Afzal Khan MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Housing BenefitDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of enhanced housing benefit was paid to (a) for-profit landlords, (b) not-for-profit landlords and (c) charities in each year since 2010.
Answer: We interpret ‘enhanced housing benefit’ as Housing Benefit payable for exempt accommodation (a category of specified accommodation in the Housing Benefit regulations). For Housing Benefit claims assessed as exempt accommodation, we do not hold data on whe...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing BenefitDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has spent on enhanced housing benefit in each year since 2010.
Answer: We interpret ‘enhanced housing benefit’ as Housing Benefit payable for exempt accommodation (a category of specified accommodation in Housing Benefit regulations). The time series information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incu...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: MenopauseDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that employers support women managing menopause in the workplace.
Answer: On 18th October 2024 the Secretary of State for DWP appointed Mariella Frostrup as the new Menopause Employment Ambassador. The Menopause Employment Ambassador will work closely with employers across the country to improve workplace support for women expe...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: Low IncomesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce poverty for people on the lowest incomes.
Answer: We are committed to tackling poverty and supporting people into good work will be the foundation of our approach. Our plan to Make Work Pay will tackle poor working conditions, poor job security and low pay. To take crucial steps towards the creation of a...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: PovertyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of poverty among people in receipt of social security; and if she will introduce a statutory poverty reduction target.
Answer: Statistics on the number of people living in absolute and relative poverty in the UK are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication at Households below average income: for financial years ending 1995 to 2024 - GOV.UK. Tables ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
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