Asked
How many Universal Credit claimants receiving the Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity element have received voluntary support from Pathways to Work Advisers since their introduction in March 2025.
Reply
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensArchive · Written questions · 55 tabled · 54 answered
Written questions by Martin.
Every parliamentary written question tabled by Amanda Martin this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
Department:All (55)Ministry of Defence (10)Department for Education (9)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (6)Ministry of Justice (5)Department for Work and Pensions (4)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (4)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (4)Department of Health and Social Care (3)Home Office (3)Treasury (2)Department for Business and Trade (2)Department for Transport (1)
Showing 1–4 of 4 · Department for Work and Pensions
Asked
How much the Child Maintenance Service has received in collection fees from (a) paying and (b) receiving parents in each of the last five years.
Reply
The table below shows collection fees received in each of the last five years, for which audited figures are available.Collection fees2019/20202020/20212021/20222022/20232023/2024£000£000£000£000£000(a) Paying Parent Collection Fees Received£34,771£34,428£38,527£41,284£48,248(b) Receiving Parent Collection Fees Received £6,767£6,731£7,494£8,036£9,421(a+b) Total Collection Fees Received£41,538£41,159£46,021£49,319£57,669
Asked
Whether claimants with disabilities who are in receipt of the Personal Independence Payment and legacy work-related benefits will be treated as new claimants for the purposes of the proposed changes to the health element of Universal Credit when they are migrated onto Universal Credit through managed migration; and whether such claimants will see a reduction in their income as a result of these proposed changes.
Reply
The Department plans to complete migration of ESA claimants to UC by March 2026. As part of this ESA claimants will be migrated to the UC Health Element. To protect any claimants who have not migrated by April 2026 we intend to mirror as closely as possible the changes made in UC in the ESA rates. Changes to the “support component” and the two disability premia (severe and enhanced disability premium rates) will reflect changes to UC LCWRA rates for existing claimants. Including these commensurate measures aims to give fair treatment for all customers moving onto UC from income related ESA, regardless of their point of migration.
Asked
Whether her Department has taken steps to work with Portsmouth City Council to help increase pension credit take-up.
Reply
As part of our nationwide Pension Credit campaign, the Department has engaged with all councils in Great Britain, including Portsmouth City Council, via the regular LA Welfare Direct bulletins. The LA Welfare Direct 8/2024 bulletin in August featured a ‘c...
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