Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 43444

Social Security Benefits

Tabled: 2 April 2025
Answered: 10 April 2025

Question

Sir Mel Stride

ConservativeCentral Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is her Department's policy that people with (a) more than £16,000 in savings, (b) a full National Insurance record and (c) a work-limiting health condition will not be eligible for support th

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
This is not current government policy. We are consulting on plans for a new “Unemployment Insurance”. We are asking about what the right level of support is and how long it should last, and we would welcome your response. No final decisions have been take...

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