Asked by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has held recent discussions with the Welsh Government on requirements to attend the Jobcentre for people with health problems.
Answered by Julie Marson
Although there have been no recent discussions with the Welsh Government concerning Jobcentre attendance for people with health conditions, there is a well-established working relationship between the Department and the Welsh Government, ensuring that we work together on devolved and reserved areas effectively.
Our Work Coaches personalise the support provided for each individual claimant and vary the frequency and method of contact in line with the claimant’s needs, circumstances, and capability, including the use of digital and telephone channels where appropriate.
Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of unemployed (a) Universal Credit and (b) Job Seekers Allowance claimants who would have moved into work between 31 January and 26 June 2022 without the Way to Work campaign.
Answered by Julie Marson
No estimate has been made of the number of unemployed Universal Credit and Job Seeker Allowance claimants would have moved into work between January and June 2022 in the absence of the Way to Work campaign.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to pay care leavers the higher rate of (a) Jobseekers Allowance and (b) Universal Credit from their 18th birthday.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Universal Credit provides those who are under 25 with lower rates than those age 25 and over. This reflects the fact that these claimants are more likely to live in someone else’s household and have lower living costs.
However, it is acknowledged that some claimants under 25 do live independently, which is why Universal Credit includes separate elements to provide support to claimants for these additional costs. These additional amounts are provided in a similar way to all claimants.
There are no plans to change this policy.
Asked by: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the letter from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to the Chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee on 3 February, when they intend to complete their evaluation of the Universal Credit and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Work Search and Work Availability Requirements – limitations) (Amendment) Regulations 2022; and whether the evaluation will take account of the Social Security Advisory Committee’s letter to the Secretary of State on 23 June.
Answered by Baroness Stedman-Scott
We have achieved our Way to Work target of moving 500,000 claimants into work by the end of June. The Department is looking at how it might be able to evaluate different aspects of the campaign. The analysis is in ongoing development and the advice from SSAC will be considered.
Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) total number of claimants of out-of-work benefits and (b) gross off-flow of claimants from out-of-work benefits into employment was for each month from January 2013 for data is available.
Answered by Julie Marson
The total out-of-work benefit caseload is published on a quarterly basis from February 2013 to November 2021 in the Benefit Combinations statistics on the Stat-Xplore website:
https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk
Guidance for users of Stat-Xplore is available at:
https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html
Monthly out-of-work benefit destinations are only available for Jobseeker's Allowance claimants and are published by Office for National Statistics. The statistics for January 2013 to June 2022 can be found on the NOMIS website:
Guidance for users can be found at:
https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of carers received both the (a) Carer’s Allowance and (b) Carer Premium in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The following table shows the latest available statistics in Great Britain at November 2021, of the number of Carer’s Allowance recipients who are also in receipt of the:
These figures are broken down further for England, Wales and Scotland.
| Great Britain | England | Wales | Scotland |
Carer’s Allowance recipients | 921,320 | 783,800 | 56,450 | 80,380 |
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Carer’s Allowance recipients also in receipt of: | ||||
Universal Credit (receiving carer element) | 248,570 | 212,180 | 14,040 | 22,330 |
Universal Credit (not receiving carer element) | 34,770 | 29,900 | 1,930 | 2,940 |
Jobseeker's Allowance carer premium | 700 | 600 | 0 | 100 |
Income Support carer premium | 155,680 | 131,200 | 9,540 | 14,940 |
Pension Credit carer addition | 3,280 | 3,000 | 120 | 170 |
Housing Benefit carer premium | 92,530 | 79,720 | 5,950 | 6,860 |
Source: DWP Quarterly Statistical Enquiry 5% data, 100% DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) and DWP Single Housing Benefit Extract (November 2021)
Notes
The information requested is not readily available for Employment and Support Allowance claimants, or Carer’s Allowance claimants who are partners of those receiving Income Support or Pension Credit. To provide this additional information would incur disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of carers received both Universal Credit and Carer's Allowance but not the carer element of Universal Credit in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The following table shows the latest available statistics in Great Britain at November 2021, of the number of Carer’s Allowance recipients who are also in receipt of the:
These figures are broken down further for England, Wales and Scotland.
