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- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Apprentices (17 June 2013)
Mark Hoban: There are currently 208 apprentices employed in DWP. All apprentices are aged between 18 and 24 but, as there is no requirement to capture information in the required format, we are not able to provide a further breakdown without incurring disproportionate cost.
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Jobseeker’s Allowance: Lone Parents (17 June 2013)
Mark Hoban: On 15 May 2013, statistics on the number of lone parents receiving jobseeker’s allowance was released at: http://statistics.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/jsa/lone_parents/index .php?page=jsalp Due to a data supply problem, these statistics were not updated on 12 June 2013. The Department is working as quickly as possible to resolve the issue and further updates will be issued at: www.gov.uk and...
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits: Lone Parents (17 June 2013)
Mark Hoban: We estimate around 26,000 lone parent households to be affected by the benefit cap, of which around 70% are in receipt of income support. This figure is consistent with the ad hoc statistics release of the number of households we estimate to be affected by the benefit cap published in April 2013, which can be found here: http://statistics.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/adhoc_analysis/2013/Be...
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Unemployment Benefits (17 June 2013)
Mark Hoban: Subject to suitable quality assurance, DWP statisticians expect to publish the figures on 17 July 2013.
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Universal Credit (17 June 2013)
Mark Hoban: The aim of universal credit is to encourage work. Figures in the most recent Households Below Average Income series show that children in workless families are at greater risk of being in poverty than those in working families. (i) If the child elements in universal credit were increased by: (a) 5%, we would expect to see a one percentage point reduction in the proportion of children living...
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Universal Credit (17 June 2013)
Mark Hoban: The aim of universal credit is to encourage work. Figures in the most recent Households Below Average Income series show that children in workless families are at greater risk of being in poverty than those in working families. Universal credit will significantly improve the incentives to enter work and progress through the labour market. Increasing the universal credit work allowance by (a)...
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Universal Credit (17 June 2013)
Mark Hoban: The aim of universal credit is to encourage work. Figures in the most recent Households Below Average Income series show that children in workless families are at greater risk of being in poverty than those in working families. Universal credit will significantly improve the incentives to enter work and progress through the labour market. Introducing a second earner disregard in universal...
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Universal Credit (17 June 2013)
Mark Hoban: The aim of universal credit is to encourage work. Figures in the most recent Households Below Average Income series show that children in workless families are at greater risk of being in poverty than those in working families. Universal credit will significantly improve the incentives to enter work and progress through the labour market. Increasing all universal credit work allowances by (a)...
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Universal Credit (17 June 2013)
Mark Hoban: The aim of universal credit is to encourage work. Figures in the most recent Households Below Average Income series show that children in workless families are at greater risk of being in poverty than those in working families. Universal credit will significantly improve the incentives to enter work and progress through the labour market. Financial support under universal credit is reduced at...
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Universal Credit: Barnsley (17 June 2013)
Mark Hoban: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave on 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 1052W, to the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill (Mr Byrne). Universal credit will progressively roll-out in a carefully managed and controlled way from October 2013 with all those who are entitled to UC claiming the new benefit by 2017.
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Vacancies: Barrow in Furness (17 June 2013)
Mark Hoban: Headline figures on the number of unfilled vacancies at a point in time are published by the Office for National Statistics, based on a regular survey of employers. The sample size of the survey is, however, too small to allow information to be published below national level. Administrative data on the number of unfilled vacancies held locally by Jobcentre Plus was published until the end of...
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Employment and Support Allowance (13 June 2013)
Mark Hoban: Information on appeal outcomes for incapacity benefits reassessments is not available.
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Employment and Support Allowance (13 June 2013)
Mark Hoban: The national incapacity benefit reassessment process is expected to be completed by April 2014.
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Employment and Support Allowance (13 June 2013)
Mark Hoban: The Department regularly publishes official statistics on employment and support allowance (ESA), the work capability assessment (WCA) and the reassessment of incapacity benefit claimants. The latest report was published in April 2013 and can be found on the internet at the following link: http://statistics.dwp.gov.uk/asd/workingage/esa_wca/esa_wca_ 20130430.xls Note that table 10 shows the...
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Employment and Support Allowance (13 June 2013)
Mark Hoban: Statistics on the number of former incapacity benefit (IB) recipients who have migrated to employment and support allowance (ESA), by IB ICD (disease) code, which includes mental and behavioural disorders, can be found at: http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/index.php?page=tabtool Guidance for users is available at: http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/tabtools/guidance.pdf
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Food Banks (13 June 2013)
Mark Hoban: DWP does not collate or hold numbers on the usage of food banks.
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits (13 June 2013)
Mark Hoban: We check nationality and immigration status of benefit claimants to ensure the benefit is paid properly and to prevent fraud. While this information is used, it is not currently recorded as part of the payment administrative systems. As we progressively roll out universal credit we will be recording nationality and immigration status as part of the process.
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits: St Helens (13 June 2013)
Mark Hoban: The number of jobseeker's allowance claimants with a sanction applied in St Helens South and Whiston constituency by month from 1 June 2009 to 31 May 2012 is shown in the following table: Claimants with a jobseeker's allowance sanction applied 2009 June 70 July 90 August 50 September 80 October 60 November 70 December 40 ...
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Universal Credit (13 June 2013)
Mark Hoban: I refer the right hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave him on 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 1053W, and on 15 May 2013, Official Report, column 329W. Of the £2 billion budget, spend in 2011-12 was 5%, and in 2012-13 16%. Plans continue to be developed to support the gradual roll-out from autumn 2013 within budget.
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Work Capability Assessment (13 June 2013)
Mark Hoban: All health care professionals receive training in mental health issues as part of their induction training. As part of their induction training they are required to read evidence based protocols on mental health conditions. In addition, all health care professionals are required to engage in a programme of continuing medical education which includes modules on mental health issues. All health...