| Heading: |
Social Security Benefits: Reform |
| Question ID: |
1791620 |
| UIN: |
43443 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
3935 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sir Mel Stride
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| Asking Member handle: |
meljstride
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@meljstride
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department's proposed reforms to contributory out of work benefits are expected to reduce contributory benefits as a proportion of overall welfare expenditure. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-09 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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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: |
Our proposed reforms to contributory benefits are about creating a more proactive, pro-work system that actually supports individuals. While the reforms are part of a package that will make the benefits system more affordable, they will also ensure that t... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |