UIN111728<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p>
The department is not able to reliably estimate the number of past disallowances who would benefit from this change. Therefore it is not possible to estimate how many initially unsuccessful claimants from Feltham and Heston are now eligible<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many initially unsuccessful Personal Independent Payment (PIP) claimants from Feltham and Heston are now eligible for PIP under the updated PIP guidelines.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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The Universal Credit Scottish Flexibilities are a matter for the Scottish Government as part of the Scotland Act 2016 and this is their policy.<\/p>
The Universal Credit Scottish Flexibilities, now also known as \u201cUniversal Credit Scottish choices\u201d, have been made available from 4 October 2017 to people living in Scotland making a new Universal Credit claim, in areas where the full service is available. They allow for claimants to choose to be paid twice monthly, effectively delaying their full benefit payment by 15 days, and to choose to have the relevant housing costs in their award paid to their landlord. New claimants from 4th October have the ability to request the Scottish Choices at any point in their claim.<\/p>
Claimants retain the ability to have their payments made monthly and keep control of their finances by paying their landlord themselves which we believe more effectively mirrors work, and supports claimants back into work.<\/p>
It is the responsibility of the Scottish government to publicise the payment options for Universal Credit in Scotland.<\/p>
Nationally, Universal Credit allows where appropriate for rent to be paid direct to landlords and for payments to be split, or for payments to be made more frequently each month.<\/p>"}
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The Universal Credit Scottish Flexibilities are a matter for the Scottish Government as part of the Scotland Act 2016 and this is their policy.<\/p>
The Universal Credit Scottish Flexibilities, now also known as \u201cUniversal Credit Scottish choices\u201d, have been made available from 4 October 2017 to people living in Scotland making a new Universal Credit claim, in areas where the full service is available. They allow for claimants to choose to be paid twice monthly, effectively delaying their full benefit payment by 15 days, and to choose to have the relevant housing costs in their award paid to their landlord. New claimants from 4th October have the ability to request the Scottish Choices at any point in their claim.<\/p>
Claimants retain the ability to have their payments made monthly and keep control of their finances by paying their landlord themselves which we believe more effectively mirrors work, and supports claimants back into work.<\/p>
It is the responsibility of the Scottish government to publicise the payment options for Universal Credit in Scotland.<\/p>
Nationally, Universal Credit allows where appropriate for rent to be paid direct to landlords and for payments to be split, or for payments to be made more frequently each month.<\/p>"}
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The Universal Credit Scottish Flexibilities are a matter for the Scottish Government as part of the Scotland Act 2016 and this is their policy.<\/p>
The Universal Credit Scottish Flexibilities, now also known as \u201cUniversal Credit Scottish choices\u201d, have been made available from 4 October 2017 to people living in Scotland making a new Universal Credit claim, in areas where the full service is available. They allow for claimants to choose to be paid twice monthly, effectively delaying their full benefit payment by 15 days, and to choose to have the relevant housing costs in their award paid to their landlord. New claimants from 4th October have the ability to request the Scottish Choices at any point in their claim.<\/p>
Claimants retain the ability to have their payments made monthly and keep control of their finances by paying their landlord themselves which we believe more effectively mirrors work, and supports claimants back into work.<\/p>
It is the responsibility of the Scottish government to publicise the payment options for Universal Credit in Scotland.<\/p>
Nationally, Universal Credit allows where appropriate for rent to be paid direct to landlords and for payments to be split, or for payments to be made more frequently each month.<\/p>"}
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DWP has made no changes to its policy for assessment of the mobility component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for those experiencing mental health issues. In 2016, a legal judgment altered the way PIP Mobility Activity 1 was interpreted. As a result, the 2017 amending regulations were introduced in order to clarify the criteria and restore the original aim of the policy. In November 2017 the PIP Assessment Guide (the guide used by the Assessment Provider\u2019s Health Professionals), was also updated to clarify this policy following a recommendation by the Social Security Advisory Committee.<\/p>"}
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The Department is in the process of recruiting, training and deploying approximately 150 Presenting Officers at Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Employment Support Allowance Tribunals in order to present the Secretary of State\u2019s case and support the First tier Tribunal in arriving at the right decision.<\/p>
<\/p>
According to internal data, from April 2017 to date, the PIP Presenting Officers have attended approximately 23 per cent of PIP appeals at the First tier Tribunal. The aim is for the PIP Presenting Officers to attend approximately 50 per cent of all PIP Tribunal hearings.<\/p>
<\/p>"}
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I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I previously gave on 15 November 2017 to Question UIN 111959<\/a><\/p>"}
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<\/p>
We engaged with a wide range of stakeholders and others with an interest during the Green Paper consultation period and received around 6,000 responses. We are working towards a publication later this year, which will provide an update on the work we have been doing since the Green Paper, respond to the consultation, and set out our next steps.<\/p>"}
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The information requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.<\/p>"}
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