Kirsty Blackman MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Members: CorrespondenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to the letter of 9 April 2025 from the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, reference ZA32718, case CMPT12025/33740.
Answer: We aim to investigate issues raised by complainants, and MPs on their behalf, within 15 working days, but where the case is complex, we may need to take longer. We acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 9th April 2025 and will provide a reply shortly.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many waiver requests from overpayment recovery of Universal Credit were (a) recorded and (b) granted (i) in full and (ii) partially for (A) each of the last two calendar years and (B) the current ca
Answer: In last year's Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) waivers were included as part of the losses and special payments section on page 258: DWP annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 (HTML) - GOV.UK. Information regarding Secretary of State discretion to waive...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: DeductionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 13 December 2023 to Question 5974 on Universal Credit: Children, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of deductions from Universal Credit payments
Answer: Estimating the impact of deductions on trends in poverty is complex as stopping deductions would result in a build-up of arrears of the range of debts a customer has and stop vital obligations such as child maintenance being paid.The government is committ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: DeductionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Public Law Project report entitled From pillar to post: barriers to dealing with deductions from Universal Credit, published on 19 September 2024, what steps her Department is taki
Answer: DWP strives to set affordable and sustainable repayment plans and encourages customers to make contact if they are unable to afford the proposed repayment rate. When a customer makes contact because they are experiencing financial hardship, the rate of re...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of its proposed disability benefit changes on children's educational attainment.
Answer: No assessment has been made.Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of its proposed disability benefit changes on rates of homelessness.
Answer: No assessment has been made.Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of its proposed changes to disability benefits on demand for local authority social care services.
Answer: No assessment has been made.Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to disability benefit on demand for NHS services.
Answer: No assessment has yet been made.Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reform...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Apr 2025WithdrawnUIN 48923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has produced an analysis of the potential impact of planned changes to disability benefits on children’s educational attainment.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Apr 2025WithdrawnUIN 48922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has produced an analysis of the potential impact of planned changes to disability benefits on levels of homelessness.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Apr 2025WithdrawnUIN 48921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has produced analysis of the potential impact of planned changes to disability benefits on levels of demand for local authority social care services.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Apr 2025WithdrawnUIN 48920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has produced an analysis of the potential impact of planned changes to disability benefits on levels of demand for NHS services.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Information OfficersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in her Department; and what the salary band is for each post.
Answer: Our Communications team is responsible for ensuring transparency and informing the public about vital policies and services that support citizens every day. We communicate about our services to over 20 million people, whether that's about paying benefits,...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: ScotlandDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which jobcentres in Scotland have seen work coach staffing numbers reduced (a) since 2018-19 and (b) in the year for which the most recent data is available.
Answer: Work Coach staffing numbers for 2018-19 are unavailable. We have therefore compared Work Coach staffing numbers between March 2020 and the latest position (February 2025). The following Jobcentres in Scotland have seen reductions in Work Coach levels betw...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,what the initial results are of the work undertaken in the eight trailblazer areas set out in the Get Britain Working White Paper; and what are the key performance indicators for this work.
Answer: As announced in the Get Britain Working White Paper, Trailblazers to test more localised delivery of the Youth Guarantee and support for people who are economically inactive are due to launch starting from April 2025. We are working closely with the Trail...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordJoint Work and Health UnitDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the priorities are of the joint Work and Health Unit.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions and Department of Health and Social Care Joint Work and Health Directorate (JWHD) (formerly Unit) was set up in 2015 in recognition of the significant link between work and health and to improve employment opportunitie...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: CorrespondenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department records the number of enquiries received from (a) hon. Members and (b) Members of Devolved (i) Parliaments and (ii) Assemblies on a quarterly basis.
Answer: The department receives and responds to enquiries from Members of Parliament and Members of devolved Parliaments or Assemblies but does not collate, report or produce statistics on this.
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many written representations on compensation for women affected by changes to the state pension age she has received from Labour (a) hon. Members representing Scottish constituencies and (b) Members
Answer: The Department does not keep this information centrally and therefore it is not readily available. Providing the information that the Department does hold would incur disproportionate costs.
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of women born in the 1950s affected by State Pension age changes in each constituency in (a) Scotland and (b) Northern Ireland.
Answer: In Scotland, as of the 2022 census there were the following numbers of 1950s-born women in each Scottish constituency: ConstituencyFemales aged 63 to 72 in 2022East Renfrewshire6,086Na h-Eileanan an Iar1,914Midlothian5,569North Ayrshire and Arran6,866Orkn...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
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