Disability: Finance

(asked on 3rd September 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to ensure a wide range of disabled people and their families are involved in the Extra Costs Taskforce; and if he plans to work with disability charities and organisations to ensure as many experiences as possible are included.


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Justin Tomlinson Portrait
Justin Tomlinson
This question was answered on 13th September 2021

As set out in the National Disability Strategy, published on 28 July, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Cabinet Office will set up an Extra Costs Taskforce, bringing together disabled people, regulators and businesses, to better understand the extra costs faced by disabled people, including how this breaks down for different impairments – by summer 2022.

Officials are currently developing proposals for the taskforce and its terms of reference and membership. Insight from disabled people and organisations will inform the development of the Taskforce.

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