Question follow-through · 17786
Department for Work and Pensions: Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Department takes to involve autistic people and other experts by experience in the design, drafting and review of written communications, guidance and other documents relating to benefits
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 10 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 20 Jul 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Department takes to involve autistic people and other experts by experience in the design, drafting and review of written communications, guidance and other documents relating to benefits
14 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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20 Jul 2026
Answer published
DWP works with a range of internal and external experts when developing learning and support relating to disabled customers, including autistic people. Working in partnership with Coventry University, Neurobox and DWP psychologists, the Department has dev...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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