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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the advice given to pensioners by the Pension Service on form BR2199(RP) in respect of hospital downrating.

Asked by

Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

31 March 2003

Reference

105254; 402 c605W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

Answered by

Ian McCartney (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

17 March 2003

Reference

401 c618-9

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

Answered by

Ian McCartney (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

17 March 2003

Reference

401 c618-9

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate for the next three years the number of people in receipt of retirement benefit and likely to benefit from recent changes in the hospital downrating provisions who will be affected by withdrawal of (a) attendance allowance...

Asked by

Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

4 March 2003

For answer on

17 March 2003

Answered on

17 March 2003

Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate for the next three years the number of people in receipt of retirement benefit and likely to benefit from recent changes in the hospital downrating provisions who will be affected by withdrawal of (a) attendance allowance and (b) other benefits because of hospital stays of below 13 weeks. [101725] Mr. McCartney: The total number of people affected by suspensions over a given year are not available. The forecast number of cases affected by hospital suspensions at a particular point in time are given in the following table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year AA DLA 2002-03 14,000 2,000 2003-04 14,000 2,000 2004-05 14,000 2,000 2005-06 15,000 2,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000. 2. Based on 5 per cent. extracts taken from the November 2002, 5 per cent. extracts from the DLA and AA computer systems, and 1999 Hospital Episodes Statistics. 3. Caseloads projected in line with forecasts for the pre-budget report.

Date

17 March 2003

Reference

101725; 401 c600W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, If he will pay full pensions to people who are in hospital for longer than six weeks; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Laurence Robertson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

17 March 2003

Reference

401 c618-9; 102953

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

Answered by

Ian McCartney (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

17 March 2003

Reference

401 c619-20

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

Answered by

Ian McCartney (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

17 March 2003

Reference

401 c619

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the United Kingdom are in receipt of long-stay patients' benefit; how many people in the United Kingdom are in receipt of long stay patient benefit. - Including figures.

Asked by

Bob Laxton (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 May 2002

Reference

385 c479-80W; 51541;51544

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to raise the level of benefit given to long-stay patients.

Asked by

Bob Laxton (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 May 2002

Reference

51545; 385 c312-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what payments are available to patients in long stay hospitals. - Ref to 25 February 2002, 380 c778W.

Asked by

Annabelle Ewing (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 March 2002

Reference

36076; 381 c723W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 11th December, 376 c43W, on hospital stays, when his Department will announce the result of its consideration of the rules governing the docking of benefits for hospital in-patients. - Ref to 25 February 2002, 380...

Asked by

John Bercow (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 March 2002

Reference

30132; 381 c728W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many patients in long stay hospitals and nursing homes in Scotland are in receipt of benefits, broken down by benefits accessed. - Inc tables.

Asked by

Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 February 2002

For answer on

11 March 2002

Answered on

11 March 2002

Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many patients in long stay hospitals and nursing homes in Scotland are in receipt of benefits, broken down by benefits accessed. [37954] Mr. McCartney: The information requested is not available. Such information as is available is set out in the tables: Income support claimants in Scotland in residential care/nursing home or in hospital for more than 52 weeks, August 2001 Thousand _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Circumstance type Number of claimants All 26.5 Residential care homes 3.1 Private nursing homes 1.2 Part III 1.3 Hospital personal allowance (over 52 weeks) {1}0.4 Residential allowance 20.4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Figure based on a very few sample cases and therefore subject to a high degree of sampling error and should be used as a guide to the current situation only. Notes: 1. Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling variation. 2. Figure has been rounded to the nearest hundred and quoted in thousands. Source: Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, August 2001. Incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance and retirement pension recipients who have been in hospital for more than 52 weeks Thousand _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of recipients Incapacity benefit {1}0.4 Severe disablement allowance 1.5 Retirement pension 3.2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Figure based on a very few sample cases and therefore subject to a high degree of sampling error and should be used as a guide to the current situation only. Notes: 1. All 5 per cent. samples are subject to sampling error. 2. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. 3. Figures exclude Channel Islands and overseas cases. Sources: 1. IB and SDA figures are taken from a 5 per cent. sample of the benefit computer system and exclude a small number of cases held clerically. Figures are expressed as thousands and are rounded to the nearest hundred. 2. Pension Strategy Computer System at 30 September 2001 based on a 5 per cent. sample.

Date

11 March 2002

Reference

37954; 381 c727-8W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, What his policy is towards the incomes of pensioners whilst they are in long-term hospital care. - Includes figures and ref to 25 February 2002 at 380 c778W.

