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Written Question
Employment and Support Allowance
Thursday 23rd October 2014

Asked by: Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants rejected for eligibility for employment and support allowance and who were declared fit for work by a private assessment firm subsequently died of a pre-existing condition (a) within a week, (b) one to two weeks and (c) three to four weeks after the fit-for-work declaration to date.

Answered by Lord Harper

The information requested is not available.

It is important to note, however, that Atos Healthcare do not make decisions about entitlement for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) following a Work Capability Assessment (WCA). All eligibility decisions are taken by a DWP Decision Maker who will consider all of the available evidence, including information provided by the claimant (e.g. the ESA50 form), the Atos healthcare professional’s report and any available additional medical evidence.

Written Question
State Retirement Pensions
Tuesday 10th June 2014

Asked by: Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) net and (b) gross administration charges for the national insurance pension scheme were in each of the last 10 years.

Answered by Steve Webb

The Department for Work and Pensions administers the national insurance pension scheme (State Retirement Pension) and fully recovers its administrative costs from the National Insurance Fund operated by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The net cost to the Department of administering the national insurance pension scheme is therefore zero.

At the start of each financial year, costs are calculated on the basis of latest workload forecasts and the most recent audited unit costs. The amount to be recovered is then agreed with HMRC.

Costs recovered from the National Insurance Fund in relation to administration costs for the national insurance pension scheme were as follows:

Year Amount

£ millions

2007-08 504.5

2008-09 391.9

2009-10 390.3

2010-11 348.6

2011-12 221.6

2012-13 252.6

2013-14 246.9

2014-15 209.9

Prior to 2007 the charge was not calculated on a benefit by benefit basis and therefore we do not hold any details of costs recovered from the National Insurance Fund relating specifically to the national insurance pension scheme.

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Dec 2010
Benefits Uprating

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