Question follow-through · 15792
Welfare Assistance Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to develop a long-term strategy and funding settlement for local welfare after the Household Support Fund ends in March 2026; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential m
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 25 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 27 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 3 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Social security and pensions
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Recorded timeline
25 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to develop a long-term strategy and funding settlement for local welfare after the Household Support Fund ends in March 2026; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential m
27 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Dec 2024
Answer published
We want to fix the fundamentals of the social security system so that people are not reliant on crisis support for the cost of essentials. To support the upcoming Child Poverty Strategy, we will continue to provide substantial funding to Local Authorities...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Social Security Benefits: Children
24 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the two-child limit policy on recent trends in the levels of child poverty.
Social Security Benefits: Children
24 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the average amount of money families would receive if the two-child limit was rescinded.
State Retirement Pensions
26 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her planned timetable is for updating her Department's website with information on the (a) 12-month State Pension arrears payment and (b) State Pension Claims Form.
Winter Fuel Payment
29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the cut-off date of 22 September 2025 for people reaching the state pension age of 66 for Winter Fuel Payment.
Means-tested Benefits: Learning Disability
20 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an estimate of the proportion of people with a learning disability of working age in England in receipt of a means tested benefit.