A question on #Disability #Unemployment tabled by Lee Anderson on 27-03-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Disability: Unemployment
Question ID: 1789370
UIN: 41982
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-27
Asking Member ID: 4743
Asking Member display name: Lee Anderson
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Lee Anderson
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support severely disabled people who cannot work.
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Date answered: 2025-04-07
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 163
Answering Member display name: Sir Stephen Timms
Answering Member handle: stephenctimms
Answering Member Twitter reference: @stephenctimms
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Answer text: The social security system will always be there for those who can’t work. As part of making changes to the payment rates in Universal Credit, we will ensure that those with the most severe, lifelong conditions who will never be able to work have their inc...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true