Asked by: Paul Maynard (Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the average time between Help to Save account holders making their first and second payments.
Answered by Andrew Griffith - Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
The number of Help to Save accounts opened each month up to the end of March 2022 are published in the Annual Savings Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2022. The relevant information can be found in tab 2 of the document “Help to Save tables: June 2022”. This information will be updated in the next edition of the Annual Savings Statistics, due to be published in June 2023.
We cannot provide an estimate of the proportion of people who pay into their Help to Save account each month. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
We cannot provide an estimate of the number or proportion of individuals who have made consecutive payments into their Help to Save accounts over a period of six months. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
As of end of December 2022, based on closed accounts, the average length of time a Help to Save account remained open was 3 years and 11 months.
As of end of December 2022:
As of end of December 2022, to the nearest £5:
We cannot provide an estimate of the average length of time between Help to Save account holders’ first and second payments. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
Asked by: Paul Maynard (Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average bonus was for a Help to Save scheme account since the introduction of that scheme.
Answered by Andrew Griffith - Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
The number of Help to Save accounts opened each month up to the end of March 2022 are published in the Annual Savings Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2022. The relevant information can be found in tab 2 of the document “Help to Save tables: June 2022”. This information will be updated in the next edition of the Annual Savings Statistics, due to be published in June 2023.
We cannot provide an estimate of the proportion of people who pay into their Help to Save account each month. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
We cannot provide an estimate of the number or proportion of individuals who have made consecutive payments into their Help to Save accounts over a period of six months. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
As of end of December 2022, based on closed accounts, the average length of time a Help to Save account remained open was 3 years and 11 months.
As of end of December 2022:
As of end of December 2022, to the nearest £5:
We cannot provide an estimate of the average length of time between Help to Save account holders’ first and second payments. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
Asked by: Paul Maynard (Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of people who have made consecutive monthly payments into their Help to Save account over a period of at least six months.
Answered by Andrew Griffith - Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
The number of Help to Save accounts opened each month up to the end of March 2022 are published in the Annual Savings Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2022. The relevant information can be found in tab 2 of the document “Help to Save tables: June 2022”. This information will be updated in the next edition of the Annual Savings Statistics, due to be published in June 2023.
We cannot provide an estimate of the proportion of people who pay into their Help to Save account each month. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
We cannot provide an estimate of the number or proportion of individuals who have made consecutive payments into their Help to Save accounts over a period of six months. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
As of end of December 2022, based on closed accounts, the average length of time a Help to Save account remained open was 3 years and 11 months.
As of end of December 2022:
As of end of December 2022, to the nearest £5:
We cannot provide an estimate of the average length of time between Help to Save account holders’ first and second payments. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
Asked by: Paul Maynard (Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average length of time was that a Help to Save account remained open since the introduction of that scheme.
Answered by Andrew Griffith - Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
The number of Help to Save accounts opened each month up to the end of March 2022 are published in the Annual Savings Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2022. The relevant information can be found in tab 2 of the document “Help to Save tables: June 2022”. This information will be updated in the next edition of the Annual Savings Statistics, due to be published in June 2023.
We cannot provide an estimate of the proportion of people who pay into their Help to Save account each month. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
We cannot provide an estimate of the number or proportion of individuals who have made consecutive payments into their Help to Save accounts over a period of six months. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
As of end of December 2022, based on closed accounts, the average length of time a Help to Save account remained open was 3 years and 11 months.
As of end of December 2022:
As of end of December 2022, to the nearest £5:
We cannot provide an estimate of the average length of time between Help to Save account holders’ first and second payments. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
Asked by: Paul Maynard (Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have kept their Help to Save accounts open up to the (a) two and (b) four year bonus deadlines.
Answered by Andrew Griffith - Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
The number of Help to Save accounts opened each month up to the end of March 2022 are published in the Annual Savings Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2022. The relevant information can be found in tab 2 of the document “Help to Save tables: June 2022”. This information will be updated in the next edition of the Annual Savings Statistics, due to be published in June 2023.
We cannot provide an estimate of the proportion of people who pay into their Help to Save account each month. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
We cannot provide an estimate of the number or proportion of individuals who have made consecutive payments into their Help to Save accounts over a period of six months. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
As of end of December 2022, based on closed accounts, the average length of time a Help to Save account remained open was 3 years and 11 months.
