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HANSARD Women’s State Pension AgeWithout being drawn into too much detail around the report, there is clearly an important distinction between those matters that have been found to be maladministration and those…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Women’s State Pension AgeAt the heart of this matter is the imperative to ensure that we fully and carefully examine the findings contained in the report. I will not be drawn today on where we may end up…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Women’s State Pension AgeThe hon. Gentleman has been here long enough to know that he should not ask me questions at the Dispatch Box about when debates may or may not occur; those matters are typically…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Women’s State Pension AgeThe important point is that we must carefully consider the report in its entirety—not just one aspect of it, but all aspects. I have undertaken to the House to do that without…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Women’s State Pension AgeThe example that the hon. Lady gives once again underlines in my mind the importance of proceeding with great diligence and looking at the findings of the report in great detail.…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Women’s State Pension AgeOnce again, the hon. Gentleman is trying to draw me into forming conclusions prematurely about a complex report that needs a great deal of study and consideration. That is what we…25 Mar 2024HANSARDHouseholds Below Average Income: Statistics ReleaseThe Department for Work and Pensions has today published its annual statistics on incomes and living standards covering 2022-23. This includes Households Below Average Income,…21 Mar 2024HANSARDOmbudsman's Report on State Pension Age ChangesThe Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has today published his final report on his investigation into state pension age changes communication. The timing and date of…21 Mar 2024HANSARDHelping People into WorkJobcentre Plus provides a variety of different support to encourage and support people into work, including training and one-to-one, face-to-face counselling by work coaches.18 Mar 2024HANSARDHelping People into WorkI could not agree more with my hon. Friend. It is exactly why we have youth hubs providing advice and support on not just getting into work but other important matters to young…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSerious Medical Conditions: Financial SupportI thank my hon. Friend for his question and the typical assiduity with which he takes up his constituency case. May I send my best wishes, and I am sure those of the whole House,…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSerious Medical Conditions: Financial SupportOf course, we always keep all benefits under review at the Department, including PIP and the assessment processes. As the hon. Lady points out, there is rightly an appeals process…18 Mar 2024HANSARDHelping People into WorkI am pleased that the hon. Lady raises Access to Work, because it is extremely effective. The grant can be there year in, year out and be up to a maximum of £66,000. Along with…18 Mar 2024HANSARDHelping People into WorkOne of the most important figures in the spring Budget economic and fiscal outlook was a recognition by the OBR that there will be a net 200,000 more people in employment as a…18 Mar 2024HANSARDHelping People into WorkThe hon. Gentleman specifically raises long covid, which is one of many health pressures in our society and post covid in many other countries that were also affected by the…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSerious Medical Conditions: Financial SupportMy Department does a great deal to support the long-term sick and disabled, including through universal credit and its health element, and through the personal independence…18 Mar 2024HANSARDHelping People into WorkMy right hon. Friend raises economic inactivity, which is lower in our country than in the United States, France and Italy. It is below the average of the OECD, the G7 and the…18 Mar 2024HANSARDCost of Living: Food Bank UseThis is the Government who have overseen a 400,000 reduction in the number of children in absolute poverty since 2010. Despite the chuntering from the Opposition Front Bench,…18 Mar 2024HANSARDCost of Living: Food Bank UseFood banks are independent organisations, with DWP having no direct role in their operation. We do, however, monitor the use of food banks through the family resources survey, and…18 Mar 2024HANSARDWelfare ReformsThe hon. Gentleman is right inasmuch as universal credit for the self-employed has to recognise the fact that sometimes there are inconsistent levels of income month to month.…18 Mar 2024