Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability)

Organisations: Department for Work and Pensions, Disability Unit, Office for Equality and Opportunity, and Department for Education
Current role holder: »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP

Responsibilities

  • disability policy and cross-government responsibility for disabled people  

  • Universal Credit and legacy benefits delivery 

  • contributory benefits, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) 

  • Access to Work 

  • Carer’s Allowance 

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  • Arm’s Length Body: Health and Safety Executive 

  • Serious Case Panel 

  • uprating and Benefit Cap 

  • oversight of Disability Unit 

  • conditionality/sanctions

Current role holder

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP

Sir Stephen Timms was appointed Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions, and the Department for Education, on 8 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for East Ham in July 2024.

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