Ministerial role
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work)
Responsibilities
In April 2024 the role of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work) was replaced by the role of Minister of State (Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work).
Responsibilities include:
- disability policy and cross-government responsibility for disabled people
- oversight of Disability Unit, and convenor of Disability Champions
- work and health strategy, including sponsorship of the joint Department for Work and Pensions / Department for Health and Social Care Work and Health Unit, and disability benefit reform
- disability employment, and disability employment programmes
- financial support for those at risk of falling out of work, and disabled claimants including, Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Carer’s Allowance (CA)
- Social Mobility
- Support for disadvantaged groups
- Youth Offer
- Government Equalities Office (GEO) lead, Women and the Menopause
- Military Covenant
- Housing Benefit strategy and delivery, including Support for Mortgage Interest and supported accommodation
Previous holders of this role
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Mims Davies MP
2023 to 2024