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421143

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	Refugees: National Insurance
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 number of people who do not receive a national insurance number within 28 days of being granted refugee status.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	11528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the number of people who do not receive a National Insurance number (NINo) within 28 days of being granted refugee status.</p><p>For those granted leave to remain as a result of a successful asylum claim, a joint fast track NINo application process operates between DWP and the Home Office. This process is applicable to the principal family member and the NINo is allocated 2 days after the receipt of the application; this process has been in place since 2005.</p><p>The current year to date processing time for all NINo applications is 11.3 days.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 19/10/2015 13:24:41 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

427856

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Cancer
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 mitigate the effect of changes in employment and support allowance for those diagnosed with cancer who have been placed in the Work-Related Activity Group.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	15969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>No existing claimants, including those diagnosed with cancer, will be affected by the change to the work-related activity component and we have already committed to providing £60m a year from 2016/17, rising to £100m a year by 2020/21 in new, practical support for claimants with limited capability for work to help them move closer to the labour market and, when they are ready, into work.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 17/11/2015 14:40:54 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

458176

registered interest
date	07/03/2016
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	Social Security Benefits: Habitual Residence Test
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 effect of the residence test for disability living allowance and personal independence payment on people who have been granted refugee status or humanitarian protection.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	29987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>People arriving in Great Britain - whether for the first time or if they are returning former GB residents - must meet the test of being habitually resident in order to receive Disability Living Allowance or Personal Independence Payment. They must also have been present in Great Britain for 104 weeks out of the previous 156 weeks. These benefits are non–contributory, non means–tested and paid out of general taxation and, in the absence of a means test or National Insurance contributions condition, DWP uses the past presence test to demonstrate a sufficient connection to the UK social security system. There are no special arrangements for people granted refugee status or humanitarian protection, however those people who are granted refugee status are likely to be considered habitually resident for the purposes of making a claim and they would also then meet the past presence test once they have been resident in the UK for the requisite period of time. In addition, these claimants may be entitled to other, means tested benefits.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/03/2016 16:33:54 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

470552

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
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: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average cost to the public purse was of a work capability assessment case that ended in appeal from the beginning of the assessment process to the outcome and implementation of the appeal in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	30889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 22/03/2016 17:02:35 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

519782

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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	Social Security Benefits: Cancer
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 review the system of benefits for the parents of children with cancer and leukaemia.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	37553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The benefits available to the parents of children with cancer and leukaemia will depend on the particular circumstances of their household. Extra support is available to those parents who have had to give up full-time work to care for a child with a health condition or disability through benefits such as Carer’s Allowance, Income Support and Universal Credit. Disability Living Allowance may also be payable for children with a long-term health condition or disability as a contribution towards the extra costs they may incur.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/05/2016 15:14:55 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

536311

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
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	Jobcentre Plus: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Jobcentre Plus staff follow the guidance on newly recognised refugees applying for welfare benefits so as to ensure that those refugees are not left without support.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	42726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>We have recently carried out an analysis of the information and instructions available to DWP staff handling claims from refugees and a number of improvements have been made to instructions as a result. These changes have been accompanied by an alert to staff.</p><p>Jobcentre Plus leaders use a Quality Assurance Framework as a tool to support their work coaches deliver a quality service. This includes a Quality Assurance Standards observation process, which is used by managers to regularly observe interviews with claimants; this observation includes ensuring specific support for refugees is provided.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/07/2016 14:00:46 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

536318

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
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	Jobcentre Plus: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training Job Centre Plus staff are required to undertake on the support that is available to people who have been granted refugee status.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	42663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>Jobcentre Plus staff are trained to consider a person's circumstances and to tailor support according to individual need. All staff complete customer awareness training that covers a wide range of customer circumstances that includes asylum seekers and refugees.</p><p> </p><p>Jobcentre Plus staff supplement national instructions with information on services and support available in their local area. This is accessed via the District Provision Tool which contains a wealth of information on the support available for vulnerable claimants including refugees. Staff are encouraged to access this regularly.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/07/2016 13:26:10 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

578767

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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	Local Housing Allowance: Refuges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the housing benefit cap does not have an adverse financial effect on refuges for domestic violence survivors; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	45659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>All tenants in supported accommodation are exempted from the Local Housing Allowance cap until April 2017.</p><p>The Secretary of State has confirmed that the Government expects to make an announcement on the way forward for supported housing in early autumn.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 13/09/2016 11:01:28 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

638757

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
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: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many UK pensioners live in (a) other EU countries, (b) Commonwealth countries and (c) the rest of the world; and how many of those people have an address in Bristol West constituency as their most recent UK residence.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	53851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of pensioners in receipt of the UK State Pension living in the country groupings requested. Please note that residents in Cyprus and Malta appear in both the European Union and Commonwealth totals.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country Group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of UK State Pensioners</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European Union (excluding UK)</p></td><td><p>474,130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commonwealth (excluding UK)</p></td><td><p>565,770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rest of the world</p></td><td><p>218,580</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study May 2016.</p><p>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>The information in relation to those who reside overseas and previously lived at an address in Bristol West constituency is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 24/11/2016 13:47:49 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

685604

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
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	Jobcentre Plus: Training
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 page 10 of the Government response to the Work and Pensions Committee report on Benefit Delivery, published on 12 July 2016, HC 522, what evaluation his Department has carried out on changes to guidance for jobcentre staff handling claims from refugees; and when he plans to publish the findings of that evaluation.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	63202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department carried out an internal review in 2016. This confirmed the findings of an earlier DWP/Home Office review into why a significant number of asylum seeking refugees who are granted leave to remain, do not have benefits in payment at the end of their 28 day period of asylum support. The key finding was that they do not contact DWP early enough to enable their benefit claim to be processed before Home Office support ends.</p><p> </p><p>These internal reviews are informing a DWP/Home Office pilot of an assisted transition from asylum support to benefits. The Department will write to the Work and Pensions Select Committee with an update later this year.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 09/02/2017 16:32:22 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire