Disability: Cost of Living
Commons · Question 78549 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support people with disabilities to meet the cost of (a) energy bills and (b) transport (i) to medical appointments and (ii) in genera
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 20 Oct 2025
I have regular meetings with colleagues across Government on ways to support disabled people meet the additional costs that can arise from a long-term health condition or disability. My department provides support with the additional generality of costs t...