Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Jul 2022
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"19. What steps her Department is taking to support people in receipt of disability benefits with the rising cost of living. ..."Kerry McCarthy - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Jul 2022
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"I thank the Minister for that response, but at the time when the then Chancellor came up with that support package in May, Ofgem’s cap prediction was that a typical bill would rise to £2,800 in October. It now looks as though it could be something like £450 more than …..."Kerry McCarthy - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 6th June 2022
Asked by:
Kerry McCarthy (Labour - Bristol East)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Carers Allowance applications are awaiting a decision as of 26 May 2022; and what the average waiting time is for someone who has applied for Carers Allowance to receive a decision about their claim in the latest period for which that information is available.
Answered by Chloe Smith
As of 23 May 2022 (latest data available) there were 39,071 Carer’s Allowance claims awaiting a decision.
The current average clearance time for a Carer’s Allowance claim decision to be made is 37 working days.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Mar 2022
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"24. What assessment she has made of the barriers to work for tenants who are in (a) supported housing and (b) receipt of housing benefit at exempt accommodation rates. ..."Kerry McCarthy - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Mar 2022
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"I welcomed the announcement made by the Minister for Housing, the right hon. Member for Pudsey (Stuart Andrew), towards the end of last week about regulation of supported housing—that is a very good move—but at present there are people in supported housing where there is an exemption from the housing …..."Kerry McCarthy - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 27th January 2022
Asked by:
Kerry McCarthy (Labour - Bristol East)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been affected by the underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance in (a) Filton and Bradley Stoke, (b) Kingswood, (c) North East Somerset, (d) North Somerset, (e) Thornbury and Yate, (f) Wells and (g) Weston-super-Mare constituency.
Answered by Chloe Smith
I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 19th January to question number 104377.
Written Question
Friday 21st January 2022
Asked by:
Kerry McCarthy (Labour - Bristol East)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been affected by the underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance in Bristol East constituency.
Answered by Chloe Smith
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19th January to question number 104377.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 17 May 2021
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" What recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of in-work poverty. ..."Kerry McCarthy - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 17 May 2021
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"I have lost count of the number of times the Minister said all the evidence suggests that work is the best route out of poverty. We agree, in that the last Labour Government showed how it could be done, but under this Government it is simply not true, is it? …..."Kerry McCarthy - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Mar 2021
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" The Minister for Disabled People will know that many disabled people’s organisations are extremely unhappy about the national disability strategy consultation, which closed last month. They were quoted as being “shocked and dismayed” and I know the Bristol Disability Equality Forum feels the same. What conversations has he had …..."Kerry McCarthy - View Speech
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