Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 46653

Social Security Benefits: Reform

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Anna Gelderd

LabourSouth East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of welfare changes on the mental health of claimants in (a) South East Cornwall constituency, (b) rural areas and (c) coastal areas.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
No assessment has been made. A further programme of analysis to support development of the proposals in the Green Paper will be developed and undertaken in the coming months.