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Social Security Benefits: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will extend the Domestic Violence Easement available to survivors claiming (a) Job Seekers’ Allowance and (b) Universal Credit to disabled survivors who (i) claim Employment Support Allowance and

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
9 Sept 2024
Target answer date
11 Sept 2024
Answer
16 Sept 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will extend the Domestic Violence Easement available to survivors claiming (a) Job Seekers’ Allowance and (b) Universal Credit to disabled survivors who (i) claim Employment Support Allowance and

  2. 11 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    Claimants in the Support Group for legacy Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and for those with Limited Capability for Work and Work-related Activity (LCWRA) in New Style Employment Support Allowance (NS ESA) or Universal Credit have no work-related r...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

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4 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting survivors of domestic abuse from repaying advances of Universal Credit payments.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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4 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to (a) tackle discrimination against visually impaired people with guide dogs and (b) educate (i) businesses and (ii) public services on the (A) role and (B) importance of guide

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Universal Credit: Disability

4 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Universal Credit in supporting people with disability costs.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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4 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 30-hour work requirements introduced in October 2023 on the standard of living of single parents.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Employment: Lone Parents

4 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce barriers facing single parents looking for (a) work and (b) increased hours.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Employment: Lone Parents

4 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) affordability and (b) availability of childcare on the ability of single parents to look for (i) work and (ii) increased hours.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Universal Credit: Lone Parents

4 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 36 of the report entitled Universal Credit Conditionality Changes & the Impact on Single Parent Families, published by Single Parents Rights, in March 2024, what steps her Departm

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Employment: Mental Illness

21 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to help people with mental health conditions to (a) enter employment and (b) increase their hours.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Funeral Payments: Cohabitation

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