Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 39661

Social Security Benefits: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 19 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025

Question

Alex Easton

IndependentNorth Down

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the potential impact of her Department's welfare reforms on people in Northern Ireland.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The department works closely with all the Devolved Governments, including the Northern Ireland Executive, on a range of policy matters.Proposals for reform to the system of health and disability benefits were set out in the Pathways to Work Green Paper pu...

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