Social Security: Domestic Abuse
Commons · Question 89080 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Darren Paffey
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the needs of domestic violence victims are considered in reforms to the welfare system.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 18 Nov 2025
The Pathways to Work Green Paper consulted on how DWP could improve safeguarding processes. Domestic violence, along with all other safeguarding needs, is included in this. The department has set up a multidisciplinary team with an expert safeguarding adv...