Asked by: Ann McKechin (Labour - Glasgow North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseeker's allowance applications processed by (a) Maryhill Job Centre and (b) Partick Job Centre were subject to monetary sanctions in (i) 2011, (ii) 2012, (iii) 2013 and (iv) 2014; and what the average length of such sanctions was in each such year.
Answered by Esther McVey
The number of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) decisions to apply a sanction by Jobcentre Plus office is published at:
https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/
Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:
https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm
Information requested on the average length of sanctions is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Ann McKechin (Labour - Glasgow North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2015 to Question 222124, what information his Department holds on money withheld in benefit sanctions.
Answered by Esther McVey
As previously replied and reiterated in the Debate on the matter, the Department doesn’t make an estimate of the amount of benefit that would have been withheld as a result of benefit sanctions.
Asked by: Ann McKechin (Labour - Glasgow North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was withheld in benefits sanctions from applicants residing in (a) Glasgow North constituency, (b) the city of Glasgow and (c) Scotland in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013 and (v) 2014.
Answered by Esther McVey
As previously replied and reiterated in the Debate on the matter, the Department does not estimate the amount of benefit withheld as a result of benefit sanctions.
Asked by: Ann McKechin (Labour - Glasgow North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average amount of annual housing benefit payments per applicant was in (a) Glasgow North constituency, (b) the city of Glasgow and (c) Scotland in each year since 2010.
Answered by Steve Webb
The information is in the tables below.
Table 1: Housing Benefit expenditure, £millions | ||||||
| Nominal | Real terms 2014/15 prices | ||||
Expenditure £m | Glasgow North | City of Glasgow | Scotland | Glasgow North | City of Glasgow | Scotland |
2010/11 | N/A | 337.0 | 1,660.6 | N/A | 361.7 | 1,782.4 |
2011/12 | 31.4 | 338.3 | 1,727.7 | 33.1 | 356.7 | 1,821.8 |
2012/13 | 32.9 | 347.7 | 1,788.8 | 34.1 | 360.7 | 1,855.3 |
2013/14 | 33.6 | 347.7 | 1,770.2 | 34.2 | 354.1 | 1,802.8 |
Source: Single Housing Benefit Extract and Local Authority subsidy returns.
Notes:
1. Benefit expenditure is available for financial years only.
2. Housing Benefit expenditure by Parliamentary Constituency is not available prior to 2011/12.
3. Figures at 2014/15 prices are deflated using GDP deflators published following the 2014 Autumn Statement at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383988/GDP_Deflators_Autumn_Statement_December_2014_update.xls
4. Information for the city of Glasgow and Scotland is available in the “Benefit Expenditure by Local Authority from 2000/01 to 2013/14” tables at the following address: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2014
Table 2: Average annual Housing Benefit payment per applicant | ||||||
| Nominal | Real terms 2014/15 prices | ||||
| Glasgow North | City of Glasgow | Scotland | Glasgow North | City of Glasgow | Scotland |
2010/11 | N/A | £3,670 | £3,470 | N/A | £3,940 | £3,730 |
2011/12 | £3,630 | £3,680 | £3,550 | £3,830 | £3,880 | £3,740 |
2012/13 | £3,740 | £3,760 | £3,640 | £3,870 | £3,900 | £3,770 |
2013/14 | £3,800 | £3,760 | £3,610 | £3,870 | £3,830 | £3,670 |
Source: Single Housing Benefit Extract
Notes:
1. All amounts in this table have been rounded to the nearest £10
2. Housing Benefit information by Parliamentary Constituency is not available prior to 2011.
3. Figures at 2014/15 prices are deflated using GDP deflators published following the 2014 Autumn Statement and published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383988/GDP_Deflators_Autumn_Statement_December_2014_update.xls
Asked by: Ann McKechin (Labour - Glasgow North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much housing benefit was paid to applicants in (a) Glasgow North constituency, (b) the city of Glasgow and (c) Scotland in each year from 2010 to 2014.
Answered by Steve Webb
The information is in the tables below.
Table 1: Housing Benefit expenditure, £millions | ||||||
| Nominal | Real terms 2014/15 prices | ||||
Expenditure £m | Glasgow North | City of Glasgow | Scotland | Glasgow North | City of Glasgow | Scotland |
2010/11 | N/A | 337.0 | 1,660.6 | N/A | 361.7 | 1,782.4 |
2011/12 | 31.4 | 338.3 | 1,727.7 | 33.1 | 356.7 | 1,821.8 |
2012/13 | 32.9 | 347.7 | 1,788.8 | 34.1 | 360.7 | 1,855.3 |
2013/14 | 33.6 | 347.7 | 1,770.2 | 34.2 | 354.1 | 1,802.8 |
Source: Single Housing Benefit Extract and Local Authority subsidy returns.
Notes:
1. Benefit expenditure is available for financial years only.
2. Housing Benefit expenditure by Parliamentary Constituency is not available prior to 2011/12.
3. Figures at 2014/15 prices are deflated using GDP deflators published following the 2014 Autumn Statement at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383988/GDP_Deflators_Autumn_Statement_December_2014_update.xls
4. Information for the city of Glasgow and Scotland is available in the “Benefit Expenditure by Local Authority from 2000/01 to 2013/14” tables at the following address: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2014
Table 2: Average annual Housing Benefit payment per applicant | ||||||
| Nominal | Real terms 2014/15 prices | ||||
| Glasgow North | City of Glasgow | Scotland | Glasgow North | City of Glasgow | Scotland |
2010/11 | N/A | £3,670 | £3,470 | N/A | £3,940 | £3,730 |
2011/12 | £3,630 | £3,680 | £3,550 | £3,830 | £3,880 | £3,740 |
2012/13 | £3,740 | £3,760 | £3,640 | £3,870 | £3,900 | £3,770 |
2013/14 | £3,800 | £3,760 | £3,610 | £3,870 | £3,830 | £3,670 |
Source: Single Housing Benefit Extract
Notes:
1. All amounts in this table have been rounded to the nearest £10
2. Housing Benefit information by Parliamentary Constituency is not available prior to 2011.
3. Figures at 2014/15 prices are deflated using GDP deflators published following the 2014 Autumn Statement and published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383988/GDP_Deflators_Autumn_Statement_December_2014_update.xls
Asked by: Ann McKechin (Labour - Glasgow North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the fees to be collected from applicants using the Child Maintenance Service in Scotland in (a) 2014, (b) 2015, (c) 2016 and (d) 2017.
Answered by Steve Webb
Paragraph 103 of the CSA Case Closure, Introducing CMS Fees, Supporting Family Based Arrangements Impact Assessment gives an estimate of the income expected to be raised through the introduction of application fees. This Impact Assessment, published on 22 November 2013, is available at
No separate estimate for Scotland has been made.
Asked by: Ann McKechin (Labour - Glasgow North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people made an application to use the Child Maintenance Service for the year to 30 June 2014 in (a) Glasgow North constituency and (b) Scotland.
Answered by Steve Webb
The 2012 child maintenance scheme, administered by the Child Maintenance Service, was opened to all new applicants on 25 November 2013. We are not yet in a position to release full statistics, therefore we are unable to provide the information requested. When system data becomes available and fully assured they will be released as part of a managed process, which will be pre-announced and in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
We have released limited, relevant data on the 2012 statutory child maintenance scheme on an experimental basis. This is available on the GOV.UK website at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme.
Asked by: Ann McKechin (Labour - Glasgow North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Glasgow North constituency and (b) Scotland made an application to use the Child Maintenance Service between July and September 2014.
Answered by Steve Webb
The 2012 child maintenance scheme, administered by the Child Maintenance Service, was opened to all new applicants on 25 November 2013. We are not yet in a position to release full statistics, therefore we are unable to provide the information requested. When system data becomes available and fully assured they will be released as part of a managed process, which will be pre-announced and in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
We have released limited, relevant data on the 2012 statutory child maintenance scheme on an experimental basis. This is available on the GOV.UK website at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme.