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Written Question
Welfare Assistance Schemes: Families and Young People
Tuesday 8th October 2019

Asked by: Scott Mann (Conservative - North Cornwall)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department provides to local authorities to ensure the provision of (a) local welfare assistance and (b) other services to (i) families and (ii) young people in crisis.

Answered by Will Quince

The Welfare Reform Act 2012 abolished Social Fund Crisis Loans and Community Grants from April 2013. The funding was passed over to local authorities in England and devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales on a non-ringfenced basis, and with no statutory duties attached.

DWP provides a network of around 300 specialised work coaches for the cross government Troubled Families Programme. These Troubled Families Employment Advisers (TFEAs) support families across all local authority areas in England, providing tailored, one to one employment and welfare support. TFEAs also upskill local authorities and partners on employment matters.

DWP is working with all top tier local authorities in England to help them to address parental conflict, which can harm children’s outcomes. 98% of local authorities have taken up our offer of training for frontline practitioners and support for strategic leaders, to increase local capability in addressing parental conflict.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 15 Jan 2019
Recognition of Fibromyalgia as a Disability

"Will the hon. Gentleman give way?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 15 Jan 2019
Recognition of Fibromyalgia as a Disability

"I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for bringing this debate to the Chamber; as the number of people here shows, many of us have been written to by our constituents. I did a little bit of research, and it seems to me that the USA and Sweden both have …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 11 Jul 2018
ESA: People with Motor Neurone Disease

"A concern of my constituents is the challenges of the benefits system for people with this illness, and how that snowballs and affects their lives. Most people receive the correct financial support after their assessment. However, there are people with this long-term condition, which will not improve. Does the hon. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Jul 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"14. What steps the Government have taken to encourage assisted technology as a means to help disabled people into the workplace. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Jul 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Minister will know that autonomous vehicle technology is moving along quickly. Does she agree that autonomous vehicles could give people increased social mobility, and enable people with physical disabilities or those who are partially sighted to access work?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 May 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"A small number of my constituents do not have the digital skills or the equipment to be able to process their universal credit online. What is the Department doing to help them?..."
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Written Question
Universal Credit
Monday 21st May 2018

Asked by: Scott Mann (Conservative - North Cornwall)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

What steps he is taking to ensure that universal credit supports people to increase their earnings and progress in their jobs.

Answered by Lord Sharma

In April 2017 we reduced the Universal Credit taper rate to 63% supporting people to earn more and keep more of their earnings. And unlike in the legacy system, there are no cliff edges, so claimants know that for every extra hour they work they will be able to keep more of their earnings.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"11. What progress her Department has made on the implementation of the disability confident scheme. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Seasalt is a fantastic, disability confident business in Cornwall. It is a great Cornish fashion and home hardware business that employs over 500 people. What more can be done to encourage more Cornish companies to take on this fantastic scheme?..."
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