 2023 Budget, the Chancellor announced increasing skills provision through Returnerships for those aged 50 and over which bring together three programmes to support older workers. These include Accelerated Apprenticeships, Skills Bootcamps and Sector-Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs).</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/05/2024 16:49:01 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher