Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the State Pension in tackling levels of poverty among pensioners; and if she will make a statement.”
Tabled: 2 November 2021Answered: 8 November 2021
Asked by
Ian Byrne
Labour — Liverpool West Derby
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
Sir Stephen Timms
My hon. Friend is right that there are currently delays with the Access to Work scheme, reflecting the very large increase in demand and applications for it over the past year or two. We are making changes to speed things up. We are also, in the Green Paper, consulting on the future of the Access to Work scheme. I would really welcome input from my hon. Friend, and perhaps her constituent as well, about the changes we should be making.