Social Security Benefits: Translation Services
Commons · Question 82833 · Tabled 16 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of benefits claimants who require translation support during appointments; and at what cost to the public purse.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 4 Nov 2025
The Department does not hold data on the number of individual claimants who require interpreter support.