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Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will provide a breakdown of the estimated civil service staff (a) reductions and (b) relocations within his Department and its business units in each of the next four years, as set out in the Spending Review. [185060]
Maria Eagle: Following the Spending Review announcement, detailed business and staffing plans continue to be developed across all parts of the Department in order to manage the reduction of 30,000 posts by March 2008, and the planned relocation of work from London and the south east. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State made a written statement to the House on 29 June outlining the first phase of this transformation. We will inform the House as further planning decisions are made.
Paul Holmes:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of people between the age of 50 and state pension age who are not working are claiming benefit, broken down by gender;
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how many of these rely on benefits to make up more than half of their income, broken down by gender; how much is being spent on benefits for this group; and if he will make a statement. [172532]
Mr. Pond: The estimated expenditure on incapacity related benefits, Jobseekers Allowance, other income-related benefits and disability or carer benefits for claimants aged 50 to state pension age is estimated to be £11.6 billion in 200304. Total expenditure on all claimants aged 50 to state pension age in 200304 is estimated to be £12.5 billion.
In 200102, the latest year for which information is available, benefits made up over half of individual income for 82 per cent. of men and 89 per cent. of women, overall 84 per cent. of people, aged 50 to state pension age receiving any benefit other than those with just Child Benefit or Winter Fuel Payment 1 and not working.
The available information on the number of people aged 50 to state pension age claiming benefits, and the number in this age group who are not in work is in the table.
1 Individual incomes data 200102. Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit are not considered as benefit income or part of total income.
Men | Women | All | |
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People claiming key benefits other than Disability Living Allowance November 2003(6) | 1,015,600 | 545,500 | 1,561,100 |
As above but excluding cases identified as in work or Income Support cases in residential care | 1,002,100 | 533,800 | 1,535,900 |
Estimated number of individuals in private households not in work autumn/winter 2003 | 1,410,000 | 1,231,000 | 2,641,000 |
Andy King: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the income thresholds used in paragraph 7 of the reply by the Government to the Second Report of the Work and Pensions Committee of Session 200304, Cm 6200 are in weekly cash amounts of income (a) before housing costs, (i) for the relative low income and (ii) for the absolute low income and (b) after housing costs (A) for the relative low income and (B) for the absolute low income. [183821]
Mr. Pond: The information is in the tables.
Household type | Before housing costs | After housing costs |
---|---|---|
Couple with no children (equivalised income benchmark) | 194 | 172 |
Couple with two children aged 5 and 11 | 283 | 253 |
Single with two children aged 5 and 11 | 207 | 175 |
Couple with one child aged 5 | 235 | 208 |
Single with one child aged 5 | 159 | 131 |
Household type | Before housing costs | After housing costs |
---|---|---|
Couple with no children (equivalised income benchmark) | 166 | 140 |
Couple with two children aged 5 and 11 | 242 | 206 |
Single with two children aged 5 and 11 | 178 | 143 |
Couple with one child aged 5 | 201 | 170 |
Single with one child aged 5 | 136 | 107 |
Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many young people have joined the Young New Deal scheme in each year since its inception. [184308]
Jane Kennedy: The information is in the table.
Number | |
---|---|
1998 | 212,930 |
1999 | 192,290 |
2000 | 174,770 |
2001 | 162,700 |
2002 | 164,230 |
2003 | 171,900 |
2004 | 45,120 |
Total | 1,123,930 |
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2004, Official Report, column 606W, on Agenda for Change, which of the early implementer-sites are testing the new system for (a) community nurses and (b) allied health professionals; and if he will make a statement. [184205]
Mr. Hutton: Community nurses are employed in eight of the 12 early implementer sites. Allied health professions are employed in 10 sites.
A list of the sites who are currently testing the system for these staff groups is shown in the table.
Community nurses | Allied health professions |
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Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership | Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust |
Central Cheshire Primary Care Trust | Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership |
City Hospitals Sunderland | Central Cheshire Primary Care Trust |
Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital National Health Service Trust | City Hospitals Sunderland |
Herefordshire NHS Primary Care Trust | Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust |
James Paget Healthcare NHS Trust | Herefordshire NHS Primary Care Trust |
South West London and St. George's Mental Health NHS Trust | James Paget Healthcare NHS Trust |
West Kent and Social Care Trust | Papworth Hospital NHS Trust |
South West London and St. George's Mental Health NHS Trust | |
West Kent and Social Care Trust |
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