Question follow-through · 44017

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed disability benefit reforms on people with (a) post-traumatic stress disorder, (b) bipolar disorder, (c) severe depression

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
3 Apr 2025
Target answer date
22 Apr 2025
Answer
22 Apr 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed disability benefit reforms on people with (a) post-traumatic stress disorder, (b) bipolar disorder, (c) severe depression

  2. 22 Apr 2025

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  3. 22 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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