Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Universal Credit: Lone ParentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising the Universal Credit threshold for single parents that work.
Answer: Universal Credit provides additional support for working households with children, including single parents, through the work allowance. Single parents with responsibility for a child or qualifying young person may be entitled to a work allowance of up to...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLone Parents: Government AssistanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take to provide additional practical support to lone parents.
Answer: As set out in our Child Poverty Strategy, this government recognises that the right employment support can help lone parents overcome complex barriers to work, increase their hours and earnings, and progress in work. That is why we are driving forward lab...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of increasing the universal credit child element by £20 a week on child poverty levels.
Answer: Our commitment to tackling child poverty is at the heart of the government’s plan for national renewal - delivering more security, more opportunity, and more respect for every family and every community across the UK. The reversal of the two-child limit i...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPension Funds: Fossil FuelsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 900681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will issue guidance to pension funds on reducing investment in fossil fuels.
Answer: Pension fund investment decisions must remain grounded in fiduciary duty. Climate change is a financially material risk, and the existing regulatory framework ensures trustees assess and disclose climate-related risks, including those linked to fossil fue...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFood PovertyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that food insecurity data informs cross government anti poverty strategy.
Answer: Robust data is crucial to inform cross government anti-poverty strategy and policy design. The Households Below Average Income and Family Resources (HBAI) publication provides annual high-quality official statistics which are used to track a range of meas...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFood Poverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish her Department’s analysis of food insecurity trends and the implications for children’s health and educational outcomes.
Answer: Statistics on the number of individuals living in food insecure households in the UK are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication, the latest available being Households below average income: for financial years ending 1995 ...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisqualificationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has conducted an equality impact assessment of the sanctions regime on disabled people, single parents, and young adults.
Answer: The Department considers the impacts of conditionality and sanctions in line with the Public Sector Equality Duty, including impacts on disabled people, lone parents, young adults and households with children. The current Universal Credit sanctions regime...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisqualificationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that no child is pushed into poverty as a result of a sanction applied to their parent or carer.
Answer: Sanctions are only applied where a claimant has failed to meet agreed work-related requirements without good reason. Claimants are asked to explain any failure before a decision is made, and any decision is taken on a case-by-case basis by an independent ...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisqualificationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of benefit sanctions on households with children; and if he will publish the evidence base underpinning that assessment.
Answer: The Department considers the impacts of conditionality and sanctions in line with the Public Sector Equality Duty, including impacts on disabled people, lone parents, young adults and households with children. The current Universal Credit sanctions regime...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making Access to Work support linked to the individual rather than the job role.
Answer: Access to Work support is tailored to the individual's needs, following case manager conversations with the individual and the employers, supporting workplace adjustments beyond what would normally be expected from an employer. Access to Work is an import...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: EvenbreakDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is taking steps to ensure that Job Centres promote the work of Evenbreak.
Answer: The DWP’s Strategic Relationship Team (SRT) has made several attempts to contact and arrange an initial discussion with Evenbreak and remains keen to explore opportunities for closer collaboration. Whilst there has been no response DWP continues to active...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the economic contribution of disabled workers.
Answer: In Q1 2026, there were 10.5 million working-age disabled people in the UK, of which 5.6 million were in employment (53.1%), an increase of 1.6 million (1.3 percentage points) since the same quarter of 2019. However, there remains a persistent gap between ...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Women against State Pension InequalityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of additional legal costs that may be incurred by the Department in relation to ongoing litigation concerning compensation for women affected by maladministration in State Pens
Answer: Women Against State Pension Inequality Ltd (WASPI) are seeking permission from the High Court to bring a Judicial Review on our response to the Ombudsman’s report. We do not comment on live litigation.
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the comparative cost to the public purse of (a) compensating women affected by maladministration in State Pension Age communications and (b) losses to the Department arisi
Answer: Women Against State Pension Inequality Ltd (WASPI) are seeking permission from the High Court to bring a Judicial Review on our response to the Ombudsman’s report. We are not able to comment on live litigation, but full details of our decision in this cas...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Women against State Pension InequalityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions Ministers or officials from his Department have met representatives of the WASPI Campaign since September 2024.
Answer: During this time, the previous Minister for Pensions met with representatives, the first Minister to do so in eight years.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Women against State Pension InequalityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Department has spent on legal fees and associated costs defending judicial review proceedings brought by the WASPI Campaign since December 2024.
Answer: Based on the information held, since December 2024, the recorded legal costs on litigation brought by WASPI including disbursements and VAT and costs paid to WASPI are £348,566.14.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Housing Allowance: PooleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential financial impact of maintaining Local Housing Allowance at current levels for another year on low income renters in Poole constituency.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2025, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions reviewed Local Housing Allowance (LHA) and decided to maintain rates at their current levels for 2026/27. Rent levels across Great Britian, were considered alongside other factors, such a...
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Housing AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of maintaining Local Housing Allowance at its 2024/25 level in the current financial year on levels of homelessness among Universal Credit claimants.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2025, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions reviewed LHA and decided to maintain rates at current levels for 2026/27. Rent levels across Great Britian were considered alongside other factors, including wider benefit priorities, sup...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPupil PremiumDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the Pupil Premium to students aged 19.
Answer: The Pupil Premium is in the remit of the Department for Education and as such the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has made no such assessment.DWP is responsible for the Adult Skills Fund (ASF) which supports learners aged 19+. The disadvantage upli...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the impact of reforms to Personal Independence Payments on levels of homelessness will be included as part of the Timms Review.
Answer: The steering group has established its ways of working, themes for the Review and has launched a Call for Evidence. It will continue to meet regularly over the course of this year to determine the Review's strategic direction, priorities and its recommend...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128557More
Question: 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 and from work
Answer: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a non‑means‑tested benefit intended as a contribution towards extra costs arising from a long‑term health condition or disability, and recipients are free to use it in the way that best meets their individual needs. ...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128527More
Question: 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.
Answer: I refer my Hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 2 March 2026 in response to Question UIN 114204.
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128526More
Question: 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.
Answer: We have launched The Young People and Work Report to investigate the persistently high numbers of young people out of work, education and training, with a holistic view of the welfare, health, skills and employment system. Led by former Health Secretary A...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Terminal IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a Personal Independence Payment Special Rules award reached the end of their three-year award period and had their benefits award reviewed in each of the last 12 months for which da
Answer: Over the past 12 months, 30 individuals with a Personal Independence Payment Special Rules award reached the end of their three-year award period and had benefits reassessed. Monthly breakdowns cannot be provided due to disclosure control. In the majority...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Terminal IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126116More
Question: 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 what was the length o
Answer: The Department does not collect information centrally for analysis about whether a claimant’s condition is terminal. However, claimants claiming under the Special Rules for End of Life (SREL) are terminally ill and we can provide information about their a...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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