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 TimmsDWP 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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