The below Parliamentary question was asked by Eilidh Whiteford on 2014-07-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of households in Banff and Buchan constituency whose incomes from benefit payments have reduced by (a) 10 per cent, (b) between 20 and 49 per cent and (c) 50 per cent or more since May 2010.
Esther McVey
The requested information is not available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-07-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total expenditure on housing benefit in London was in each year since 2010.
Steve Webb
The information requested is shown in the table below.
|
Total Housing Benefit expenditure in Greater London |
2010/11 |
2011/12 |
2012/13 |
|
£ million, nominal |
5,539 |
5,890 |
6,081 |
|
£ million, 2014/15 prices |
5,961 |
6,198 |
6,327 |
Source: Local Authority subsidy returns
Notes:
1. Benefit expenditure is available for financial years only.
2. The last period for which a full year of expenditure is available is 2012/13. Figures for 2013/14 will be published later in the year.
3. Figures at 2014/15 prices are deflated using GDP deflators published following the 2014 Budget, and published at:
4. Expenditure data shown here for 2012/13 may differ slightly from published expenditure information due to more up to date local authority data received after the data had been published.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-07-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people for whom Youth Contract wage incentives have been paid since April 2012 have been (a) male, (b) female, (c) disabled and (d) Black and minority ethnic.
Esther McVey
The information is not available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-07-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre Plus workclub schemes are in operation; and how many such clubs were established in each year since 2010.
Esther McVey
The information is not available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2014-07-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2014, Official Report, column 110W, on personal independence payment, if he will estimate the number of people who do not currently claim disability living allowance who go into debt while their claims for personal independence payment are pending.
Mr Mark Harper
We have no plans to carry out such an estimate. As referenced in the earlier answer from the former Minister of State for Disabled People, the Rt. Hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead (Mike Penning), most people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will already be receiving some element of financial support to meet day-to-day living expenses. If entitlement to PIP is established, payment will be backdated.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-07-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Youth Contract wage incentive payments made since April 2012 have related to work activity of (a) over 30 hours’ duration and (b) between 16 to 29 hours’ duration per week.
Esther McVey
The information is not available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-07-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseekers were supported through the Flexible Support Fund in 2013; and what proportion of such were (a) men, (b) under 25 years old and (c) over 50 years old.
Esther McVey
The information requested is not readily available and there would be a disproportionate cost to collate this information.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Bryant on 2014-07-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many officials are currently working on the universal credit programme.
Mr Mark Harper
Current resource data shows a full time equivalent of 465 staff currently working on the Universal Credit Programme.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Pete Wishart on 2014-07-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of households in Perth and North Perthshire constituency whose incomes from benefit payments have reduced by (a) 10 per cent, (b) between 20 and 49 per cent and (c) 50 per cent or more since May 2010.
Esther McVey
The requested information is not available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alex Cunningham on 2014-07-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2014, Official Report, column 278W, on personal independence payments, what his Department’s definition is of a mature system; and how he proposes that the maturity of the system will be measured.
Mr Mark Harper
The publication of any new statistics series needs to ensure that it is based on robust data and the measures reflect the system that is being delivered and latest performance. The Department’s statisticians are currently looking at developing measures around clearance times and will pre-announce future publication in line with the UK Statistics Authority protocols.