Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Welfare Reform

Organisations: Department for Work and Pensions

Responsibilities

The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Welfare Reform is responsible for:

• Universal Credit
• Housing Benefit
• benefit cap (a limit on the total amount of benefit people can get)
• the Social Security Advisory Committee
• credit unions
• mental health review
• the Health and Work Service
• bereavement benefits
• health and safety

Previous holders of this role

1. The Rt Hon Lord Freud

   2010 to 2015

Announcements

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• Every jobcentre in Yorkshire now offers Universal Credit
  • 18 April 2016
  • News story
• All Welsh jobcentres switch over to Universal Credit
  • 21 March 2016
  • News story
• 2010 to 2015 government policy: welfare reform
  • 08 May 2015
  • Policy paper
• ‘Dangerous’ daffodils and 10 more ‘elf and safety myths
  • 25 March 2015
  • Press release
• Mesothelioma sufferers’ compensation boosted by extra £54,000
  • 10 February 2015
  • Press release
• Universal Credit and Universal Support
  • 21 January 2015
  • Speech
• Boosting business by easing health and safety burden – 84% of rules scrapped or improved
  • 16 January 2015
  • Press release
• Snow clearing health and safety myth shattered
  • 23 December 2014
  • Press release
• Universal Credit support boost for social landlords
  • 13 November 2014
  • Press release
• Support in Universal Credit: distressed children: SSAC correspondence
  • 24 October 2014
  • Correspondence

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