Asked by: Joan Ryan (The Independent Group for Change - Enfield North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of households with dependent children in (a) London, (b) Enfield and (c) Enfield North constituency that will be affected by a reduction of the benefit cap to £23,000.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.
Asked by: Joan Ryan (The Independent Group for Change - Enfield North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of out of work households in (a) London, (b) Enfield and (c) Enfield North constituency that will be affected by the reduction of the benefit cap to £23,000.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.
Asked by: Joan Ruddock (Labour - Lewisham, Deptford)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseeker's allowance (JSA) sanctions there were per 100 JSA claimants in each London borough in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answered by Esther McVey - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
Information on the number of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) sanctions, by various geographies, is available and published at:
https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/
Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:
https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm
Claimant count JSA figures are published at:
These figures will enable the information requested to be estimated.
Asked by: Lord Stoddart of Swindon (Independent Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 15 January concerning the Right to Buy scheme (HL4050), how many social housing units were lost to provide the £600 million; how many will be provided from that money; what consideration they have given to the wider fairness of offering property at a discount to those who have already enjoyed a social housing tenancy; and whether Stamp Duty on such sales is levied at full market value or on the discounted value.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Government is committed to helping tenants achieve their home ownership aspirations. The Right to Buy Scheme has helped almost 2 million households to enjoy the benefits of home ownership, including greater independence, and the security of owning a valuable asset.
Over £600 million has been generated from 14,731 additional Right to Buy sales since the policy was reinvigorated in April 2012. All but two stock holding authorities have entered into agreements with the Government to replace that stock on a one-for-one basis within three years, and any one-for-one receipts not used by authorities will be returned to the Homes and Communities Agency or the Greater London Authority for investment in new affordable housing.
Stamp Duty is worked out as a percentage of the price the tenant pays for a property. Information on Stamp Duty can be obtained from: www.hmrc.gov.uk/sdlt/intro/rates-thresholds.htm
Asked by: Stephen Timms (Labour - East Ham)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in each London local authority have been capped by (a) less than £50, (b) between £50 and £100, (c) £100 to £150, (d) £150 to £200, (e) £200 to £250, (f) £250 to £300, (g) £300 to £350, (h) £350 to £400 and (i) £400 and above as a consequence of the benefit cap.
Answered by Esther McVey - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
The information requested is provided in the attached document: Capped Households in London by Local Authority and can be found at the following link: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/