Every parliamentary written question tabled by Jon Trickett this session, with the full answer and department. Back to the MP page.
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What is the average time taken to complete a mandatory reconsideration for a Disability Living Allowance for Children.
The average clearance time for January 2026 was 119.6 working days for Disability Living Allowance for Children. We are committed to reducing the outstanding Mandatory Reconsiderations and also the average clearance time with the redeployment of approximately 60 FTE and continued use of overtime, aiming to restore normal service levels by Quarter 3 of 2026/27.
What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the additional costs disability payment proposal from the Commission on Social Security; and whether he has had discussions about the ACDP proposals with relevant authorities.
I am aware of the Commission’s report and welcome its contribution to these important discussions. The Commission’s paper is one of many proposals which the Timms Review will be able to consider. Once the Review’s core leadership group is in place, it will have the ability to set its focus and to draw on evidence from diverse perspectives. As part of this work, the Review will seek input from the diverse views and voices and consider a wide range of evidence and sources.
How many staff their Department has seconded from Hakluyt since July 2024.
Secondments is one way of bringing talent and experience into the civil service for short periods of time and has been used by successive governments. Secondments are arranged at a business unit level and data is held at Business Unit Level. There have been no staff seconded into DWP from Hakluyt since July 2024.
How many of her Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.
There have been no inward secondments from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute or (d) Labour Together to the Department for Work and Pensions since July 2024.
How many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.
I can confirm that there have been no staff seconded from Palantir to the Department for Work and Pensions since July 2024.
How much her Department spent on in-work benefits in the last 12 months.
There are no DWP benefits remaining that are solely payable to claimants in-work. Many allow for some element of earnings to be combined with benefit receipt, and the level of this spend on working as opposed to non-working claimants varies across different benefits.
How many and what proportion of pension credit cases have not been cleared within 50 days since September 2024.
The most recent information on processing times for Pension Credit was published in the DWP annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 - GOV.UK (ARA) on 22nd July 2024. This shows that in 2023/24 DWP cleared 192,000 Pension Credit claims within the planned 50 working day timescale, equating to 77.7%. The next publication of the ARA will include claims processed in the Financial Year 2024 to 2025, which is due for publication in the summer.
How many pension credit applications made before 21 December 2024 are waiting to be resolved.
61,866 claims made before 22nd December remained outstanding as of 19 January 2025. This includes 6,712 advanced claims. Advanced claims are where the application can be started up to 4 months before reaching State Pension age. Please note, the data shown is unpublished management information, collected and intended for internal departmental use and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard.
What estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of disability benefits in (a) 2025 and (b) 2026.
Forecast expenditure on Disability benefits are only available by financial year, in 2025/26 they’re forecast to be £43.8 billion, and £46.4 billion in 2026-27. (Figures quoted in real terms based on 2024/25 prices). Disability benefits expenditure covers Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, Armed Forces Independence Payment, and Attendance Allowance. Full details of this expenditure can be found in the published Outturn and Forecast Tables.