Asked by: Helen Grant (Conservative - Maidstone and The Weald)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to support the separated parents of children who are not the parent in receipt of (a) child benefit and (b) carers allowance.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The government has a range of policies which support children and families across the tax and benefits system and public services. Independent, free and anonymous benefit calculators are available to help individuals understand what benefits they may be entitled to. Benefits calculators - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Asked by: Helen Grant (Conservative - Maidstone and The Weald)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many veterans in receipt of (a) an armed forces compensation scheme guaranteed income payment and (b) the war pension scheme unemployability supplement have undertaken a work capability assessment to prove their entitlement to the housing element of universal credit in each year for which information is available.
Answered by Sarah Newton
The Work Capability Assessment is not a condition of entitlement to housing costs within Universal Credit.
Asked by: Helen Grant (Conservative - Maidstone and The Weald)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many veterans in receipt of a war pension are claiming employment support allowance as part of their universal credit claim.
Answered by Sarah Newton
New claims to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) have now stopped, however claimants can receive the ESA component of Universal Credit (UC). Claimants may also be entitled to New Style ESA which can be claimed alongside Universal Credit if the claimant has paid or been credited with sufficient National Insurance contributions, satisfying the New Style ESA eligibility conditions.