Josh Babarinde MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Social Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training is provided to Jobcentre staff on supporting claimants with hidden disabilities.
Answer: DWP recognises the importance of providing learning to enable all Jobcentre staff in customer contact roles to meet the needs of all our claimants, including those with hidden disabilities. Jobcentre staff receive role specific learning, which: provides a...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements are in place to ensure that claimants who have previously received support from a Disability Employment Advisor are known to all staff interacted with.
Answer: To ensure customers with complex barriers receive the right support from Jobcentres, our Disability Employment Advisers offer direct support (1-2-1) to customers on top of the help provided by their work coach or Pathways to Work Adviser. Using their know...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisqualificationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what procedures are in place to ensure that claimants are immediately informed of their right to challenge a sanction and seek accessible support.
Answer: Claimants are clearly informed of their rights when a sanction decision is made. All sanction decision letters include details of what to do if a claimant disagrees with the decision, including how to seek a review and access support.When a claimant is no...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department will require Jobcentres to provide claimants and their representatives with named representative for their designated contact officer.
Answer: When a claimant is allocated to a Work Coach or Case Manager they are currently provided with a named point of contact.
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to enable supporters of vulnerable claimants to contact Jobcentres by telephone.
Answer: Universal Credit is a digital-first service, but it is not digital-only. Support is available by telephone and face to face where appropriate, including for vulnerable claimants or those who cannot access digital services. Claimants can opt to make and ma...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are taken to inform claimants when their Universal Credit journal will not be (a) monitored and (b) responded to, including for temporary administrative reasons.
Answer: Claimants are routinely informed of actions, requests and updates through journal messages, which are recorded on their UC account to ensure transparency and provide a clear audit trail of communications. DWP staff are required to leave journal messages w...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review communication on the Universal Credit journal to distinguish between different types of appointments, including digital and telephone appointments.
Answer: When a Universal Credit appointment is created the claimant is informed of the date, time and the channel of their appointment, whether it will take place by telephone, video (including a link to join) or face to face (with details of the venue). This inf...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Learning DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department provides to Jobcentres on avoiding repeated (a) changes and (b) cancellations of appointments for claimants with learning difficulties and other vulnerabilities.
Answer: Jobcentre guidance emphasises identifying, recording and acting on a claimant’s individual needs, including any reasonable adjustments, accessibility requirements or support. This helps Work Coaches plan appointments in a way that reflects the claimant’s ...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisqualificationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review sanctions that apply following a first missed appointment.
Answer: The Department keeps the operation of conditionality and sanctions policies and processes under regular review to ensure they remain clear, fair and effective.Details on the Department’s assessment and position on a number of benefit sanctions related mat...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: PaymentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has considered introducing safeguards to prevent the withdrawal of Universal Credit payments where those payments are required to cover housing costs.
Answer: The Department has safeguards in place to help ensure customers can meet their housing costs and sustain their tenancies. This includes measures to protect customers’ income, such as capping deductions from the standard allowance at 15 per cent, as well a...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's policy is for staff (a) reviewing and (b) interviewing Universal Credit claimants records ahead of conducting appointments.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions expects staff to use relevant information held on DWP systems when preparing for and conducting Universal Credit appointments. This includes reviewing claimant circumstances, work search activity, agreed requirements a...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Learning Disability and Mental IllnessDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that relevant information on claimants’ learning difficulties, mental health conditions and other vulnerabilities is recorded and made accessible to Jobcent
Answer: DWP has established processes to identify, record and share relevant information about claimants’ circumstances, including vulnerabilities, so staff can provide appropriate support.Colleagues carry out vulnerability checks and record outcomes on DWP syste...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of disregarding the Pension Scheme and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme for the purpose of calculating entitlement to Pension Credit.
Answer: No formal assessment has been made.
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordApprentices: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government has produced an impact assessment of the effects of the reforms to Level 7 apprenticeship funding.
Answer: The government completed an equality impact assessment ahead of making its decision on the changes to level 7 apprenticeship funding. As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement on 2 June 2025, this decision was informed by a wide range of evidence, i...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Supported HousingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an estimate of how many claimants have incurred overpayments as a result of moving into or between temporary accommodation.
Answer: We cannot provide any figures for this request as DWP does not record “moving into/ between temporary accommodation” as an overpayment reason. Further information on published statistics for overpayments can be found here:Fraud and error in the benefit sy...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSupported HousingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is notified that a claimant has been moved in to out of area temporary accommodation.
Answer: The Department works closely with local authorities, who are responsible for administering Housing Benefit for people living in temporary accommodation. Housing Benefit covers housing costs in temporary accommodation, while Universal Credit supports daily...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSupported HousingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps with local authorities to help ensure that when vulnerable claimants move into temporary accommodation they are supported to make the necessary changes to their cl
Answer: The Department works closely with local authorities, who are responsible for administering Housing Benefit for people living in temporary accommodation. Housing Benefit covers housing costs in temporary accommodation, while Universal Credit supports daily...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Housing AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Local Housing Allowance freeze on homelessness.
Answer: Local Housing Allowance (LHA) determines the maximum housing support for tenants in the private rented sector. Households in similar circumstances living in the same area are entitled to the same maximum rent allowance, regardless of the contractual rent ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Housing AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of households affected by the Local Housing Allowance freeze since its introduction.
Answer: Local Housing Allowance (LHA) determines the maximum housing support for tenants in the private rented sector. Households in similar circumstances living in the same area are entitled to the same maximum rent allowance, regardless of the contractual rent ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Housing AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to review the current freeze on Local Housing Allowance rates.
Answer: Local Housing Allowance (LHA) determines the maximum housing support for tenants in the private rented sector. Households in similar circumstances living in the same area are entitled to the same maximum rent allowance, regardless of the contractual rent ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
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