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Food Banks: Work Coaches — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Stephen Crabb (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend makes an important point, and I am not interested in playing politics. I am encouraging more than 700 jobcentres around the UK to explore fully how they work in partnership with local community initiatives, so that the third sector, working with work coaches, can provide the best possible support and advice to those who need it.
Food Banks: Work Coaches — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Social Welfare
Stephen Crabb (Conservative, Centre-right): That is one reason why we are using such a careful and controlled timetable for rolling out universal credit. I am much more interested in it being rolled out safely and in a secure way, so as to avoid the kinds of problems that we had under the previous Labour Government, when tax credits were blasted out and huge numbers of people received overpayments and were required to pay back thousands of pounds.
Food Banks: Work Coaches — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Social Welfare
Philip Thomas Hollobone (Conservative, Centre-right): What is the average length of time that a benefit recipient makes use of a food bank? Are we asking individuals who have successfully moved away from food banks what advice they would like to have received when they attended them?
Food Banks: Work Coaches — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Stephen Crabb (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend makes a very good suggestion, and peer support and advice is one of the most effective things that can be provided for those who are making that transition from worklessness into work. Using some of the experiences and insights of people who have had to rely on food banks is important.
Disabled People: Benefits — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Social Welfare
Justin Paul Tomlinson (Conservative, Centre-right): The Government set out on 20 July 2015 our assessment of the impact of the welfare policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016, with similar assessments for previous changes. Spending to support people with disabilities and health conditions will be higher in real terms in every year to 2020 than in 2012.
Disabled People: Benefits — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Social Welfare
Justin Paul Tomlinson (Conservative, Centre-right): I did not quite pick up all the hon. Gentleman’s points, but a number of exemptions are in place. We continue to review the best way to protect vulnerable people. Universal credit will be a far better, far simpler and far more supportive benefit. It will help people.
Disabled People: Benefits — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Social Welfare
Justin Paul Tomlinson (Conservative, Centre-right): Let me challenge the hon. Gentleman back on that. In my area, spending on personal independence payment and disability living allowance will be £16.6 billion, as compared with £12.7 billion under the previous Government. Overall, we spend nearly £50 billion a year on benefits to support people with disabilities and health conditions. That is rising every year to 2020. Record amounts of money are being spent.
Disabled People: Benefits — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Martin John Vickers (Conservative, Centre-right): I recently met Nick Gregory and his team at Grimsby Jobcentre, which serves my constituency. They are doing excellent work in getting disabled people and those with learning difficulties back into work. Will the Minister enlighten us on what further initiatives are planned?
Disabled People: Benefits — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Justin Paul Tomlinson (Conservative, Centre-right): It is great to hear about the fantastic work in my hon. Friend’s constituency and I would like to meet him to discuss it further. We continue to upskill staff across the jobcentre network, increasing the number of disability advisers and making improvements to our Work programme and Work Choice programme.
Disabled People: Benefits — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Social Welfare
Justin Paul Tomlinson (Conservative, Centre-right): Again, I challenge the hon. Lady back on that. Any analysis of universal credit has to take into account the introduction of the national living wage, the extension of childcare, support for working parents and increases to the personal tax allowance. It is a simpler system. More generous childcare provision supports those who work for just a few hours and there will be a named contact. As we have previously set out, the PIP benefit system is far more generous than the old DLA system.
Disabled People: Benefits — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Social Welfare
Justin Paul Tomlinson (Conservative, Centre-right): We are doing more to support working households. The proportion of people in relative poverty who live in a family with someone who is disabled has fallen since 2010. There are a number of exemptions to all our benefit cap and freeze announcements, including for those on PIP, DLA, industrial injuries benefit, attendance allowance and employment and support allowance. Following further talks, we will include carer’s allowance and guardian’s allowance.
Disabled People: Benefits — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Justin Paul Tomlinson (Conservative, Centre-right): So far, 22 MPs have held Disability Confident events, including a joint event between a Conservative MP and a Labour MP—there’s a future coalition for you. Some 515 employers have registered an interest in Disability Confident, up 169 since 23 March. We are getting over 100 registrations a month. This is all about creating additional opportunities for disabled people who are looking for work.
