Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average distance is travelled by residents of Hove for face-to-face personal independence payment assessments.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Atos Healthcare does not hold or retain information about customer journey times to attend assessments. Should a customer foresee a problem with travelling to their assessment they are asked to contact Atos to discuss their circumstances.
Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received an assessment for both employment and support allowance and personal independence payment in (a) 2014 and (b) the first six months of 2015 in Brighton and Hove local authority area.
Answered by Priti Patel
The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average cost of an individual assessment for (a) employment and support allowance and (b) personal independence payment was in the last period for which figures are available.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Department considers this information to be commercially sensitive and release would prejudice the interests of service providers and the Department’s future dealings with them.
Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received assessments for both employment and support allowance and personal independence payment in (a) 2014 and (b) the first six months of 2015.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of self-employed people made regular pension contributions in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
DWP’s Family Resources Survey (FRS) collects information on the income and circumstances of private households in the United Kingdom. Findings from this survey (2010/11 to 2013/14) have reported the following proportions of self-employed individuals participating in some form of pension provision for each of the years asked:
a) 2010/11 – 21%
b) 2011/12 – 20%
c) 2012/13 – 18%
d) 2013/14 – 17%
Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of removing tax credits on in-work poverty in Hove.
Answered by Priti Patel
The Government’s commitment to make savings from the welfare budget was set out in its election manifesto. Further details will be announced in due course.
Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of removing tax credits on child poverty in Hove.
Answered by Priti Patel
The Government’s commitment to make savings from the welfare budget was set out in its election manifesto. Further details will be announced in due course.