Social Security Benefits
Commons · Question 98478 · Tabled 9 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the financial impact of future welfare spending on the economy.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 18 Dec 2025
We inherited from the previous administration a welfare system that forced too many people out of work and on to long-term benefits, while leaving millions of children in poverty. We have begun to address that through reforms to universal credit, increase...