Ministerial role

Minister of State for Disabled People

Organisations: Department for Work and Pensions

Responsibilities

In May 2015 the role of Minister of State for Disabled People was replaced by the role of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Disabled People.

The Minister of State for Disabled People is responsible for:

  • cross-government disability issues and strategy
  • Employment and Support Allowance, Work Capability Assessment and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment Programme
  • disability benefits (Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment and Attendance Allowance)
  • carers
  • appeals reform
  • fraud and error (including debt management)

Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Mark Harper MP

    2014 to 2015

  2. The Rt Hon Sir Mike Penning MP

    2013 to 2014