Question follow-through · 86583
Employment: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help remove barriers to work faced by young disabled people with complex needs in Birmingham Perry Barr constituency.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 29 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 4 Nov 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help remove barriers to work faced by young disabled people with complex needs in Birmingham Perry Barr constituency.
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Nov 2025
Answer published
Disabled people and people with health conditions are a diverse group. Access to the right support, in the right place, at the right time, is crucial.Jobcentre Plus provides tailored, person-centred support to young disabled people, focusing on their indi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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