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Written Question
Household Support Fund: Greater London
Monday 26th February 2024

Asked by: Feryal Clark (Labour - Enfield North)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Household Support Fund on levels of child poverty in (a) Enfield North Constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London since October 2021.

Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Over £2 billion has been allocated to date to Local Authorities in England via the Household Support Fund to help those most in need, including £14,239,973 in the London Borough of Enfield, and £339,357,037 in the Local Authorities that make up Greater London.

The HSF is an intentionally flexible scheme designed to enable Local Authorities to respond to local need. Local Authorities are encouraged through our scheme guidance to consider the needs of households including families with children of all ages.


Written Question
Household Support Fund: Greater London
Monday 26th February 2024

Asked by: Feryal Clark (Labour - Enfield North)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of families received funding from the Household Support Fund in (a) Enfield North Constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London since October 2021.

Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The number of awards is reported by Local Authorities, so data at a constituency level is not available.

Over £2 billion has been allocated to date to Local Authorities in England via the Household Support Fund to help those most in need, including £14,239,973 in the London Borough of Enfield, and £339,357,037 in the Local Authorities that make up Greater London.

The most recent published management information for the Household Support Fund, including numbers of awards by Local Authority can be found at:

Household Support Fund 3 management information:1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)(opens in a new tab)(opens in a new tab)

Household Support Fund 2 management information: 1 April to 30 September 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)(opens in a new tab)

Household Support Fund management information: 6 October 2021 to 31 March 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)


Written Question
Household Support Fund: Greater London
Monday 26th February 2024

Asked by: Feryal Clark (Labour - Enfield North)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Household Support Fund awards were issued in (a) Enfield North Constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London since October 2021.

Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The number of awards is reported by Local Authorities, so data at a constituency level is not available.

Over £2 billion has been allocated to date to Local Authorities in England via the Household Support Fund to help those most in need, including £14,239,973 in the London Borough of Enfield, and £339,357,037 in the Local Authorities that make up Greater London.

The most recent published management information for the Household Support Fund, including numbers of awards by Local Authority can be found at:

Household Support Fund 3 management information:1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)(opens in a new tab)(opens in a new tab)

Household Support Fund 2 management information: 1 April to 30 September 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)(opens in a new tab)

Household Support Fund management information: 6 October 2021 to 31 March 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)


Written Question
Redundancy: Greater London
Wednesday 15th November 2023

Asked by: Feryal Clark (Labour - Enfield North)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support people who have been made redundant to (a) access training and skills support and (b) find suitable alternative employment in (i) Enfield North constituency, (ii) the London Borough of Enfield and (iii) London.

Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department for Work and Pensions stands ready to support anyone affected by redundancy with our Rapid Response Service offer. This is a service designed to give support and advice to employers and their employees when faced with redundancy.

This service is co-ordinated nationally by the National Employer and Partnership Team and is managed by Jobcentre Plus. Delivery partners include The National Careers Service, local training providers, Money Helper and the skills bodies in England.

The Rapid Response Service offer is flexible and can include a range of options (see below) that can be pulled together into an appropriate support package. This package will be tailored to meet the needs of the employer, the individuals affected and the local community.

The range of support available from Jobcentre Plus and partners may include:

  • Help with job search including CV writing, interview skills, where to find jobs and how to apply for them.
  • Connecting people to jobs in the labour market
  • Help to identify transferable skills and skills gaps (linked to the local labour market).
  • What benefits they may get and how to claim.

Written Question
Pensioners: Greater London
Tuesday 14th November 2023

Asked by: Feryal Clark (Labour - Enfield North)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of inflation on pensioners in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London.

Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

No such assessment has been made of the impact of inflation on pensioners in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London.

The Government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living and is taking action to help. Overall, we are providing total support of over £94bn over 2022/23 and 2023/24 to help households and individuals with the rising cost of bills. This includes 8.7m pensioner households who received a £300 Cost of Living Payment last winter as an addition to the Winter Fuel Payment. Pensioners will also receive a further £300 additional payment later this year in their Winter Fuel Payment.

In April, the State Pension saw its biggest ever rise, increasing by 10.1%. The full yearly amount of the basic State Pension will be over £3,050 higher, in cash terms, than in 2010. That’s £790 more than if it had been uprated by Prices, and £945 more than if it had been uprated by earnings (since 2010).


Written Question
Disability Living Allowance: Greater London
Monday 13th November 2023

Asked by: Feryal Clark (Labour - Enfield North)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for Disability Living Allowance for children were (a) successful and (b) not successful in (i) Enfield North constituency, (ii) the London Borough of Enfield and (iii) London in each of the last three years for which data is available.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

We have grouped the response to the above two parliamentary questions.

The information is not available. However, quarterly statistics for the number of children receiving Disability Living Allowance, by length of claim and by government office regions and Westminster parliamentary constituency to February 2023, are published on Stat-Xplore.

Users can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest user and, if needed, can access guidance on how to extract the information required.


Written Question
Disability Living Allowance: Greater London
Monday 13th November 2023

Asked by: Feryal Clark (Labour - Enfield North)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unsuccessful claims for Disability Living Allowance for children were (i) appealed and (ii) successful following an appeal in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London in each of the last three years for which data is available.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

The information requested is not available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Disability Living Allowance: Greater London
Monday 13th November 2023

Asked by: Feryal Clark (Labour - Enfield North)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for Disability Living Allowance for children were made in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London in each of the last three years for which data is available.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

We have grouped the response to the above two parliamentary questions.

The information is not available. However, quarterly statistics for the number of children receiving Disability Living Allowance, by length of claim and by government office regions and Westminster parliamentary constituency to February 2023, are published on Stat-Xplore.

Users can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest user and, if needed, can access guidance on how to extract the information required.


Written Question
Universal Credit: Greater London
Friday 20th October 2023

Asked by: Feryal Clark (Labour - Enfield North)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Universal Credit claimants have an advance attached to their claim during the wait for their first payment (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London by claimant age group as of 18 September 2023.

Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The information requested is not available for this period.


Written Question
Access to Work Programme: Greater London
Thursday 19th October 2023

Asked by: Feryal Clark (Labour - Enfield North)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was to receive the results of an Access to Work application in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London in the latest period for which data is available.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

The information requested about Access to Work applications that have been made in Enfield North and London Borough of Enfield and London is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.

Average customer journey times stood at 62 days in December 2022. Current averages stand at 48.4 days, a 22% reduction.