Question follow-through · 39260

Social Services: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of her proposed welfare reforms on demand for social care services from people who may lose benefit eligibility.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
18 Mar 2025
Target answer date
24 Mar 2025
Answer
24 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of her proposed welfare reforms on demand for social care services from people who may lose benefit eligibility.

  2. 24 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will support the Casey Commission into adult social care – and work closely with the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) – as we take forward the proposals in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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