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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the Department of not reducing state pensions of pensioners who are hospital in-patients.

Asked by

Andrew Selous (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2005

Reference

431 c1719W;431 c1715W; 220584

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of people disqualified from receiving a 2004-05 winter fuel payment on the grounds that during the qualifying week they were in hospital receiving free in-patient treatment and had been receiving such treatment for more...

Asked by

Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 December 2004

Reference

204053; 428 c865W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to change the rules allowing for the state pension to be reduced after 52 weeks in hospital. - No plans at present to change these rules.

Asked by

Sandra Gidley (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 September 2004

Reference

424 c1109-10W;424 c1109W; 186565

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, why the level of benefit payable to in-patients who have been in hospital for more than a year is set at 20 per cent. of the basic state pension; what reviews of the level of benefit payable to long-term in-patients...

Asked by

David Leslie Taylor (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 July 2004

For answer on

14 July 2004

Answered on

14 July 2004

David Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) why the level of benefit payable to in- patients who have been in hospital for more than a year is set at 20 per cent. of the basic state pension; [183162] (2) what reviews of the level of benefit payable to long- term in-patients have been conducted since it was first set at 20 per cent. of the basic state pension; and what the findings were; [183190] (3) what assessment was made of the (a) therapeutic and (b) financial needs of in-patients who have been in hospital over a year when the decision to maintain the level of benefit entitlement at 20 per cent. of the basic state pension was taken; and if he will make a statement; [183191] (4) what research he has commissioned on the (a) economic and (b) therapeutic effects of setting the level of benefit payable to long-term in-patients at 20 per cent. of the basic state pension. [183245] Malcolm Wicks: The National Insurance Advisory Committee (NIAC) originally considered the amount of benefit that should be paid to long-term in-patients in 1949. Although they said that there would be grounds for withholding the whole of benefit because no allowance should be paid for outside commitments, they thought it desirable that benefit should not be reduced below "a reasonable amount for personal needs in hospital". They recommended an amount which was roughly 20 per cent. of the standard rate of state pension. (A higher rate was set for long-term in-patients with respiratory tuberculosis.) When asked to review the amount of benefit paid to in-patients in 1952, the NIAC recommended that the amount paid to long-term in-patients should be increased to reflect increases in the cost of living. This increased amount continued to represent 20 per cent. of the prevailing rate of state pension. Changes were introduced in 1988 to abolish the resettlement benefit payable to long-term in-patients without a dependant on discharge, and to reduce the amount payable to dependants of long-term in-patients. The Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC), when considering those changes, said that they had received several representations that the level of benefit paid to long-term in-patients (that is, the 20 per cent. of basic state pension) was too low to meet their needs. SSAC said that they had seen no evidence to convince them that the level of benefit should be raised. The benefit paid to long-term in-patients is to meet their personal day-to-day requirements, such as newspapers, magazines, and toiletry items. It is not intended to cover the purchase of more expensive items such as clothing. That is the responsibility of the local NHS trust. We have seen no convincing evidence that the current level of benefit is causing long-term in-patients either therapeutic or economic harm.

Date

14 July 2004

Reference

423 c1207-8W; 183162;183190;183191;183245

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how and when the present level of benefit payable to long-term hospital in-patients to meet day-to-day personal requirements was set.

Asked by

David Leslie Taylor (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 July 2004

Reference

179021; 423 c955-6W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have had (a) their state pension and (b) other benefits incorrectly deducted after a hospital stay lasting more than six weeks since 9th March. - Not available.

Asked by

John Barrett (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 July 2003

Reference

126851; 409 c522W;409 c523W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will extend the lengths of time which elapse before benefits are reduced for a pensioner resident in hospital.

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 October 2002

Reference

77852; 391 c790W;391 c786W

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 Housing Benefit Regulation 5 on the receipt of housing benefit for a period of notice required by a landlord by a hospitalised claimant who is too unwell to return to their...

Asked by

Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 May 2002

Reference

386 c300W;386 c299W; 57148;57149

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many grants were made to assist with the cost of travel to hospital, and of what mean and upper and lower decile values, in each (a) county, (b) health authority and (b) travel-to-work area in the last 12 months.

Asked by

Andrew Turner (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 April 2002

Reference

43243; 383 c1111-2W;383 c1111W

House

House of Commons

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