| Great Britain | England | Wales | Scotland |
Carer’s Allowance recipients | 921,320 | 783,800 | 56,450 | 80,380 |
| ||||
Carer’s Allowance recipients also in receipt of: | ||||
Universal Credit (receiving carer element) | 248,570 | 212,180 | 14,040 | 22,330 |
Universal Credit (not receiving carer element) | 34,770 | 29,900 | 1,930 | 2,940 |
Jobseeker's Allowance carer premium | 700 | 600 | 0 | 100 |
Income Support carer premium | 155,680 | 131,200 | 9,540 | 14,940 |
Pension Credit carer addition | 3,280 | 3,000 | 120 | 170 |
Housing Benefit carer premium | 92,530 | 79,720 | 5,950 | 6,860 |
Source: DWP Quarterly Statistical Enquiry 5% data, 100% DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) and DWP Single Housing Benefit Extract (November 2021)
Notes
The information requested is not readily available for Employment and Support Allowance claimants, or Carer’s Allowance claimants who are partners of those receiving Income Support or Pension Credit. To provide this additional information would incur disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of carers received both (a) Pension Credit and (b) Carer Addition in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The following table shows the latest available statistics in Great Britain at November 2021, of the number of Carer’s Allowance recipients who are also in receipt of the:
These figures are broken down further for England, Wales and Scotland.
| Great Britain | England | Wales | Scotland |
Carer’s Allowance recipients | 921,320 | 783,800 | 56,450 | 80,380 |
| ||||
Carer’s Allowance recipients also in receipt of: | ||||
Universal Credit (receiving carer element) | 248,570 | 212,180 | 14,040 | 22,330 |
Universal Credit (not receiving carer element) | 34,770 | 29,900 | 1,930 | 2,940 |
Jobseeker's Allowance carer premium | 700 | 600 | 0 | 100 |
Income Support carer premium | 155,680 | 131,200 | 9,540 | 14,940 |
Pension Credit carer addition | 3,280 | 3,000 | 120 | 170 |
Housing Benefit carer premium | 92,530 | 79,720 | 5,950 | 6,860 |
Source: DWP Quarterly Statistical Enquiry 5% data, 100% DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) and DWP Single Housing Benefit Extract (November 2021)
Notes
The information requested is not readily available for Employment and Support Allowance claimants, or Carer’s Allowance claimants who are partners of those receiving Income Support or Pension Credit. To provide this additional information would incur disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of carers received both (a) the carer element of Universal Credit and (b) Carer's Allowance in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The following table shows the latest available statistics in Great Britain at November 2021, of the number of Carer’s Allowance recipients who are also in receipt of the:
These figures are broken down further for England, Wales and Scotland.
| Great Britain | England | Wales | Scotland |
Carer’s Allowance recipients | 921,320 | 783,800 | 56,450 | 80,380 |
| ||||
Carer’s Allowance recipients also in receipt of: | ||||
Universal Credit (receiving carer element) | 248,570 | 212,180 | 14,040 | 22,330 |
Universal Credit (not receiving carer element) | 34,770 | 29,900 | 1,930 | 2,940 |
Jobseeker's Allowance carer premium | 700 | 600 | 0 | 100 |
Income Support carer premium | 155,680 | 131,200 | 9,540 | 14,940 |
Pension Credit carer addition | 3,280 | 3,000 | 120 | 170 |
Housing Benefit carer premium | 92,530 | 79,720 | 5,950 | 6,860 |
Source: DWP Quarterly Statistical Enquiry 5% data, 100% DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) and DWP Single Housing Benefit Extract (November 2021)
Notes
The information requested is not readily available for Employment and Support Allowance claimants, or Carer’s Allowance claimants who are partners of those receiving Income Support or Pension Credit. To provide this additional information would incur disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the amendments to the permitted period contained in The Universal Credit and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Work Search and Work Availability Requirements - limitations) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 include an objective to support claimants to move into sustained, long-term employment.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Way to Work campaign is a move to help job-ready claimants into work sooner, utilising strong relationships with employers to help fill the hundreds of thousands of vacancies in the economy.
We are also providing claimants with more time with their Work Coaches so they are better supported in their search for work as we know that a claimant that can work is better off in work and that those in work have a greater chance of securing a better job and progressing in a career.
Finally, building on the Way to Work campaign, we are rolling out a new in-work progression offer to all Jobcentres. This will extend the support we provide to low-paid benefit claimants in work, providing targeted support to help people progress in their jobs, overcome barriers to fulfil their potential and earn more.