Question follow-through · 42703
Means-tested Benefits: Take-up
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.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 31 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 7 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Recorded timeline
31 Mar 2025
Question tabled
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.
2 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Apr 2025
Answer published
I refer the honourable member to the answer given on 27 March 2025 to question UIN 41344.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Poverty: Disability
8 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her proposed reforms to the welfare system on the poverty rate for households with at least one disabled (a) child and (b) adult.
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill
8 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had recent discussions with Disability Rights UK on the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2025.
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill
8 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with Big Brother Watch on the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2025.
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill
8 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to publish an updated impact assessment on the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.
Social Security Benefits: Reform
17 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Spring Statement 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of welfare reforms on demand for food banks.
Social Security Benefits: Reform
17 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will hold discussions with the Trussell Trust on her proposed (a) changes to the Personal Independence Payment and (b) other welfare reforms.
Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness
20 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to PIP eligibility on the (a) health and (b) economic security of people living with mental illnesses.
Disability: Cost of Living
3 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes in the cost of living on disabled people with complex needs.
Disability: Finance
3 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities on the potential impact of the Green Paper entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working, publi
Employment: Disability
3 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to ensure that employers provide disabled people with the support they need to stay in work.
Housing Benefit
16 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of Housing Benefit was in each of the last ten years.
Housing Benefit: Rented Housing
16 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Housing Benefit recipients live in (a) private rented accommodation and (b) social housing.