A question on #SocialSecurityBenefits #LearningDisability tabled by Richard Foord on 12-06-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Social Security Benefits: Learning Disability
Question ID: 1812399
UIN: 59523
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-12
Asking Member ID: 4942
Asking Member display name: Richard Foord
Asking Member handle: richardfoordld
Asking Member Twitter reference: @richardfoordld
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will set out what (a) support and (b) safeguards are in place to assist adults with intellectual disabilities in completing benefit application forms; and whether information provided when applyi
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Date answered: 2025-06-23
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 163
Answering Member display name: Sir Stephen Timms
Answering Member handle: stephenctimms
Answering Member Twitter reference: @stephenctimms
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Answer text: The Department is committed to pursuing a just, equal and inclusive society, ensuring independence and control for all customers, including all disabled people and those with complex needs. This means we need to ensure that our customers have access to re...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true