Manuela Perteghella MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Social Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to extend the consultation entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, for disabled people.
Answer: I refer the Hon. member to the answer I gave on 20 May 2025 to PQ 51603 [Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament].
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Telephone ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce call waiting times for claimants.
Answer: DWP reviews forecasted telephony demand and plans resourcing accordingly to keep wait times down. Wait time performance is frequently reviewed and where DWP’s telephony is delivered by an outsourced provider we use the Key Performance Indicator of percent...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Child Maintenance Service does not allow economic abuse through missed payments by the paying parent.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) takes the issue of domestic and economic abuse extremely seriously and is committed to ensuring that victims of abuse get the help and support they need. The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) possess robust enforcement po...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of false complaints to social services by parents paying child maintenance on the well-being of receiving parents and their children.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service is committed to ensuring that it delivers a safe service that is sensitive to the needs of all the parents that use its service. We recognise that some parents may face difficult circumstances, particularly at a time of sepa...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance ServiceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve enforcement against paying parents who repeatedly miss Child Maintenance Service payments.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is committed to ensuring separated parents support their children financially, taking robust enforcement action against those who do not. The CMS has a range of strong enforcement powers that can be used against those w...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of Personal Independence Payment assessments in ensuring support for people in need.
Answer: It is important that all people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are able to access our services and that they do not face obstacles in applying and communicating with the Department and its providers. In the Green Paper Pathways to Work: Refo...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that disabled people receive support following reforms to PIP.
Answer: There will be no immediate changes. Our intention is that the new eligibility requirement in Personal Independence Payment in which people must score a minimum of four points in one daily living activity to be eligible for the daily living component, will...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to provide additional support for young people with lifelong conditions following reforms to the Universal Credit health top-up.
Answer: The Pathways to Work Green Paper is an important staging post on a journey of reform. It sets out our vision, strategy and proposals for change. Before any decisions are made, we are consulting on the design options for a work, health and skills support p...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce child poverty in Stratford-on-Avon constituency.
Answer: Delivering our manifesto commitment to tackle child poverty is an urgent priority for this Government, and the Ministerial Taskforce is working to publish a Child Poverty Strategy which will deliver lasting change. The Strategy will look at levers across ...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Excise DutiesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential for data sharing with the DVLA to enable applications for reduced rate vehicle excise duty to be made (a) online a
Answer: The Secretary of State and I have regular discussions with Ministerial colleagues on a range of issues affecting those receiving social security benefits, including those which may bring with them an entitlement to additional support from other Department...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure the equitability of payment amounts between the (a) old State Pension, awarded until 2016 and (b) new State Pension, awarded from 2016 onwards.
Answer: We are absolutely committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement. It is not possible to make direct, like for like comparisons between State Pension amounts received under the pre 2016 State Pension ...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to (a) replace new Universal Credit claim (i) advance and (ii) benefit transfer loans with new claim grants and (b) to write off overpayments made in error.
Answer: As not all new UC customers require the same level of immediate support, replacing every new customer’s advance with a UC grant would lead to significantly increased expenditure and the potential for increased fraud and error in the social security system...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Housing AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to maintain the link between Local Housing Allowance rates and rent cost increases each year.
Answer: Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates were restored to the 30th percentile of local market rents from April 2024 for one year. Decisions on LHA for future years will be taken in the context of the Government’s missions, housing priorities, and the fiscal co...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of specialist input in PIP Reviews.
Answer: I have interpreted your question to refer to the adequacy of the input provided by the assessment supplier (AS) health professional (HP) during a PIP review. All decisions on entitlement to PIP, whether at initial claim or review, are made by DWP case man...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to reduce the frequency of PIP Reviews.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to her previous Question 6897 on 14 October. We continue to keep under review awards, their durations and award review periods.
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBereavement Support PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to extend the length of time within which bereaved families can claim Bereavement Support Payments.
Answer: The 3-month time limit to claim the full amount of Bereavement Support Payment is consistent with most other benefits. An individual would need to be 21 months late in claiming Bereavement Support Payment to forfeit the entire benefit.
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the PIP review process on (a) vulnerable and (b) disabled claimants.
Answer: Regular reviews are a key feature of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and ensure that payments accurately match the current needs of claimants. Awards can be paid at one of eight rates dependent on the claimants needs. Award durations are based on the ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to ensure the continuation of the triple lock on state pensions.
Answer: The Government has committed to up-rating the basic and new State Pensions by the Triple Lock for the length of this Parliament. Through our commitment to protect the Triple Lock, over 12 million pensioners will benefit. Over the course of this Parliament...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Funds: Climate ChangeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to require pension funds to comply with the climate rules in the Paris Agreement.
Answer: Occupational pension schemes with assets of £1billion or more have been required to publish annual reports setting out how they are managing climate risks and opportunities in line with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) since ...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: CarersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an estimate of how many unpaid carers of state pension age will be affected by the removal of the universal entitlement to Winter Fuel Payments.
Answer: Carers over State Pension age on low incomes can claim income-related benefits, such as Pension Credit. This can be paid to carers at a higher rate than those without caring responsibilities through the additional amount for carers. The additional amount ...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the removal of the universal entitlement to Winter Fuel Payments on (a) vulnerable and (b) low income pensioners.
Answer: The Government took account of the equality impacts in reaching its decision to link Winter Fuel Payments to receipt of Pension Credit and other qualifying income-related benefits in England and Wales from winter 2024-25. We know there are low-income pens...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of pensioners whose income is less than 10% above the threshold for Pension Credit who will not qualify for Winter Fuel Payment during Winter 2024-25.
Answer: Information on number of pensioners whose income is less than 10% above the threshold for pension credit who will not qualify for the Winter Fuel Allowance during Winter 2024-25 is not held.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to bring forward legislative proposals for a compensation scheme for women who are (a) born in the 1950s and (b) not notified of changes to the age at which they could cla
Answer: As a newly formed Government we will need time to review and consider the Ombudsman’s report along with the evidence provided during the investigation. This Government respects the work of the Ombudsman. Now the election has concluded we need to consider ...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
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