Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What steps he is taking to ensure that people affected by the benefit cap are not in poverty.”
Tabled: 23 June 2026Answered: 29 June 2026
Asked by
Paula Barker
Labour — Liverpool Wavertree
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
Nick Smith
Earlier this year, the Restoration and Renewal Client Board published the strategic case for the R and R programme, which sets out how to deliver the R and R works that will be developed in detail over the next year. This detailed work, which will include robust cost, timescale and risk estimates for all three options, is expected to be presented to the House in 2025 to enable an evidence-based decision on how best to restore our lovely Palace.