Written questions

Employment Schemes: Sickness Benefits

Lords · Question HL11329 · Tabled 27 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 10 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Allen of Kensington

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase skills and employment support for people receiving sickness benefits.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 10 Nov 2025

We are taking steps to support people into work including for disabled people and people with health conditions on out of work benefits. In our Pathways to Work Green Paper we set out our plan for the “Pathways to Work Guarantee” and we are building towar...