The Department for Work and Pensions is reforming how it engages with and supports disabled claimants across benefit schemes including Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment. The initiative, led by DWP with input from the Social Security Advisory Committee, aims to improve the Disability Confident Scheme, implement trauma-informed policy frameworks, and ensure disabled people co-produce policy changes affecting them. The work is currently active and includes recommendations for enhanced disclosure mechanisms and vulnerability assessments in benefit application processes.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support people with disabilities into work.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase employment support for people receiving sickness benefits.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many face-to-face assessments were conducted in the Cardiff PIP assessment centre from September 2024 to March 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 47466 on Pathways to Work: Impact Assessments with specific reference to anxiety, depression and ADHD/ADD, and with further reference to …
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Disability Living Allowance claim form; and whether he plans to take steps to make the form easier to complete.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government’s response to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s report of 21 March 2024 on public confidence in the …
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out the support for disabled workers whose reconsideration Access to Work Scheme request is refused.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has considered introducing an online system for Personal Independence Payment claimants to report a change in circumstances, in line with other Government departments that offer d
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has undertaken any joint work with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to assess the a) societal and b) economic impact of companion animal ownership.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides for young disabled people who are transitioning to adult benefits and Universal Credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of introducing training programmes to improve awareness and understanding of neurodiversity in the workplace.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Disability Confident Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the impact of reforms to Personal Independence Payments on levels of homelessness will be included as part of the Timms Review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment has made on its programme of work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support young people with special educational needs and disabilities into employment.
In response to: DWP administrative-based benefit statistics: proposed changes to scheduling and frequency…
This delivery plan sets out plans to reform the Disability Confident Scheme.
How DWP helps customers who need additional support, learn from customer’s experiences and explore ways to improve our services for all.
Written evidence from Sense highlighted that disabled people’s experiences of the benefit system were often negative due to issues with the design of the system and how DWP communicates. In May 2024, Sense commissioned a survey of 1,000 people with …
Written evidence from Sense highlighted findings from a survey of claimants with complex disabilities–49% of those surveyed reported that they could not apply for benefits without the support of friends, family or a support service. Sense recommended that DWP should …
DWP confirmed that most underpayments stemmed from people with health conditions not informing DWP when their condition had deteriorated. It acknowledged that it needed regularly to encourage people to come forward about changes of circumstances and make it easy for …
However, written evidence we received from the Public Law Project raised a series of risks around DWP’s use of machine learning to tackle fraud. In particular, it noted the risk of machine learning taking on human biases when it was …
Organisations who work with benefit claimants have raised concerns about the sufficiency and effectiveness of the support provided by the Department to people moving from legacy benefits under the migration process.43 In written evidence, the National Association of Welfare Rights …
How we provide additional support to our customers and our future plans, considering new technology and modernisation of our services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had discussions with the Cabinet Office on the potential merits of amending the benefits assessment process for victims of the contaminated blood scandal. Answer: The Infected Blood …
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will take steps to passport people infected with haemophilia that are eligible for compensation via the Infected Blood Inquiry, and their affected partners, onto (a) PIP and …
UIN: HLWS627 My honourable Friend, Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, (Tom Pursglove MP) has made the following Written StatementToday, the department will publish the latest statistics on making backdated payments to Personal Independence Payment...
UIN: HCWS639 Today, the department will publish the latest statistics on making backdated payments to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants who are affected by the KT&SH decision of the Upper Tribunal (UT). The release will be published at: List of …
In response to: DWP response: SSAC report on how DWP involves disabled people when developing or evaluati…
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) response to the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) report about how DWP involves disabled people when developing or evaluating programmes that affect them.
UIN: HLWS488 My honourable Friend, Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work (Chloe Smith MP) has made the following Written Statement.Today the Government is publishing its consultation on disability workforce reporting, as announced in the National Disa...
UIN: HCWS478 Today the department will publish the latest update on progress on making backdated payments to Personal Independence Payment claimants who are affected by the MH and RJ decisions of the Upper Tribunal (UT). The release will be published …
UIN: HLWS163 My honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work (Justin Tomlinson MP) has made the following Written Statement.The Government is committed to supporting people nearing the end of their lives. The current Special Rules …
Policy in Practice submitted written evidence outlining how there are practical issues for claimants to address in accessing job centres and their services in the more rural areas of Scotland. In their research, Policy in Practice found that uptake of …
In response to: How public funds can be used to support the mobility needs of disabled people
UIN: HLWS556 My honourable Friend the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work (Justin Tomlinson MP) has made the following Written Statement.Yesterday marked twenty-five years since the introduction of the landmark Disability Discrimination Act. The Dis...
UIN: HCWS563 Yesterday marked twenty-five years since the introduction of the landmark Disability Discrimination Act. The Disability Discrimination Act (and the subsequent Equality Act) has stood the test of time and provides a strong and straightforward legal framewo...
SSAC are consulting on how DWP engage with disabled people in formulating policies and processes which affect them.
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In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
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In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
In response to: How should DWP involve disabled people in changing how it works?
SSAC are consulting on how DWP engage with disabled people in formulating policies and processes which affect them.
SSAC are consulting on how DWP engage with disabled people in formulating policies and processes which affect them.
This is a consultation on proposals to stop publishing the annual abstract of statistics.
This document sets out the aims and objectives of Disability Confident – encouraging employers to recruit and retain more disabled people.
This is a consultation on proposals to stop publishing the annual abstract of statistics.
This is a consultation on proposals to stop publishing the annual abstract of statistics.
First Reading 11:38:00 A Bill to amend the Equality Act 2010 to improve step-free access to public buildings for wheelchair users. The Bill was introduced by Lord Blencathra, read a first time and ordered to be printed.
Second Reading 12:38:00 Moved by Lord Blencathra: That the Bill be read a second time. Lord Blencathra (Con): My Lords, this Bill is officially called the Equality Act (Amendment) Bill, but that is rather a boring title. I prefer to …
A Bill To amend the Equality Act 2010 to improve access to public buildings; and to introduce six and twelve inch rules for step-free access.
First Reading 15:09:00 A Bill to amend the Equality Act 2010 to improve access to public buildings and to introduce six-inch and 12-inch rules for step-free access. The Bill was introduced by Lord Blencathra, read a first time and ordered …
First Reading 15:07:00 A Bill to amend the Equality Act 2010 to improve access to public buildings and introduce six-inch and 12-inch rules for step-free access. The Bill was introduced by Lord Blencathra, read a first time and ordered to …