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Social Security Benefits: Mental Illness |
| Question ID: |
1760357 |
| UIN: |
27552 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-30 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4397 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Peter Dowd
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| Asking Member handle: |
peter_dowd
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@peter_dowd
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment they have made of the potential impact of welfare reforms on people living with (a) bipolar and (b) other serious mental illnesses. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-06 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
163 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Stephen Timms
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| Answering Member handle: |
stephenctimms
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@stephenctimms
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| Answer text: |
The Work Capability Assessment is not working and needs to be reformed or replaced alongside a proper plan to help disabled people into work, which will help them, businesses and the economy. We know that change is desperately needed but equally these sor... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |