Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Caerphilly)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the next version of the personal independence payment assessment guide for assessment providers to be published.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt
The Personal Independence Payment Assessment Guide the Department’s guidance for Health Professionals is regularly updated. The next update is scheduled for this Autumn.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Caerphilly)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he plans to issue to officials of his Department to aid them in deciding whether a full-time carer should be placed in the no work-related requirements conditionally group under regulation 89(b) of the Universal Credit Regulations.
Answered by Damian Hinds
Our staff already have access to guidance to aid them in making decisions of this kind. We are undertaking a current review to ensure that appropriate guidance is given to ensure that all carers are placed in the appropriate conditionality group.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Caerphilly)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families receive disabled child (a) element within their child tax credit award and (b) premium via an income support or jobseeker's allowance award; and how many such families have a child who will qualify for a lower child disability addition under universal credit.
Answered by Damian Hinds
The information requested is not available.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Caerphilly)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a carer will be placed in the no work-related requirements conditionality group of universal credit claimants if that carer provides full-time care for a disabled person awaiting a decision on their claim for a qualifying disability benefit.
Answered by Damian Hinds
The important role that carers play in our society is recognised and in Universal Credit a claimant who has caring responsibilities for one or more severely disabled persons for at least 35 hours a week should be placed in the no work related requirements group of Universal Credit. This includes those caring for a severely disabled person who is still awaiting an assessment for a severe disability benefit.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Caerphilly)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former service men and women were in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance in each of the last five years.
Answered by Damian Hinds
When claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance a person is only asked about their last job if it ended in the last 6 months. The data about their last job, if they had one, is recorded but could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
From April 2014 Individuals have also been asked by their Work Coach if they were formerly in HM Forces to ensure they are offered the most appropriate support. A marker recording their response is placed on their labour market account. The data available is not sufficiently robust to be published and will only provide a partial picture, as it is voluntarily provided information.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Caerphilly)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former service men and women were in receipt of personal independence payments in each of the last five years.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt
The Department does not hold this information.
However, in 2015/16 1000 former Servicemen and woman were receiving Armed Forces Independence Payment.
The Information can be found in the following link - Outturn and forecast: Spring Budget 2017 (ODS) Table 1c