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  • Frank Field – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Frank Field – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-03-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of new claims for (a) jobseeker’s allowance and (b) employment and support allowance were processed within (i) 10 days and (ii) 16 days in the most recent 12 months for which data is available.

    Priti Patel

    The information requested is shown in the table below.

    Mar 2015

    Apr 2015

    May 2015

    Jun 2015

    Jul 2015

    Aug 2015

    Sep 2015

    Oct 2015

    Nov 2015

    Dec 2015

    Jan 2016

    Feb 2016

    ESA claims processed in 16 days

    75,437

    61,547

    57,693

    64,304

    66,640

    57,921

    67,286

    68,608

    66,937

    59,671

    65,356

    65,799

    ESA % claims processed in 16 days

    94.3%

    94.0%

    93.6%

    94.2%

    94.2%

    94.2%

    94.0%

    93.5%

    94.0%

    93.0%

    94.0%

    93.8%

    ESA claims processed in 10 days

    71,039

    57,797

    54,564

    60,980

    63,350

    54,751

    63,448

    64,874

    63,172

    56,129

    62,445

    61,682

    ESA % claims processed in 10 days

    88.8%

    88.3%

    88.5%

    89.3%

    89.6%

    89.1%

    88.6%

    88.5%

    88.7%

    87.5%

    89.8%

    87.9%

    JSA claims processed in 16 days

    162,277

    145,388

    128,763

    140,397

    152,020

    125,789

    140,787

    140,113

    129,424

    106,747

    135,544

    119,028

    JSA % claims processed in 16 days

    96.9%

    97.1%

    97.7%

    97.9%

    97.7%

    97.7%

    97.6%

    96.9%

    97.6%

    97.8%

    98.0%

    95.5%

    JSA claims processed in 10 days

    152,973

    137,019

    122,136

    132,386

    142,162

    118,331

    130,165

    130,794

    122,034

    100,038

    125,329

    102,447

    JSA % claims processed in 10 days

    91.4%

    91.5%

    92.6%

    92.3%

    91.4%

    91.9%

    90.2%

    90.5%

    92.1%

    91.7%

    90.6%

    82.2%

    Source

    Management Information System Programme (MISP). MISP is a Departmental performance management, data capture and reporting tool.

  • Frank Field – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Frank Field – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-03-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of new universal credit claims were processed within one month in the most recent 12 months for which data is available.

    Priti Patel

    The information you have requested is currently not available.

    Additional breakdowns will be included in future Universal Credit official statistics as quality assurance of data from the Universal Credit systems progresses during 2016.

  • Anne-Marie Trevelyan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Anne-Marie Trevelyan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Anne-Marie Trevelyan on 2016-03-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people from other EU member states receive support through the Work Programme.

    Mr Shailesh Vara

    The information requested, for those participating in the Work Programme by nationality, is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

  • Anne-Marie Trevelyan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Anne-Marie Trevelyan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Anne-Marie Trevelyan on 2016-03-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people from other EU member states were in receipt of housing benefit in each of the last 10 years; and what the total cost to the public purse was of those people claiming that benefit in each of those years.

    Justin Tomlinson

    The information requested is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

  • Chris Stephens – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Chris Stephens – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2016-03-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with multiple sclerosis claiming benefits whose claim (a) partly and (b) solely relates to that condition have had their benefits payments (i) reduced and (ii) ceased after medical reassessment undertaken on behalf of the Department due to that person being in remission from that condition.

    Priti Patel

    The information requested is not available.

  • Philip Davies – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Philip Davies – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-03-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2016 to Question 27517, how many foreign nationals living in the UK have been prosecuted for a fraudulent child benefit claim for a child living in the EU.

    Justin Tomlinson

    The Information requested is not available. As DWP does not administer child benefit, we do not legally have any powers to investigate alleged fraudulent claims.

  • Stephen Timms – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Stephen Timms – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2016-03-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2016 to Question 31496, how many appeals were (a) withdrawn and (b) adjourned at the First-Tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) due to his Department not sending a representative in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15.

    Justin Tomlinson

    I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the Answer given by the Minister for Justice, my Rt.Hon. Friend, Shailesh Vara, Question UIN 32293

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  • Stephen Timms – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Stephen Timms – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2016-03-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March to Questions 30367, on vocational guidance, whether he plans that Jobcentre Plus or the Careers and Enterprise company will contact those schools.

    Priti Patel

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 24 March 2016 to question UIN 32032.

  • Anne-Marie Trevelyan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Anne-Marie Trevelyan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Anne-Marie Trevelyan on 2016-03-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people from other EU member states were in receipt of universal credit in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what the cost to the public purse was of those payments of that credit.

    Priti Patel

    The information requested is not currently available. During 2016 we will be publishing further statistics on Universal Credit which will be published in accordance with the relevant protocols in the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.

  • Kevin Brennan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Kevin Brennan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevin Brennan on 2016-03-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value was of (a) jobseeker’s allowance and (b) employment and support allowance sanctions imposed by his Department in each of the last five years.

    Priti Patel

    The Department does not make an estimate of the value of benefit withdrawn as a result of benefit sanctions.