Employment and Support Allowance

(asked on 28th March 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work of 27 March 2017, Official Report, columns 23-24, what progress his Department is making on the use of social tariffs to support claimants of employment and support allowance in the work-related activity group; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Penny Mordaunt Portrait
Penny Mordaunt
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
This question was answered on 18th April 2017

My response on 27 March noted that the work on social tariffs was about enabling people to have the right tools and information to reduce their household outgoings and give budgeting support.

Work Coaches will have information available to support claimants to manage and reduce their household outgoings.

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