The Department for Work and Pensions is modernising disability and health support through the Pathways to Work green paper, which proposes reforms to Universal Credit health entitlements, benefit rates, and work incentives for disabled and economically inactive people. The reform is supported by the Carers (Identification and Support) Bill and Health and Social Care (Independent Living) Bill, with particular controversy around delaying UC health access until age 22 and the adequacy of standard allowance increases.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support people with health conditions into work.
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, a) what is the most recent equivalent disaggregation by health category and b) …
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, what is the most recent equivalent disaggregation by health category for this data.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been assessed at a Personal Independence Payment assessment as having a terminal condition; how many of those people were in receipt of a fixed-term award; and …
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate has his Department has made of how many individuals who receive Personal Independence Payments use this income to cover (a) rent (b) other housing costs, and (c) transport …
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been done as to the potential impact on employment prospects for under 22s who will no longer receive the health element of Universal Credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether migraine has been considered as part of cross government efforts to improve workforce participation among people with long term conditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department provides to Personal Independence Payment assessors on assessing people with cystic fibrosis, including the range of symptoms associated with the condition.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of migraines as a driver of health related economic activity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing the Universal Credit health element from young people on their ability to a) meet essential costs and b) participate …
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of restricting young people’s eligibility for the Universal Credit health element on a) poverty and b) employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what impact assessment has been made of the proposed removal of the health element of Universal Credit for under 22s.
UIN: HLWS1492 My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability) (The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP) has made the following Written Statement.The Government published the report of the Independent Review into overpayments of …
UIN: HLWS1004 My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability) (The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP) has made the following Written Statement.In June, the Government announced it would launch the Timms Review, the …
This consultation seeks views on the approaches government should consider around reform of the health and disability benefits system and employment support.
This consultation seeks views on the approaches government should consider around reform of the health and disability benefits system and employment support.
This consultation seeks views on the approaches government should consider around reform of the health and disability benefits system and employment support.
UIN: HLWS200 My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability), The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP has made the following Written Statement.This government is committed to getting Britain working. Completing the implementatio...
This consultation seeks views on the approaches government should consider around modernising the welfare system for people with disabilities and health conditions.
In response to: Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability green paper
In response to: Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability green paper
In response to: Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability green paper
In response to: Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability green paper
This consultation seeks views on the approaches government should consider around modernising the welfare system for people with disabilities and health conditions.
UIN: HCWS432 I wish to inform the House that my department has today published a Command Paper launching the public consultation entitled Modernising Support for Independent Living: The Health and Disability Green Paper. The consultation seeks views on options to …
UIN: HLWS429 My Right Honourable Friend, The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mel Stride MP) has made the following Written Statement.I wish to inform the House that my department has today published a Command Paper launching the public …
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for Work & Pensions (the Department) about the Health Transformation Programme (the Programme).1 We also received and considered written evidence from organisations …
UIN: HCWS44 I would like to update the House on the progress of a number of tests and trials set out in Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, published in March this year.Our ambitious White Paper plans are …
UIN: HLWS42 My honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work (Tom Pursglove MP) has made the following Written Statement.I would like to update the House on the progress of a number of tests and trials …
UIN: HLWS664 My honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Employment (Guy Opperman MP) has made the following Written Statement.Since its introduction in 2013, Universal Credit has protected the most vulnerable in society, supported households through periods of fi...
In response to: Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper
The government's proposals to help more disabled people and people with health conditions to start, stay and succeed in work.
In response to: Shaping future support: the health and disability green paper
UIN: HCWS636 I would like to update Hon and Rt Hon Members on the publication later today of Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper. This White Paper is a significant milestone demonstrating this Government’s commitment to ensuring disabled …
UIN: HLWS623 My Right Honourable Friend, the The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mel Stride MP) has made the following Written Statement.I would like to update Hon and Rt Hon Members on the publication later today of Transforming …
The health and disability green paper explores how the welfare system can better meet the needs of disabled people and people with health conditions now and in the future, enabling people to live independently and move into work where possible.
UIN: HLWS757 My Right Honourable Friend, The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Dr Thérèse Coffey MP) has made the following Written Statement.In 2012, Parliament voted to end legacy benefits and replace them with a single modern benefit system, …
The health and disability green paper explores how the welfare system can better meet the needs of disabled people and people with health conditions now and in the future, enabling people to live independently and move into work where possible.
UIN: HCWS221 I am pleased today to update the house on the publications of Shaping Future Support: The Health and Disability Green Paper and the Health is everyone’s business consultation response. The Government has a clear objective to make sure …
UIN: HLWS217 My honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work (Justin Tomlinson MP) has made the following Written Statement.I am pleased today to update the house on the publications of Shaping Future Support: The Health …
The health and disability green paper explores how the welfare system can better meet the needs of disabled people and people with health conditions now and in the future, enabling people to live independently and move into work where possible.
Should a claimant earn more than their work allowance, their Universal Credit payments will be reduced at a rate (known as a taper rate) of 63p for every £1 earned.275 However, since 2015 ‘only people with limited capability for work, …
This paper sets out plans to transform employment prospects for disabled people and those with long term health conditions over the next 10 years.
A Bill to require health bodies and general medical practitioners, and certain other organisations, to identify patients who are carers or who have a carer; to require identified carers to be referred
First Reading 15:08:00 A Bill to impose duties upon certain persons and bodies in respect of disabled persons, to confer certain rights upon disabled persons for independent living, to amend the Mental Health Act 1983, to amend the Health and …