Written questions

Social Security Benefits: Payments

Commons · Question 16770 · 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 access to payments.

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 ...