30 September 2020

Work and pensions secretary again tells the Commons work and pensions select committee that DWP has no duty of care.

What: Therese Coffey tells the Commons work and pensions select committee again that DWP has no duty of care to benefit claimants and that that duty should be left to “the local councils, the social services, the doctors and other people”.

Why significant: DWP ministers arguing that they are not responsible for the impact of their policies and procedures on claimants in vulnerable situations.