As of end of December 2022:
As of end of December 2022, to the nearest £5:
We cannot provide an estimate of the average length of time between Help to Save account holders’ first and second payments. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
Asked by: Paul Maynard (Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of people with a Help to Save account who pay in every month.
Answered by Andrew Griffith - Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
The number of Help to Save accounts opened each month up to the end of March 2022 are published in the Annual Savings Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2022. The relevant information can be found in tab 2 of the document “Help to Save tables: June 2022”. This information will be updated in the next edition of the Annual Savings Statistics, due to be published in June 2023.
We cannot provide an estimate of the proportion of people who pay into their Help to Save account each month. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
We cannot provide an estimate of the number or proportion of individuals who have made consecutive payments into their Help to Save accounts over a period of six months. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
As of end of December 2022, based on closed accounts, the average length of time a Help to Save account remained open was 3 years and 11 months.
As of end of December 2022:
As of end of December 2022, to the nearest £5:
We cannot provide an estimate of the average length of time between Help to Save account holders’ first and second payments. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
Asked by: Paul Maynard (Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have opened a Help to Save account in each year since its introduction.
Answered by Andrew Griffith - Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
The number of Help to Save accounts opened each month up to the end of March 2022 are published in the Annual Savings Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2022. The relevant information can be found in tab 2 of the document “Help to Save tables: June 2022”. This information will be updated in the next edition of the Annual Savings Statistics, due to be published in June 2023.
We cannot provide an estimate of the proportion of people who pay into their Help to Save account each month. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
We cannot provide an estimate of the number or proportion of individuals who have made consecutive payments into their Help to Save accounts over a period of six months. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
As of end of December 2022, based on closed accounts, the average length of time a Help to Save account remained open was 3 years and 11 months.
As of end of December 2022:
As of end of December 2022, to the nearest £5:
We cannot provide an estimate of the average length of time between Help to Save account holders’ first and second payments. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.
Asked by: Paul Maynard (Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a (a) compensation, (b) settlement and (c) pension scheme for key workers seriously impacted by long COVID as a result of their work.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
The Department has not made an assessment.
The Department continues to work with the Department for Work and Pensions and as more evidence about the disease emerges, will consider the Government’s provisions and approach for those key workers experiencing the long-term effects of COVID-19.
Asked by: Paul Maynard (Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had discussions with employers to encourage them to offer (a) part-time work and (b) flexible work to people with long covid.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Minister without Portfolio
The Department speaks regularly with employers about flexible working – including part time work. These discussions have covered a range of issues, including the importance of flexible working in managing employees with long term health conditions, such as long covid.
In December 2022 the Government announced plans[1] to make the right to request flexible working a day one right, alongside other changes to make flexible working more accessible to all employees. The Government is pleased to support the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Private Members’ Bill[2] which will deliver several of these changes.
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/making-flexible-working-the-default
[2] https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3198
Asked by: Paul Maynard (Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to review (a) the overall financial support offered to, (b) eligibility for Personal Independence Payment of, and (c) eligibility for Industrial Injuries Disablement benefit of those with long covid.
Answered by Tom Pursglove
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is intended to act as a contribution towards the extra costs that arise from needs related to a long-term health condition or disability. It is assessed on the basis of functional needs arising from a disability, or long term health condition, rather than diagnosis of a condition. The needs arising from long Covid are assessed in the same way as for all other health conditions or disabilities.
We have no plans to review either the financial support offered to those receiving PIP, or the eligibility criteria as they apply to particular conditions.
The department is advised by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC), an independent scientific body, on changes to the list of occupational diseases for which Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit can be paid.
Their report ‘COVID-19 and Occupational Impacts’ was published in November 2022 and recommended for health and social care workers, the addition of five serious pathological complications following COVID-19 infection to the list of prescribed diseases. The department is currently carrying out a detailed assessment of the report’s recommendations. Once this work is complete, the department will provide a formal response.
IIAC considered that the evidence is not, at present, sufficient to recommend adding Long Covid to the list of prescribed diseases. IIAC will continue to investigate the occupational implications of COVID-19, including any post-infection associations.