Darren Paffey MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Department for Work and Pensions: CommunicationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to modernise communications with the public and claimants, including increased use of email correspondence.
Answer: The Department is modernising communications with the public and claimants as part of its wider digital-first strategy, while ensuring that support remains available for those who need non-digital channels. We are moving towards the digitisation of notifi...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSupport for Mortgage InterestDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time is for a support for mortgage interest claim; and what proportion of claims have been approved over the last two years.
Answer: In answer to your first question, we do not record processing times for Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) Loans. This is because the start date of the process is not consistently defined or easily identifiable. There is flexibility built into the timing...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOccupational HealthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) existing mechanisms for an employee to raise concerns about an occupational health provider appointed by their employer and (b) independent oversight o
Answer: Employers are responsible for providing a mechanism for employees to raise concerns about an occupational health provider through their own industrial relations arrangements. Concerns about the quality and conduct of occupational health practitioners shou...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBereavement Support Payment: CoronersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays to coroner proceedings in excess of 18 months on eligibility for Bereavement Support Payments.
Answer: Delays to coroner proceedings do not change eligibility for Bereavement Support Payment. DWP encourages those who are eligible for Bereavement Support Payment to make a claim even if they do not yet have a death certificate. DWP will work with the custome...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security: Domestic AbuseDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the needs of domestic violence victims are considered in reforms to the welfare system.
Answer: The Pathways to Work Green Paper consulted on how DWP could improve safeguarding processes. Domestic violence, along with all other safeguarding needs, is included in this. The department has set up a multidisciplinary team with an expert safeguarding adv...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: OverpaymentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit overpayments his Department made in 2024; and what steps he is taking to reduce those payments.
Answer: We have committed to significant fraud, error and debt measures at Autumn Budget 2024 and Spring Statement 2025, which the OBR estimated will deliver an additional £9.6bn savings over the next five years. The Autumn Budget 2024 package was the biggest eve...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTenants: Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that (a) homeless people, (b) people in temporary accommodation and (c) other people who are eligible for, but are not in receipt of, the housing eleme
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions is committed to ensuring that vulnerable adults and those with temporary accommodation are adequately supported in securing and managing their benefit. We offer a variety of support for these customers, much of which i...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for access to work applications.
Answer: As set out in the Green Paper, we are reforming Access to Work to improve the scheme so that it helps more disabled people into and on in work. We are committed to reducing waiting times for claims and we prioritise customers starting a job in four weeks....
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her planned timetable is for the review of the child maintenance calculation.
Answer: The Government is conducting a review of the child maintenance calculation to make sure it is fit for purpose. This includes updating the underlying research and considering how to ensure the calculation reflects current and future societal trends. Option...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
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