Written questions

Disability: Unemployment

Commons · Question 41982 · Tabled 27 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 7 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support severely disabled people who cannot work.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 7 Apr 2025

The social security system will always be there for those who can’t work. As part of making changes to the payment rates in Universal Credit, we will ensure that those with the most severe, lifelong conditions who will never be able to work have their inc...