Mary Kelly Foy MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Personal Independence Payment: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May to Question 904060 on Personal Independence Payment: Reform, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed PIP changes on people in the
Answer: Estimates of the impact of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) reforms are made for England and Wales only and not on region or any other geographic area.The department does not forecast benefit receipt at a regional level, nor have estimates of the b...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment on people in the North East.
Answer: It is vital that our social security system, including PIP, is sustainable now and into the future.That is why we are reforming the system, so we protect those who can never work and so that those who can work get the help they need and deserve – includin...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support women born in the 1950s affected by State Pension age changes in City of Durham constituency.
Answer: We are committed to supporting pensioners – with millions set to see their yearly basic State Pension rise by around £1,500, or their new State Pension rise by around £1,900, over this parliament, through our commitment to the Triple Lock. Pension Credit ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ApplicationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available for claimants unable to complete her Department's forms.
Answer: The Department is committed to pursuing a just, equal and inclusive society, ensuring independence and control for all customers, including all disabled people and those with complex needs. This means we need to ensure that our customers have access to re...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordOlder People: County DurhamDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will have discussions with local authorities on ensuring that older people living in poverty in County Durham receive financial support for which they are eligible.
Answer: The State Pension is the foundation of income in retirement. Immediate support for pensioners includes our commitment to the Triple Lock, with over 12 million pensioners set to benefit through the course of this parliament, with the full yearly rate of th...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: DisqualificationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 21 February 2024 to Question 14064 on Universal Credit: Disqualification, if she will direct her Department to begin collecting statistics on the number of children livin
Answer: In line with the Code of Practice for Statistics, the Chief Statistician determines the need for new official statistics, and the development of existing statistics. User engagement is at the heart of our considerations for future statistics. These develo...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to allow the sharing of relevant information with police forces to help identify potentially fraudulent benefit claims.
Answer: DWP has a close working relationship with the police and other law enforcement agencies to enable the Department to investigate fraud. This joint working allows full exchange of information from the police to DWP and the DWP to police, under data sharing ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMeans-tested Benefits: Armed ForcesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of not including military compensation as an income on means-tested benefit applications.
Answer: There are already special rules in place for how War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) awards interact with State Pensions and benefits. These payments are already fully ignored in the State Pension and in Universal Credit.The first £10...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordWork Capability AssessmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to (a) reform or (b) replace the Work Capability Assessment.
Answer: The government is committed to reforming or replacing the Work Capability Assessment, alongside putting in place a proper plan to support disabled people into work. We will also give disabled people the confidence to start working without fear of an immed...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisqualificationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential mental health impact of benefit sanctions.
Answer: Under the previous administration, no assessment was made of the mental health impacts of benefits sanctions. The new government will reform labour market policy and operations with the aim of increasing employment and integrating work and health support....
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential health impact of the two-child benefit cap on children's (a) mental and (b) physical health.
Answer: No formal assessment has been made. We recognise the wide-ranging causes of child poverty, and we will explore how we can use all the available levers we have across government and wider society to drive forward the change our children need.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordWomen against State Pension InequalityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to meet with representatives from the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign.
Answer: As a newly formed Government, we need time to review the Ombudsman’s report along with the evidence provided during the investigation. We will listen to all views, including those of 1950s-born women as we take this work forward. The WASPI organisation ha...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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