Work and Pensions

Debate between Dan Jarvis and David Rutley

Wednesday 13th July 2022 Ministerial Corrections

[David Rutley]

Our support package was worth up to £400 billion between 2020 and 2022, and constituted the biggest single fiscal intervention since world war two.



Unemployed People: Help into Work

The following is an extract from questions to the Secretary of state for Work and Pensions on 11 July 2022.

[Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) (Lab)]

I welcome the Minister to her new role. Does she share my concern at recent data showing up to 70,000 armed forces veterans in receipt of universal credit? Does she think that the 50 armed forces champions around the country, who are no doubt doing their absolute best, have the capacity to provide the support to those who have served our country so that they can weather the cost of living crisis?