Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his Department's policy on the use of foodbank signposting slips at Jobcentres on vulnerable households.

On 19 February we introduced a new food charity signposting slip to replace the one previously used.

This does not change DWP signposting policy but improves the signposting slip to comply with our obligations under GDPR.

Our Jobcentres continue to provide customers with guidance to find additional support, including signposting to emergency food support when appropriate.

The new slip does not include any personal data. It also now provides claimants with information on where they might access emergency food locally, and wider sources of support.