Asked by: Warinder Juss (Labour - Wolverhampton West)
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 Wolverhampton West 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.
Asked by: Warinder Juss (Labour - Wolverhampton West)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to assess the fairness of the two-child limit on Universal Credit.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Tackling child poverty is at the heart of the Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances of every child. The Child Poverty Taskforce is exploring how we can harness all available levers to reduce child poverty, including social security reforms, before publishing a strategy that will deliver lasting change.