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  • Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-03-26.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people on incapacity benefit who have been given a prognosis that engagement in work is unlikely in the longer term have been placed in the work-related activity group since October 2010.

    Mike Penning

    The information requested is shown in the table below:

    Outcomes of functional assessments by prognosis of 2 years or more for the ESA work-related activity group, Great Britain: October 2008 – September 2013

    WRAG: Claimants with a prognosis of 2 years or more

    New Claims – Initial assessment

    11,800

    New Claims – Repeat assessment

    19,700

    Incapacity Benefit Reassessments

    73,100

    Source: Data in the tables above is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by Atos Healthcare.

    Notes:

    1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.

    2. The outcome recorded is the final DWP Decision Maker’s decision or the recommendation made by the Atos Healthcare Professional where the Decision Maker’s decision is not yet available.

    3. The data presented above comes from benefit claims data held by the Department for Work and Pensions. It related to new and repeat ESA claims and Incapacity Benefit (IB) claims reassessments. In October 2008, ESA replaced IB for new claims. Starting with a trial in October 2010, and reaching a full scale national roll-out in April 2011, existing IB claims began to be phased out, with claimants reassessed to see if they qualify for ESA instead.

    The reassessment of existing incapacity benefits claimants started in October 2010 with a trial in the Burnley and Aberdeen areas. These are included in the table.

  • Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-03-28.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate has been made of how much his Department is likely to save annually as a result of the removal of warm phones from Jobcentre Plus offices.

    Esther McVey

    We estimate ongoing yearly total savings of £1.92m from 14/15.

    Savings will be reinvested in providing extra digital equipment to support the delivery of an assisted service for vulnerable claimants.

  • Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-04-02.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households have seen their income from benefits reduced by (a) 10, (b) 20 to 49 and (c) 50 per cent or more as a result of benefit changes since May 2010.

    Esther McVey

    The requested information is not available.

  • Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-04-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have benefited from Youth Contract wage incentives, by region, in each year since the Youth Contract was introduced.

    Esther McVey

    The latest information that we hold on Youth Contract Wage Incentives was published in February 2014 and can be found at the link below. We do not collect payment data in a form that allows it to be reported at regional level.

    https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283873/youth-contract-feb14.pdf

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  • Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-04-30.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Written Statement of 17 March 2014, Official Report, columns 53-4WS, on the Higgins Review, what progress has been made on the review of connections from HS2 to the Continent announced in that Statement.

    Mr Robert Goodwill

    The Secretary of State has asked HS2 Ltd and Network Rail to consider how to improve connections between the rail network and the continent, in a way that could be implemented once the initial stages of HS2 are complete. The report will explore options that will stand the test of time and will be completed before the end of next year. The remit of the work is being considered and will be finalised shortly.

  • Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-05.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of employment and support allowance referred to the Work Programme since June 2011 had an estimated period before they were fit for work of (a) up to three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to 12 months and (d) over 12 months.

    Esther McVey

    The information we have in respect of both referrals and attachments, by prognosis group, are given in the table below:

    Number of Work Programme Referrals and Attachments by ESA prognosis Customer Groups, Great Britain: 1 June 2011 – 31 December 2013

    ESA Prognosis Customer Group

    Referrals

    Attachments

    All ESA WRAG

    242,510

    234,210

    ESA (c) WRAG Mandatory

    10,470

    9,990

    ESA (c) WRAG Voluntary

    1,060

    1,040

    ESA (IR) WRAG 12Mth Mandatory

    37,370

    35,560

    ESA (IR) WRAG 12Mth Voluntary

    1,970

    1,900

    ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6Mth Existing

    5,470

    5,230

    ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Mandatory

    98,290

    96,100

    ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Voluntary

    750

    730

    ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Mandatory ExIB

    23,230

    22,590

    ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Voluntary ExIB

    210

    210

    ESA Mandatory (IR) WRAG 12m

    42,710

    40,840

    ESA (IR) WRAG 12m Mandatory EXIB

    20,980

    20,040

    ESA Credit Only

    230

    210

    ESA (IR) Support Group

    360

    350

    ESA (c) Support Group

    100

    100

    ESA (IR) Support Group ExIB

    100

    100

    ESA (c) Support Group ExIB

    100

    90

         

  • Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of jobseekers excluded from the claimant count because their benefit has been sanctioned; and if he will make a statement.

    Esther McVey

    No-one is excluded from the claimant count simply due to their benefit being sanctioned.

  • Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-03-13.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the operation of the Work Programme in rural areas.

    Esther McVey

    The independent evaluation of the Work Programme includes providers and participants in a range of geographical areas. The Department will publish findings once the evaluation is complete.

  • Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-03-26.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of whether the unavailability of child benefit for 18 year olds in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance is discouraging the take-up of traineeships.

    Esther McVey

    Legislation prevents 18 year olds who claim JSA claiming Child Benefit (if eligible) and vice versa. 18 year olds claiming JSA can benefit from a traineeship, we are working to ensure that all young people who could benefit from a traineeship are able to do so.

  • Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-03-28.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department records the number of referrals made to local third-sector advice providers (a) to use the telephone, (b) for help filling in forms and (c) providing other support.

    Esther McVey

    It is not our policy to refer people to third-sector providers to use the telephone or get help in filling in our forms. As such we do not collect this information. Where third party providers are the most suitable people to provide suport or advice we would signpost claimants to them.