Disabled People: Benefits — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Social Welfare
Justin Paul Tomlinson (Conservative, Centre-right): When that was announced, a cumulative distributional analysis was also published that included the impacts of welfare spending, health spending, employment support and infrastructure investment, but let us not forget that only 1% of those on ESA were coming off that benefit—that was the case under our Government, the coalition Government and the former Labour Government. We have all tried to make changes but fundamental reform is needed, and that is what the Government will deliver.
Pension Schemes: Younger Workers — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Shailesh Lakhman Vara (Conservative, Centre-right): The Government continue to roll out the programme of automatic enrolment of all eligible workers into workplace pensions. Of those eligible workers, approximately half are under 40, and the largest increase in pension membership in 2015 was among those aged 22 to 29.
Pension Schemes: Younger Workers — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Andrew Bingham (Conservative, Centre-right): Will my hon. Friend agree that the new state pension provides clarity for younger workers, who will now know what to expect from their state pension when they reach pensionable age? Will that not have a positive impact on how much they choose to save in a private pension, because, with this clarity, will come understanding and an ability to plan?
Pension Schemes: Younger Workers — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Shailesh Lakhman Vara (Conservative, Centre-right): I most certainly agree with my hon. Friend. The previous state pension system was extremely complex—it was difficult for people to know how much state pension they would get before they reached the state pension age—whereas the new state pension provides clarity from an early age as to what they can expect. In future, they will know that they can expect over £8,000 a year from the state—a solid foundation upon which to plan their own retirement savings.
Pension Schemes: Younger Workers — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Shailesh Lakhman Vara (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for that very good question. He will be aware that last October the Department and the Pensions Regulator jointly launched a refreshed communications campaign entitled "Don’t Ignore the Workplace Pension", to help build on and maintain the success of the previous campaign in raising awareness of automatic enrolment. The campaign includes digital and social media advertising, as well as television and radio, and has helped to raise awareness and guide people towards further information.
Pension Schemes: Younger Workers — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Shailesh Lakhman Vara (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman raises a good point about a particularly important sector of our economy, and we will certainly look at anything put forward. I emphasise that the Government are keen to ensure that people, including the self-employed, think about and prepare for a better future in terms of their pension.
Pension Schemes: Younger Workers — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Shailesh Lakhman Vara (Conservative, Centre-right): I am sorry that the hon. Gentleman takes his usual hostile view to anything, without doing his research. Because of the auto-enrolment scheme pushed forward by this Government, there will be between £14 billion and £16 billion more in pension savings by 2020.
Long-term Youth Unemployment — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Priti Sushil Patel (Conservative, Centre-right): Since 2010, long-term youth unemployment has halved, falling in the last year alone by 90,000. This Government are determined to support young people to improve their life chances and make sure that they do not slip into a life on benefits; rather, we will support them so that they are either earning or learning when they leave school.
Long-term Youth Unemployment — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Christopher James Skidmore (Conservative, Centre-right): Since March 2010, with the help of organisations such as N-Gaged, a training provider that recently helped me find my first apprentice, long-term youth unemployment has fallen in Kingswood by 60%. Does my right hon. Friend agree that companies such as N-Gaged deserve congratulations on getting young people back into work? What more can be done to help training providers?
Long-term Youth Unemployment — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Priti Sushil Patel (Conservative, Centre-right): That is a very good question, for which I thank my hon. Friend. He highlights the important role of training providers. They are the ones providing opportunities for young people to get their foot on the employment ladder and, importantly, to gain the skills and experience that employers are looking for. My message to him and to other employers is that I hope they will work in partnership with us so that we can encourage more of this activity.
Long-term Youth Unemployment — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Priti Sushil Patel (Conservative, Centre-right): First, I would be happy to look at the particular constituency case that the hon. Gentleman raises, but I would also say that our work coaches do a tremendous amount of work, supporting people in our jobcentres when it comes to employment and providing advice. I understand that he highlights a particular case, and as I have said, I would happy to look at the details of it, and perhaps give some guidance and advice to his constituent to support him in securing an employment outcome.
Long-term Youth Unemployment — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Heidi-Suzanne Allen (Conservative, Centre-right): On the subject of long-term youth unemployment, I was curious to know what our work coaches are doing to help young people get the softer skills they need to get into the workplace—CV preparation and so forth?
