Question follow-through · 11259

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training is provided to Jobcentre staff on supporting claimants with hidden disabilities.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
18 Jun 2026
Target answer date
22 Jun 2026
Answer
26 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training is provided to Jobcentre staff on supporting claimants with hidden disabilities.

  2. 22 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    DWP recognises the importance of providing learning to enable all Jobcentre staff in customer contact roles to meet the needs of all our claimants, including those with hidden disabilities. Jobcentre staff receive role specific learning, which: provides a...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Motability

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