| Heading: |
Welfare State: Advisory Services |
| Question ID: |
1809267 |
| UIN: |
57316 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-04 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4630 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Ben Lake
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| Asking Member handle: |
BenMLake
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@BenMLake
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential cost savings to public services resulting from investment in independent social welfare advice services. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-13 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4621 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Darren Jones
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| Answering Member handle: |
darrenpjones
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@darrenpjones
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Correcting Member display name: |
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| Answer text: |
The Government recognises the important role that independent advice services play in supporting individuals.For example, DWP provide grant funding to Citizens Advice, who deliver Help to Claim support for customers to apply for Universal Credit. Help to ... |
| Original answer text: |
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| Comparable answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
14 |
| Answering body name: |
Treasury |
| Tweeted: |
true |