Department for Work and Pensions: Standards
Commons · Question 16769 · Tabled 7 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Cat Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure current Royal Mail delays do not affect people's ability to comply with his Department's deadlines.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 14 Jul 2026
The delays to Royal Mail delivery have not had an impact on DWPs ability to deliver its services. DWP has robust plans in place that will be invoked should disruption to service occur, these plans include extension of DWP deadlines that can be invoked to ...