Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 11685

Jobcentres: Food Banks

Tabled: 29 October 2024
Answered: 6 November 2024

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal DemocratNewbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of preventing Job Centres from distributing food vouchers on levels of access to foodbanks.

Answer

Alison McGovern
Under the previous administration, the Government introduced a new food charity signposting slip to replace the one previously used, removing personal data to better comply with our departmental obligations, including our GDPR responsibilities, and to imp...

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