Department for Work and Pensions

written question – answered on 18 May 2022.

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  • Independent Case Examiner

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  • Independent Case Examiner

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints have been received by the Independent Case Examiner in each year since financial year 2010-11.

  • Independent Case Examiner: Staff

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent investigating staff were employed by the Independent Case Examiner in each year since financial year 2010-11.

  • Universal Credit: Disability

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in the context of the judicial review judgement handed down on 21 January 2022, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential...

  • Independent Case Examiner

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been waiting for more than (a) three, (b) six, (c) 10, (d) 12 and (e) 18 months from receipt of a complaint to the...

  • Restart Scheme

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the National Audit Office will conduct a review of the performance of the Restart Scheme.

  • Employment: Long Term Unemployed People and Older People

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) long-term unemployed and (b) over-50s unemployed people into work.

  • Employment: Immunosuppression

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has issued guidance to work coaches on avoiding recommendations for in-person work for people who are immunocompromised.

  • Unpaid Work

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of (a) the average number of hours of unpaid labour carried out in the UK each year as part of trial...

  • Asylum: Employment

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether asylum seekers are able to access tailored job search support upon resettlement in the UK.

  • Universal Credit: Scotland

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her timeframe is for managed migration of Universal Credit in Scotland.

  • Universal Credit

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to notify people in Universal Credit managed migration areas.

  • Universal Credit

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to make funding available for third sector organisations supporting their service users through managed migration to...

  • State Retirement Pensions: Widowed People

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of men and women who are eligible to inherit a deceased partner's Additional State Pension...

  • Pensioners: Poverty

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate has she made of the number of people of pension age living in (a) relative and (b) absolute poverty.

  • Universal Credit: Mental Illness

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential challenges experienced by people with mental health problems as part of the managed...

  • Department for Work and Pensions: Washington

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of jobs that will be affected by the closure of the Durham House site in Washington.

  • Universal Credit

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her planned timetable is for the completion of the discovery phase of managed migration to universal credit.

  • Department for Work and Pensions: Washington

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the profile of the civil servants affected by the closure of Durham House is by (a) age, (b) race, (c) gender and (d) disability.

  • Department for Work and Pensions: Washington

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the consolidation of Durham House on levels of hybrid working among affected civil servants.

  • Universal Credit

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to announce the timetable for the managed migration from legacy benefits to Universal Credit.

  • Universal Credit: Disability

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which stakeholder groups her Department is working with as of 110 May 2022 to monitor and understand the needs of disabled people as part of...

  • Universal Credit: Mental Illness

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that reasonable adjustments are put in place for universal credit claimants with mental health...

  • Universal Credit

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the safe transfer of data from legacy systems to the universal credit system as part of the...

  • Universal Credit: Disability

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in the context of the judicial review judgment handed down on 21 January 2022, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that claimants in...

  • Kickstart Scheme

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Kickstart scheme placements have been (a) approved, (b) advertised and (c) started by young people in each (i) sector, (ii) region...

  • Employment

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Plan for Jobs in supporting people into work.

  • Employment: Young People

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department has made on supporting young people into high-skilled jobs in Hendon constituency.