Asked by

Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 February 2002

For answer on

4 March 2002

Answered on

4 March 2002

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his policy is towards the incomes of pensioners while they are in long-term hospital care. [36350] Mr. McCartney: I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 25 February 2002, Official Report, column 778W, in which I said that as previously promised we have considered carefully the impact of the current rules which reduce certain benefits paid to pensioners and people of working age after six weeks of hospitalisation. The downrating of benefits preserves the principle that the state should not make double provision. It also recognises that a substantial number of people leave hospital before six weeks. However, we also recognise that people have ongoing financial commitments while in hospital, and although we consider the six week rule strikes a fair balance between what the state should provide financially and the provision individuals should make for themselves, we have nonetheless decided to extend the period before benefits are downrated by a further seven weeks to the 13{th} week stage. This will mean that people previously affected by the six week rule will be able to keep their benefits untouched if their period of stay in hospital is under 13 weeks. We will introduce this change to coincide with the introduction of Pension Credit. We have also taken steps to substantially increase the income of all pensioners. For example, we have increased the basic pension above inflation, we have increased the winter fuel payments, we introduced free TV licences and we have increased the amount of the minimum income guarantee and brought more pensioners within its scope by raising the capital limits. When Pension Credit is introduced in 2003, 5.5 million pensioners will be better off and for the first time pensioners will be rewarded, not penalised, for saving. At the same time further increases are proposed--above inflation--to the pensioners' tax allowance. When the State Second Pension is introduced in April 2002 18 million people, including carers, long-term disabled and low to moderate earners, will benefit. This is a substantial package of measures. These are real increases which make all pensioners better off.

Date

4 March 2002

Reference

36350; 381 c16-7W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, If he will make a statement on deductions from pensions of pensioners admitted as in-patients to hospitals. (Failed OPQ). - Includes figures and ref to 25 February 2000 at 380 c778W.

Asked by

Andrew Dismore (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 March 2002

Reference

381 c16W; 36342

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much will be raised in each full year from 2003 by the revised hospital downrating rules announced on 25th February; what proportion will be attributed severally to (a) retirement pensions and (b) other benefits; and how many (i) pensioners...

Asked by

Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 March 2002

Reference

381 c17W; 39440

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money has been saved by the social security budget in each of the last four years by the withholding of benefits for those who have been in hospital. - Inc table. (Holding answer 15 January 2002).

Asked by

Simon Burns (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2002

Reference

26808; 380 c1643-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value is of reductions to (a) pensions and (b) other benefits made after a patient has been in hospital for over six weeks in each of the last five years; and how many patients have been affected by...

Asked by

Matthew Green (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

30 January 2002

For answer on

27 February 2002

Answered on

27 February 2002

Matthew Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the value is of reductions to (a) pensions and (b) other benefits made after a patient has been in hospital for over six weeks in each of the last five years; and how many patients have been affected by reductions to (i) pensions and (ii) benefits in each of the past five years. [33002] Mr. McCartney: The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table. £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Incapacity benefit Retirement pension Severe disablement allowance Reduction in benefit with six to 52 weeks hospital downrating in place 1996-97 *5 22 2 1997-98 *5 22 3 1998-99 *5 24 3 1999-2000 *6 26 3 2000-01 *5 28 4 Reduction in benefit with over 52 weeks hospital downrating in place 1996-97 *7 37 25 1997-98 *8 33 24 1998-99 *8 32 23 1999-2000 *8 30 23 2000-01 *9 29 21 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. The information has been obtained from a number of administrative sources and a number of assumptions have been made, ie numbers marked * are taken from a small number of sample cases and are subject to a relatively high sampling error and should be used only as an indication of the current situation and it has been assumed that figures in a given quarter remain constant throughout the year. 2. Figures are rounded to the nearest million. 3. It is not possible to provide accurate total reductions for income support, housing benefit, or council tax benefit. 4. The figures are given in cash terms.

Date

27 February 2002

Reference

33002; 380 c1316-7W;380 c1318-9W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement regarding loss of entitlement to pensions and other benefits of elderly people during hospital stays. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Gwyn Prosser (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 February 2002

For answer on

25 February 2002

Answered on

25 February 2002

Mr. Grogan: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement regarding loss of entitlement to pension and other benefits of the elderly who are hospitalised. [28063] Vera Baird: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the impact of the downrating of pensions and benefits during hospital stays on the elderly and the sick. [29255] Mr. Wyatt: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to revise the legislation reducing benefit payments to patients after six weeks residence in hospital. [34857] Mr. Prosser: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement regarding loss of entitlement to pensions and other benefits of elderly people during hospital stays. [37732] Mr. McCartney: [holding answer 28 January 2002]: As previously promised we have considered carefully the impact of the current rules which reduce certain benefits paid to pensioners and people of working age after six weeks of hospitalisation. The downrating of benefits preserves the principle that the state should not make double provision. It also recognises that a substantial number of people leave hospital before six weeks. However, we also recognise that people have on-going financial commitments while in hospital, and although we consider the six week rule strikes a fair balance between what the state should provide financially and the provision individuals should make for themselves, we have none the less decided to extend the period before benefits are downrated by a further seven weeks to the 13 week stage. This will mean that people previously affected by the six week rule will be able to keep their benefits untouched if their period of stay in hospital is under 13 weeks. We will introduce this change to coincide with the introduction of Pension Credit.

Date

25 February 2002

Reference

37732; 380 c778W;380 c780W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of the downrating of pensions and benefits during hospital stays on the elderly and the sick. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Vera Baird (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

17 January 2002

For answer on

25 February 2002

Answered on

25 February 2002

Date

25 February 2002

Reference

29255; 380 c778W;380 c780W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to revise the legislation reducing benefit payments to patients after six weeks residence in hospital. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Derek Wyatt (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 February 2002

For answer on

25 February 2002

Answered on

25 February 2002

Date

25 February 2002

Reference

34857; 380 c778W;380 c780W

House

House of Commons

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