Oral Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
“If she will take steps to improve rural connectivity in (a) Kettering constituency, (b) North Northamptonshire and (c) England.”
Tabled: 8 June 2023Answered: 14 June 2023
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Social Security and Disability (Sir Stephen Timms)
The Office for Budget Responsibility forecast in March that incapacity and disability benefits spending would be £90.7 billion in 2029-30. That figure will be updated at the Budget. Better employment support and removing perverse work incentives in universal credit are the key to getting more people into work.