Every parliamentary written question tabled by Rachael Maskell this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What steps she is taking to help tackle food insecurity; and if she will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of the potential impact of these steps on (a) physical
This government is committed to tackling poverty and reducing mass dependence on emergency food parcels. We know that good work can significantly reduce the chances of people falling into poverty so this will be the foundation of our approach. The Get Bri...
When she plans that pensioners will receive a letter from her Department on eligibility to sign up for pension credit.
Starting this month pensioners in England and Wales will receive a letter informing them of the change in eligibility to the Winter Fuel Payment and encouraging them to check their eligibility for Pension Credit. Similar letters to pensioners in Scotland ...
What the schedule is for the advertising campaign for pension credit sign up.
Alongside our continuing work with key stakeholders, for which the Pension Credit week of action (2 -6 September) was a focal point, DWP has also launched paid marketing activity to promote Pension Credit. The activity, which is aimed at potential pension...
How many people claimed Pension Credit in each of the last 12 months.
Internal Pension Credit operational information is not currently produced monthly, but rather weekly. Please find data from 4th September 2023 up to the end of week commencing 30th September 2024. This data is a longer time series of the ad hoc statistics...
What steps she is taking to support people eligible for Pension Credit to claim it.
The Department has introduced the ability to make an online claim. This is in addition to telephone and paper claims. DWP Agents and third-party organisations are available to support customers with the application process. The Department is implementing ...
Whether he plans to take steps to enable people who are unable to claim Pension Credit to receive the Winter Fuel Payment.
Only pensioner households entitled to Pension Credit, or the other qualifying benefits, Universal Credit, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support, Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit will get...
What his deadline is for writing to Housing Benefit claimants on taking up Pension Credit; and what further steps he plans to take in respect of increasing uptake.
Building on last year’s ‘Invitation to Claim’ trial, we will be directly contacting approximately 120,000 pensioner households who are in receipt of Housing Benefit and who may also be eligible for, but not currently claiming, Pension Credit. We will be i...
If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of asking local authorities to contact every pensioner on Housing Benefit to encourage them to take up Pension Credit; and if she will make an asse
The Deputy Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions wrote to all local authorities on 20th August. The letter acknowledged the vital role local authorities play in supporting their communities. The Government recognises that many lo...
If she will make an estimate of the time taken for all eligible pensioners to apply for Pension Credit.
The responsibility to make a claim to Pension Credit is with individuals, and we can only encourage them to apply. We encourage all pensioners who may be eligible for Pension Credit to use the Pension Credit Calculator to check eligibility and to use our ...
Whether she is taking steps to support community businesses that (a) employ, (b) train and (c) support people who have been unemployed for long periods.
DWP will give local places the responsibility and resources to design a joined-up work, health and skills offer that’s right for local people – as a key part of their Local Growth Plans. There will be a fundamental shift in the balance of power and resour...
If she will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of the potential merits of establishing a fuel poverty prescription that can be given by GPs.
This Government takes fuel poverty extremely seriously. The Government will invest an extra £6.6 billion over this Parliament in clean heat and energy efficiency through the Warm Homes Plan, upgrading five million homes through solutions like low carbon h...
If she will establish a taskforce to help tackle pensioner poverty.
This government is committed to pensioners – everyone in our society, no matter their working history or savings deserves a comfortable and dignified retirement. Our continued commitment to the triple lock means the full new state pension is forecast to i...
If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a requirement for large businesses to offer their employees access to occupational health services.
Expert-led impartial advice and interventions such as occupational health can help employers provide appropriate and timely work-based support to manage their employees’ health conditions, and also support business productivity. Occupational Health can pl...
What steps her Department is taking to use occupational health to help reduce levels of economic inactivity.
Expert-led impartial advice, including occupational health, can help employers provide appropriate and timely work-based support to manage their employees’ health conditions, and also support business productivity. Occupational health supports employers t...
Whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of estimates of the number of deaths in cold housing.
The Government is committed to a preventative approach to public health. Keeping people warm and well at home and improving the quality of new and existing homes will play an essential part in enabling people to live longer, healthier lives and reducing p...
What steps she is taking to help ensure (a) people just above the Pension Credit threshold and (b) other older people can meet their energy costs,.
Over the next five years we expect over 12 million pensioners are likely to see their State Pensions increase by thousands of pounds as a result of our commitment to the Triple Lock We are also providing support through our Warm Homes Plan which pensioner...
If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing a Winter Fuel Payment for older people (a) based on Council Tax Band and (b) as a payment liable to tax.
It would not be possible to pay winter fuel payments to pensioners according to their council tax band as my department does not hold data on people’s council tax banding. Additionally, council tax band is not always an accurate reflection of someone’s in...
If she will make an estimate of the time it will take to ensure all eligible individuals receive Pension Credit.
The responsibility to make a claim to Pension Credit is with individuals, and we can only encourage them to apply. We encourage all pensioners who may be eligible for Pension Credit to use the Pension Credit Calculator to check eligibility and to use our ...
What steps she is taking to ensure that all people eligible for pension credit are able to claim it.
The government wants everyone eligible for Pension Credit but not currently claiming it to receive the benefits they are entitled to. DWP launched the Pension Credit Week of Action on 2 September, joining forces with national charities, broadcasters and l...
If she will take steps to develop a strategy to end pensioner poverty.
This Government takes pensioner poverty extremely seriously – everyone in our society, no matter their working history or savings deserves a comfortable and dignified retirement. The department continues to maximise opportunities to promote Pension Credit...