Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 50399

Social Security Benefits: Human Rights

Tabled: 6 May 2025
Answered: 12 May 2025

Question

Siân Berry

Green PartyBrighton Pavilion

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the report entitled Social insecurity: the devastating human rights impact of social security system failures in the UK

Answer

Alison McGovern
The UK Government takes its international obligations seriously and values the insights provided by Amnesty International and notes their recommendations. The UK Government is committed to tackling poverty across the UK. Good work can significantly reduce...

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