A question on #SocialSecurityBenefits #Reform tabled by Dr Scott Arthur on 26-06-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Social Security Benefits: Reform
Question ID: 1816967
UIN: 63098
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-26
Asking Member ID: 5212
Asking Member display name: Dr Scott Arthur
Asking Member handle: DrScottArthurMP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @DrScottArthurMP
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to (a) simplify the benefits system and (b) increase its accessibility for claimants.
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Date answered: 2025-07-04
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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: Our wide-ranging package of reforms to health and disability benefits, set out in the Pathways to Work Green Paper, will improve experiences of the system for those who need it. We are simplifying the system by abolishing the WCA and instead using the PIP...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
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