Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What assessment she has made of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on the number of disabled people living in poverty.”
Tabled: 29 January 2018Answered: 5 February 2018
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
Nick Thomas-Symonds
My hon. Friend is a powerful advocate for her constituents. The Infected Blood Compensation Authority is of course operationally independent, but I stand ready to take all the steps I can to ensure that compensation is made as soon as possible. Payments to the infected started at the end of last year; payments to the affected will start by the end of this year.