Long-term Youth Unemployment — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Priti Sushil Patel (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for her question. Our work coaches have a range of tools at their disposal, but they work with the individual and the young person to look at the skills they may not have but which they need to secure employment outcomes. Of course, we have extra adviser time to improve job-search skills, for example, as well as sector-based work academies and support to get people on to apprenticeship schemes. As I highlighted in an earlier answer, that means working with providers.
Long-term Youth Unemployment — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Philip Andrew Davies (Conservative, Centre-right): The Prime Minister and Chancellor regularly tell us that the EU is good for jobs and prosperity. Will the Minister tell us about youth unemployment rates in the rest of the EU and whether or not the Government can learn anything from those other EU countries?
Long-term Youth Unemployment — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Macroeconomics
Priti Sushil Patel (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for his question. He will be aware, as will all Members, of the ongoing economic turmoil in the eurozone and the double-digit unemployment, which is really where the European Union is right now. The employment challenges that they face serve as a warning to us. I am delighted to say that the UK is a bright spot when it comes to employment, which is thanks to the long-term economic plan of this Government.
Long-term Youth Unemployment — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): Does my right hon. Friend agree that one way in which Members can help young people to find work is by hosting jobs and apprenticeships fairs? Does she look forward to the first-ever jobs and apprenticeships fairs in my Louth and Horncastle constituency on 2 September?
Long-term Youth Unemployment — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Priti Sushil Patel (Conservative, Centre-right): I commend my hon. Friend for hosting that jobs and apprenticeships fair. She is absolutely right: such fairs provide a gateway for young people who are looking for work. I know that many Members on both sides of the House have been doing exactly the same, but I encourage all Members to bring employers together in their constituencies, and to give young people the opportunities that they are seeking.
Workless Households — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Social Welfare
Stephen Crabb (Conservative, Centre-right): The right hon. Gentleman knows very well that I have a pretty good track record of working with the Welsh Government, whoever is in power. As for his important point about entrenched and persistent poverty, it is absolutely right for us to take account of that. We will shortly be launching a life chances strategy in which, for the very first time, the complex underlying factors that lead to persistent pockets of entrenched poverty in wards such as those to which he has referred will be genuinely addressed.
Older People: Employment — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Priti Sushil Patel (Conservative, Centre-right): There are now 9.6 million workers aged 50 and over in the United Kingdom, an increase of 1.3 million over the last five years. The Government are, of course, doing much to support older workers. We have, for instance, removed the default retirement age, allowing people to choose when to retire.
Older People: Employment — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
David Anthony Andrew Amess (Conservative, Centre-right): Bearing in mind that the Leader of the Opposition and I both have a vested interest in the future of older workers, will my right hon. Friend join me in welcoming the fact that the number of unemployed people in Southend has fallen by 37%, and will she ensure that we maintain policies to secure that downward trend?
Older People: Employment — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Priti Sushil Patel (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I know that unemployment rates are plummeting in his constituency, among others. The Government are focusing on, and committed to, delivering first-class support to all age groups, particularly employment support.
Older People: Employment — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Priti Sushil Patel (Conservative, Centre-right): As the hon. Gentleman will know—because we have discussed the issue, and because it has already been raised in questions today—universal credit is a simpler benefit, which provides much more targeted support to help people into work while also securing long-term job outcomes. As I have said, when it comes to older workers, we are committed to delivering first-class support for people of all ages, including older workers, and working closely with them to secure employment in the long run.
Older People: Employment — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Social Welfare
Priti Sushil Patel (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman is now speaking about older workers as well as working families. We need to look at universal credit in the context of the support that it provides. He also mentioned the Resolution Foundation report, which failed to take on board various factors such as childcare support for working families and the ongoing support that universal credit and our work coaches provide to working families.
Work and Health Programme — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Cheryl Elise Kendall Gillan (Conservative, Centre-right): My right hon. Friend knows that one of the key challenges in supporting autistic people into work is ensuring that we identify what works. There are very few data on work outcomes for autistic adults. Can she assure me that the new Work and Health programme will record whether someone on the programme is on the autism spectrum, so that we can track whether the programme has been successful for this very important group?
Work and Health Programme — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Priti Sushil Patel (Conservative, Centre-right): My right hon. Friend raises an important point. I would like to assure her that, in designing the new provision, we are working at local level on harnessing expertise as well as engaging with a wide range of stakeholders. By doing that, we shall be taking on board important lessons from the overall Work programme and Work Choice as well as looking at how we can achieve sustained long-term employment outcomes.
