Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 98478
Social Security Benefits
Tabled: 9 December 2025
Answered: 18 December 2025
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the financial impact of future welfare spending on the economy.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsWe inherited from the previous administration a welfare system that forced too many people out of work and on to long-term benefits, while leaving millions of children in poverty. We have begun to address that through reforms to universal credit, increase...
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