Sarah Champion MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Employment Schemes: Learning DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of rolling out sheltered employment work schemes for adults with learning disabilities.
Answer: There is an international and domestic evidence-base demonstrating that sheltered employment, when delivered in line with one of the recognised Supported Employment models, is effective in supporting disabled people, people with health conditions and comp...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
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Pension Credit: OverpaymentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value was of Pension Credit overpayments that were written off as resulting from official error in each of the last three years.
Answer: Value of Official Error Pension Credit Scheduled Write Offs ValueFebruary 2022 - January 2023£28.802mFebruary 2023 - January 2024£24.858mFebruary 2024 - January 2025£27.856m Above table identifies the value of Official Error Pension Credit Overpayments w...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament record
Pension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the current average processing time is for a new claim for Pension Credit from initial application to determination.
Answer: The table below shows Average Actual Clearance Times (AACT) from the end of week commencing 2nd September to the end of week commencing 21st October, in working days. DWP currently works to a planned timescale of 50 working days to clear Pension Credit cl...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament record
Winter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending Winter Fuel Payment eligibility to people receiving Attendance Allowance.
Answer: Winter Fuel Payments will continue to be paid to pensioner households with someone receiving Pension Credit or certain other income-related benefits. They will continue to be worth £200 for eligible households, or £300 for eligible households with someone...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament record

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Department or topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	3
Department for Business and Trade	9
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	1
Department for Education	1
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	5
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	41
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	13
Department for Transport	7
Department for Work and Pensions	4
Department of Health and Social Care	18
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	32
Home Office	14
Ministry of Justice	19
Treasury	2

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