Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Welfare Delivery

Responsibilities

The minister’s responsibilities include:

  • benefit cap implementation and benefit uprating
  • other social assistance, including housing, supported accommodation, Support for Mortgage Interest, Cold Weather Payments, Bereavement Benefit and funeral payments
  • child maintenance and relationship support
  • cross-DWP House of Commons spokesperson

Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP

    2016 to 2017

  2. Shailesh Vara MP

    2015 to 2016