Question follow-through · 105682

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that young disabled people can enter and stay in work.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
14 Jan 2026
Target answer date
19 Jan 2026
Answer
23 Jan 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that young disabled people can enter and stay in work.

  2. 19 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Good work is good for health, so we want everyone to get work and get on in work, whoever they are and wherever they live. The Get Britain Working White Paper launched in November 2024 set out how we will drive forward approaches to tackling economic inac...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Personal Independence Payment: Applications

27 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many assessments for Personal Independence Payment were carried out by Capita in person in 2025.

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Universal Credit: Overpayments

27 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants were overpaid cost of living payments in 2025; and what is the total amount of the overpayments identified in 2025.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Employment: Disability

9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve levels of employment for people with disabilities.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the component costs are to facilitate a social security appeal hearing.

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Pensioners: Poverty

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Universal Credit

24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how universal credit payments are being managed to ensure timely support.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assistance his Department provides to families affected by long-term illness.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Universal Credit: Young People

15 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing the Universal Credit health element from young people on their ability to a) meet essential costs and b) participate in employment support

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Universal Credit: Young People

16 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of restricting young people’s eligibility for the Universal Credit health element on a) poverty and b) employment.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Universal Credit: Young People

16 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged 16-24 are claiming the Universal Credit health element while in full-time non-advanced education.