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    Work and Pensions Secretary quizzed on welfare changes, including the welfare cap and disability benefit changes.

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    Letter To Chair From RT Hon Damian Green (Welfare Gap)

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    a» ‘Secretary Sle Deparment i ferwane aa Pensions ‘cao sab soe Rt Hon Frank Field MP Chair, Work and Pensions Committees 14 Tothill Steet LONDON SW1H NB D Rages 2016 Gene Fras, “Thank you for your letter dated 18 July, and your good wishes in welcoming me to ‘my new pos. In your letter, you ralse a number of points which | wil answer in tum, Welfare Cap 1. Will the Government revise the level ofthe welfare cap, take addtional ‘moasures to stay within the existing levels ofthe cap, or abandon the policy? ‘The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will make its next assessment of th welfare cap at the autumn slatement, as set out inits Charter. The Goverment will hen decide an appropriate course of action based on thal assessment. My predecessor made a commitment that ne further policy changes will be made ‘during this Partament, other than those already announced. Thal sald, any future ‘changes in policy or the level ofthe cap inthis Pariament would be subject to a vote in the House of Commons. 2, What pupose is the weltare cap currenty serving? ‘The Weltare Cap provides an important dscipine for ensuring that governments pay attention to movements in the underlying welfare forecast, and where Appropriate take necessary action. Additonal sorutny is provided by the OBR. PIP and ESA 3. Is the expectation that these additonal officers will reduce the number of ‘suecessii! PIP and ESA appeals? ‘As my predecessor set out at Budget 2016, the Department expects the ole of [Presenting officers to result ina total saving inthe region of £1 10m between 2015-16 and 2018-20. The primary bene of presenting officers attending tribunals wil be the high quality feedback they wil give tothe Department's decision makers about why decisions may be upheld or overtured. This wil Improve our decision making capabilty, allowing the right decision to be made at the first opportunity, improving the claimant's experience folowing thele application. 4. Whatis the current success rate for PIP appeals and how does this compare with intial expectations? 161% of PIP appeals were successtul in 2015-16. We expect to publish appeal success rates forthe 1" quarter of 2016-17 (April lo June 2016) on 8 September 2016. Appeal statistics can be found at hitos:/wiw.cov.ukigovernment/collactions/tibunals-statistics. ‘The forecasts of successful PIP applications are not broken dovn into those successful on appeal and those euccesstl following an intial application, Universal Credit ‘5. What assumptions underlie the forecast figures for spending on Universal Credit included in the Main Estimate (estimates lines N and AA)? ‘As recommended by your Committae during the last Parliament, the Department 's proceeding withthe rollout of Universal Credit in a safe and secure way. The Department has also taken on board the Public Accounts Committeo's recommendation about incorporating contingency in the rollout schedule. This allows us to consolidate what has been leamt so far, and ensures the system and [processes are as robust as they can be. The assumptions that underiia spending forecasts for Universal Credit are based on the rollout schedule. As you will io

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