Question follow-through · 97662
Social Security Benefits: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to contact vulnerable individuals in (a) remote and (b) rural areas with low broadband connectivity.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 5 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 15 Dec 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to contact vulnerable individuals in (a) remote and (b) rural areas with low broadband connectivity.
9 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Department for Work and Pensions utilise a range of channels to ensure vulnerable customers and those with limited broadband can access support.Local Jobcentres provide face-to-face appointments for those unable to use digital services and have dedica...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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