Asked by: Gregor Poynton (Labour - Livingston)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support disabled people who will never be able to work in Livingston constituency.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The social security system will always be there for those who can’t work.
As part of the recent announcements, we are making changes to the rates in Universal Credit, we will ensure that the incomes of those with the most severe, lifelong conditions who will never be able to work have their incomes protected.
We will also guarantee that for both new and existing claims, those in this group will not need to be reassessed in future.