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Social Security Benefits: Disability

Asked by Andy McDonaldLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 28 March 2025UIN 39843

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the (a) equality and (b) poverty impact analysis were not published with the green paper entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The equalities analysis and poverty analysis includes detailed information which would have pre-empted the OBR forecast. That forecast is market sensitive until the Spring Statement. The analysis was published alongside the Spring Statement this week.

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