Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of the effect on the likelihood of people's reemployment of their prior length of absence from work; and what steps the Government is taking to address that matter.
Answered by Priti Patel - Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
It is not possible to quantify the exact effect of benefit duration on the likelihood of re-employment as information on the destinations of people leaving benefits is not recorded for all claimants.
Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that (a) health workers, (b) Jobcentre Plus staff and (c) his Department's staff have received adequate training to respond to the needs of people with Crohn's disease and Colitis, which meets the six main standards set out in the Standards for the Healthcare of People who have Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 2013 update.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson
Guidance and training for Healthcare professionals advising the Department is developed by providers for their own staff. Both PIP and ESA assessments are based on function, not diagnosis or treatment.
All Jobcentre Plus work coaches are trained to have the skills required to support customers with health conditions and disabilities. They have access to information which gives specific detail around various illnesses, the effects those illnesses are likely to have and access to sites such as NHS Choices. Work coaches can also use the “Employment, Health Conditions and Disabilities” intranet guide notes which provide background on specific disabilities /conditions and advice on good practice when interviewing. Finally, via the local District Provision tool, many Work Coaches are able to signpost claimants to organisations such as Crohns and Colitis UK.
Departmental Decision Makers are given awareness of conditions, incapacities and their effects. Over time and with updates, learning and development they gather more information to increase their knowledgebase. They are also able to obtain specific advice on individual cases from Healthcare professionals employed by providers working for the Department.
Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses in Brigg and Goole constituency that will be issued with staging dates for automatic enrolment between 1 April 2014 and 1 April 2015.
Answered by Steve Webb
I refer the hon. Member to the Written Answer I gave the hon. Member for Skipton and Ripon Julian Smith on 30 April, Official Report, Column 729W.
Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many businesses in (a) the UK and (b) Brigg and Goole constituency have taken part in wage incentive schemes since the introduction of the Youth Contract.
Answered by Esther McVey
Data on the number of employers receiving wage incentives are not available. The latest statistics on Youth Contract wage incentives, released on 25 February 2014 are available here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youth-contract-official-statistics-february-2014
Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on housing benefit for tenants in (a) council property, (b) housing association and registered social landlord property and (c) private sector housing in (i) Yorkshire and Humber and (ii) Brigg and Goole constituency in each year since 2009.
Answered by Steve Webb
The information is in the tables below. Housing Benefit expenditure by Parliamentary Constituency is not available prior to 2011/12.
Table 1: Housing Benefit spending in Yorkshire and Humber by accommodation type. | ||||
£ million, nominal | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 |
Local Authority Accommodation | 439.4 | 453.5 | 485.7 | 522.8 |
Temporary Accommodation | 10.0 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.7 |
Registered Social Landlord | 447.5 | 464.1 | 504.3 | 546.2 |
Private Rented Sector | 487.2 | 571.6 | 611.1 | 623.0 |
Total Housing Benefit Spend | 1,384.1 | 1,497.0 | 1,608.6 | 1,700.7 |
Source: Local authority subsidy returns
Table 2: Housing Benefit spending in Brigg and Goole by accommodation type.
£ million, nominal | 2011/12 | 2012/13 |
Local Authority Accommodation | 3.3 | 3.7 |
Temporary Accommodation | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Registered Social Landlord | 7.0 | 7.5 |
Private Rented Sector | 8.0 | 8.3 |
Total Housing Benefit Spend | 18.4 | 19.5 |
Source: Mid-year statistical data and Local authority subsidy returns
Notes:
Figures may not sum exactly due to rounding.
A breakdown of benefit expenditure for Housing Benefit can be found in the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit expenditure by local authority tables as per the link below:
Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit sanctions were issued in Brigg and Goole constituency in each of the last five years.
Answered by Esther McVey
The information requested is shown in the table below.
Number of benefit sanctions applied in Brigg and Goole constituency in each of the last five years.
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Source: (JSA and ESA): DWP Information, Governance and Security Directorate: Sanctions and Disallowance Decisions Statistics Database.
Source (IS): Income Support Computer System
Notes:
Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
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.
Answered by 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.