Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 39325
Social Security Benefits: Disability
Tabled: 18 March 2025
Answered: 24 March 2025
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the evidential basis is for the proposition that reducing levels of disability benefits leads to increased levels of employment.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsWe have evidence that delivering better and more tailored employment support can get more people off welfare, and into work - alongside a higher expectation to engage with that support. Therefore, we are investing £1 billion a year by the end of the decad...
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