Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 82833
Social Security Benefits: Translation Services
Tabled: 16 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of benefits claimants who require translation support during appointments; and at what cost to the public purse.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonThe Department does not hold data on the number of individual claimants who require interpreter support.