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: The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP

Responsibilities

  • Health and Disability reform

  • Disability policy, cross-government responsibility for disabled people & DU oversight

  • 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 

  • Arm’s Length Body: Health and Safety Executive 

  • Serious Case Panel 

  • uprating and Benefit Cap 

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Current role holder

The 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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