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Social Security Benefits

Asked by Damien EganLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 16 October 2025UIN 77199

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to ensure that information in official leaflets on (a) access to and (b) guidance on benefit entitlements is accurate.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

To ensure information is accurate, all new and amended leaflets are subject to a quality assurance process where content is checked and approved by subject matter experts before publication.

In addition, the department undertakes an annual uprating review of all leaflets that are impacted by rate changes.

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