State Pension Reform: Gender Inequality — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Stephen Crabb (Conservative, Centre-right): Last month, we introduced a new simpler state pension as part of our wider package of pension reform. The combination of the new state pension, automatic enrolment, the triple lock, the protection of benefits and giving people power over their pension pots will ensure that pensioners, male and female, will have greater protection, security and choice in retirement.
State Pension Reform: Gender Inequality — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Stephen Crabb (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady was not here in the last Parliament when we debated and voted on these changes. We debated them at enormous length and a clear decision was made by Parliament. As part of that, a concession of more than £1.1 billion was introduced to limit the impact of the rising state pension age on those women who would be most affected. Let us be clear: there is no party in this Chamber that has a clear and coherent proposal for unwinding the changes that have been made since 1995 to equalise the state pension ages. I therefore have no plans to bring forward further concessions or changes.
State Pension Reform: Gender Inequality — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Macroeconomics
Stephen Crabb (Conservative, Centre-right): In the last Parliament, we were clear about the reasons why the changes were happening, which included addressing the long-term, serious fiscal impacts of life expectancy increasing. Developed nations all around the world are having to take exactly the same kind of decisions. Let us be clear: unwinding any of the decisions that were taken would involve people of working age—younger people—having to bear an even greater share of the burden of getting this country back to living within its means. We need to take a broader perspective than that taken by the hon. Lady and her SNP colleagues.
Personal Independence Payments — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Government Operations
Kevin John Foster (Conservative, Centre-right): The Minister will be aware of the recent Public Accounts Committee report on the process of contracting out disability assessments. Does he agree that the recommendation to publish regular contractor performance data is one way of ensuring that assessments are professional and effective?
Personal Independence Payments — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Social Welfare
Justin Paul Tomlinson (Conservative, Centre-right): I know that that Committee did some valuable work in that area, which was partly why we had the extensive independent review of the performance and management of PIP that was carried out by Dr Paul Gray.
Personal Independence Payments — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Law and Crime
Justin Paul Tomlinson (Conservative, Centre-right): I gave a crystal clear, comprehensive response in the Westminster Hall debate, and I am sorry that the hon. Lady was obviously somewhat distracted. It is crystal clear that the individual in that film, who acted disgracefully, has rightly been removed. Progress in training and policies is being reviewed weekly. We have zero tolerance of such behaviour.
People with Autism: Work — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Social Welfare
Justin Paul Tomlinson (Conservative, Centre-right): Working with the Autism Alliance, we are training a network of over 1,000 autism leads in Jobcentre Plus and developing an autism passport to record condition details and reasonable adjustments. In addition, Access to Work now has a hidden impairments specialist team to support people better, including those on the autistic spectrum.
People with Autism: Work — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Social Welfare
Justin Paul Tomlinson (Conservative, Centre-right): I agree 100% with the hon. Gentleman, who has a formidable track record of work in this area. The Department has put in place the Think Autism strategy and the autism taskforce, and we are working with the leading organisations. Only two weeks ago, I attended a constructive round-table meeting with the National Autistic Society, where there was a real focus on getting more employers to offer opportunities to take advantage of the huge wealth of talent that these individuals offer.
People with Autism: Work — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Justin Paul Tomlinson (Conservative, Centre-right): The independent review stated that that move needed to be made. Through our specialist employment training programme, we will be offering twice as many job outcomes, which is what we need to do, as part of our commitment to halving the disability employment gap.
State Pension Age: Women — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Shailesh Lakhman Vara (Conservative, Centre-right): Women affected by changes made in 2011 face a maximum increase in state pension age of 18 months, rather than two years, as a result of a Government concession, and will retire under the new state pension, which will be more generous for many than the previous system. No further transitional arrangements are planned.
State Pension Age: Women — House of Commons, 2016-05-09
Topic: Labor
Shailesh Lakhman Vara (Conservative, Centre-right): During the debates in 2011, the then Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the then Pensions Minister said on Second Reading of the Pensions Bill that they would go away, consider and reflect, and they did precisely that: on Report, they made a concession worth £1.1 billion and reduced the timeframe from two years to 18 months. Transitional arrangements were put in place, and at a substantial and significant cost, notwithstanding the very tough economic climate at the time.