A question on #SocialSecurityBenefits tabled by Sir Mel Stride on 02-04-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Social Security Benefits
Question ID: 1791621
UIN: 43444
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-02
Asking Member ID: 3935
Asking Member display name: Sir Mel Stride
Asking Member handle: meljstride
Asking Member Twitter reference: @meljstride
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is her Department's policy that people with (a) more than £16,000 in savings, (b) a full National Insurance record and (c) a work-limiting health condition will not be eligible for support th
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Date answered: 2025-04-10
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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: This is not current government policy. We are consulting on plans for a new “Unemployment Insurance”. We are asking about what the right level of support is and how long it should last, and we would welcome your response. No final decisions have been take...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
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