The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2014-03-11.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many graduates of British universities aged 21 to 25 are claiming unemployment-related benefits.
Nick Hurd
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr Michael Meacher on 2014-03-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants have been sanctioned for (a) four weeks, (b) three months and (c) three years in each month since January 2010.
Esther McVey
The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rachel Reeves on 2014-03-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the effect on the time taken to receive universal credit of a claimant (a) moving to live in an area where universal credit is not being piloted, (b) forming a new relationship and being re-classified as part of a couple and (c) having a child.
Esther McVey
No estimate of this has been made. Providing the claimant reports all details of the change promptly, payment of Universal Credit would continue without any delay.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr Frank Field on 2014-03-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on the housing benefit budget of limiting all rents to local authority rent levels.
Steve Webb
It is not possible to make a meaningful assessment. Limiting all rents to local authority rent levels would be a dramatic change to the housing market. It is therefore not possible to reliably predict what would happen to the supply and demand for accommodation, especially in the private rented sector, and the impacts on housing benefit expenditure.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Teresa Pearce on 2014-03-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason his Department has changed the requirements for access to funding through Access to Work for communication support for deaf and deafblind people; and if he will make a statement.
Mike Penning
We continually monitor the impact of our policies and processes by liaising with and requesting feedback from our customers and a range of stakeholder organisations.
The current process is being taken in respect of requests for funding from all customers needing assistance of this type and extent to ensure that programme funds are being managed equitably and consistently to assist with the work needs of the maximum possible number of disabled people.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Teresa Pearce on 2014-03-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to monitor the effect of recent restrictions on Access to Work funding for communication support for deaf and deafblind people.
Mike Penning
We continually monitor the impact of our policies and processes by liaising with and requesting feedback from our customers and a range of stakeholder organisations.
The current process is being taken in respect of requests for funding from all customers needing assistance of this type and extent to ensure that programme funds are being managed equitably and consistently to assist with the work needs of the maximum possible number of disabled people.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Hilling on 2014-03-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 15 January 2013, Official Report, column 715W, on child poverty, what estimate his Department has made of the effect of (a) the new timetable for the implementation of universal credit and (b) changes to work allowances on the level of relative income poverty among (i) children and (ii) adults.
Esther McVey
After full roll-out, the Department’s latest analysis suggests that Universal Credit will reduce the number of individuals in relative income poverty by some 600,000; including up to 300,000 children and up to 350,000 adults (numbers do not sum due to rounding).
This figure does not take into account the expected increase in numbers of people in work as a result of universal credit, and excludes the impact of the minimum income floor for the self-employed which is designed to encourage those affected to improve their income levels and for which the behavioural response is very difficult to model.
This estimate is not affected by the timetable for the implementation of Universal Credit, and changes to the policy on uprating of work allowances make negligible difference to the impact of Universal Credit on child or adult poverty as measured by relative income.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-03-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people and what proportion of the working age population have been in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance for over (a) two years, (b) five years and (c) 10 years in each region of England.
Esther McVey
The information requested is shown in the tables below.
Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants in each Region in England by duration of claim and as a percentage of the working age population – as at August 2013
|
Region |
All |
% |
Duration of 2 to 5 years |
% |
Duration of 5 to 10 years |
% |
Duration of over 10 years |
% |
|
North East |
77,400 |
4.9 |
14,330 |
0.9 |
300 |
– |
50 |
– |
|
North West |
166,260 |
3.8 |
22,990 |
0.5 |
1,400 |
– |
180 |
– |
|
Yorkshire and The Humber |
140,760 |
4.3 |
23,660 |
0.7 |
810 |
– |
110 |
– |
|
East Midlands |
87,700 |
3.2 |
12,900 |
0.5 |
630 |
– |
40 |
– |
|
West Midlands |
141,210 |
4.2 |
23,410 |
0.7 |
1,490 |
– |
120 |
– |
|
East of England |
93,300 |
2.6 |
13,370 |
0.4 |
420 |
– |
50 |
– |
|
London |
191,590 |
3.5 |
30,990 |
0.6 |
1,420 |
– |
250 |
– |
|
South East |
107,830 |
2.1 |
13,550 |
0.3 |
610 |
– |
80 |
– |
|
South West |
68,750 |
2.2 |
8,530 |
0.3 |
180 |
– |
50 |
– |
Source: DWP IGS 100% WPLS and ONS Mid-2012 Population Estimates
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-03-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what effect on the budget of universal credit the decision to develop a second IT system will have; and if he will make a statement.
Esther McVey
I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 12 December 2013, Official Report column 314w.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Percy on 2014-03-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Brigg and Goole constituency who have begun an apprenticeship through support provided on the work programme.
Esther McVey
The data requested is not available. Participants on the Work Programme are some of the hardest people to help into work, what we do know from the latest industry published statistics is that nationally from June 2011 to December 2013, 498,000 people have been helped into work by the Work Programme.