Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 29 November 2023Answered: 5 December 2023
Asked by
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Emma Reynolds)
I welcome the hon. Gentleman to his place. Pensioners with a long-term health condition or disability may be eligible for disability-related benefits, such as disability living allowance or attendance allowance, and these benefits also provide for an additional amount in pension credit for those on low incomes.