Written questions

Social Services: Reform

Commons · Question 39260 · Tabled 18 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 24 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Calum Miller

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of her proposed welfare reforms on demand for social care services from people who may lose benefit eligibility.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 24 Mar 2025

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will support the Casey Commission into adult social care - and work closely with the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) - as we take forward the proposals in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and...