Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the policy paper, Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, published 15 March 2023, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that people in the no work-related requirements group are not required to look for work after the introduction of the new health conditionality approach.

We recognise that for many disabled people and people with health conditions, work or work-related activity is not possible or appropriate. These changes do not mean that everyone will be required to conduct work and work-related activity.

As part of the new approach to support, work coaches will have personalised conversations with claimants to determine their individual circumstances. This will mean that people will have their requirements tailored to their needs, which can include having no work-related requirements at all where appropriate.