Social Security Benefits: Mental Illness
Commons · Question 24384 · Tabled 15 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to increase the effectiveness safeguards for people with mental health conditions when engaging with the benefits system.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 21 Jan 2025
All customer-facing DWP colleagues are undertaking mandatory mental health awareness training to better support claimants who may present with mental health issues. All colleagues also have access to a wide range of guidance and signposting to help suppor...