Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 37006

Social Security Benefits: Advisory Services

Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 18 March 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Labour — Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reductions to the welfare budget on the number of people seeking welfare advice; and what steps she is taking to ensure advice services

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
DWP is not responsible for funding the welfare advice sector which receives funding from a range of sources. DWP does fund Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland to deliver Help to Claim which provides support to people to make a new claim to Univer...
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