Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled people are able to try work without automatically triggering a benefits reassessment.”
Tabled: 21 April 2026Answered: 27 April 2026
Asked by
Tom Rutland
Labour — East Worthing and Shoreham
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Social Security and Disability (Sir Stephen Timms)
We are determined that disabled people should have the confidence to try work. Our “right to try” legislation will come into force on Thursday. People claiming universal credit, new style employment support allowance and personal independence payment can take steps towards employment and be confident that doing so will not automatically trigger benefit reassessment.