Kate Osamor MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Personal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's report entitled Triggers to claiming personal independence payment, published on 2 May 2025, whether she plans to revise the proposed changes to Personal Independence
Answer: This government is committed to protecting the most vulnerable and giving everyone a better future, and that is at the heart of our welfare reforms. We are ensuring that our welfare state is there for people who need it now, and can be there for those who...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's report entitled Triggers to claiming personal independence payment, published on 2 May 2025, whether she will publish (a) an updated version of her Department's report
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper has been published here ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper’(opens in a new tab). A further programme of analysis to support development of the...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: British Nationals AbroadDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to negotiate reciprocal social security agreements with countries where UK pensioners do not receive annual state pension uprating.
Answer: The Department has no plans to negotiate such reciprocal social security agreements.
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending eligibility to the Winter Fuel Payment to households in receipt of Housing Benefit on pensioner poverty.
Answer: The Government wants to expand eligibility for Winter Fuel Payments, recognising the goals of supporting these pensioners, meeting need and of sustainable public finances. Any change will be announced to Parliament in the normal way.
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHygiene: PovertyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report entitled A Clean Start in Life, published by In Kind Direct on 2 May 2025.
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of this Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. The Child Poverty Taskforce is continuing its urgent work and is exploring all available levers, including considering social security reforms, to d...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMeans-tested Benefits: Take-upDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase the take up of means-tested benefits among households with children in poverty.
Answer: The Department provides extensive information on Universal Credit including on GOV.UK that supports customers to identify what support may be available. Additionally, we signpost potential customers to external benefit calculators where they can identify ...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report entitled Paying the Price of Child Poverty, published by Action for Children on 19 March 2025.
Answer: This Government values the insights provided by Action for Children and their recommendations have been noted.The Child Poverty Taskforce is continuing its urgent work and is exploring all available levers, including considering social security reforms, t...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: TaiwanDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to negotiate a reciprocal social security agreement with Taiwan.
Answer: There are no current plans to negotiate a reciprocal social security agreement with Taiwan.
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 901821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress the Child Poverty Taskforce has made on developing strategies to help reduce child poverty.
Answer: Tackling the terrible state of child poverty in this country is our priority every day and the Taskforce is looking at every lever we can pull across Government to do this.The Taskforce has already heard from charities, experts and families and will publi...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: PovertyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending access to benefits for families with children who have no recourse to public funds on levels of child poverty.
Answer: In developing a Child Poverty Strategy, the Child Poverty Taskforce is considering all children across the United Kingdom. We recognise the distinct challenges of poverty faced by migrant children. The causes of child poverty are deep-rooted, with solutio...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: Housing BenefitDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the taper rate for housing benefit on young people in supported housing.
Answer: The income taper in Housing Benefit ensures people in work are better off than someone wholly reliant on benefits. In addition to any financial advantage, there are important non-financial benefits of working. These benefits include learning new skills, i...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMaternity Pay: Multiple BirthsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of maternity pay for mothers of (a) twins and (b) other multiples.
Answer: Maternity pay is primarily a health and safety provisions for pregnant working women. It is not intended to replace a woman's earnings completely, rather it provides a measure of financial security to help pregnant working women take time off work in the ...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Lone ParentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of Gingerbread’s report entitled They are sanctioning the children, published on 16 September 2024.
Answer: The Child Poverty Taskforce will explore how we can harness all available levers to reduce child poverty, including by listening to stakeholders on potential changes, before publishing a strategy in Spring 2025. Additionally, the Government is committed t...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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