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Minister of State for Social Security and Disability

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Minister of State for Social Security and Disability
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The Minister of State for Social Security and Disability is a junior minister in the Department for Work and Pensions of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for disabled people.[1] The role has also been known as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work.

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The current holder is Sir Stephen Timms of the Labour Party.[2]

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Current Portfolio

The minister's responsibilities includes the following:[1]

  • Cross-government disability issues
  • Work and health strategy, including sponsorship of the Joint Work and Health Unit
  • Disability employment, including Disability Confident, Work Choice, Access to Work, the Work and Health Programme and mental health in the workplace
  • Support for those at risk of falling out of work, including occupational health and Statutory Sick Pay
  • Financial support for sick and disabled claimants, including within:
  • Universal Credit
  • Disability Living Allowance
  • Personal Independence Payment
  • Employment and Support Allowance
  • Attendance Allowance
  • Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
  • Carer's Allowance
  • Specific welfare and health-related issues, including Motability and arms-length compensation schemes
  • Oversight of the Health and Safety Executive and the Office for Nuclear Regulation
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List of ministers

  • 11 March 1974  1979: Alf Morris, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Disablement) at the Department of Health and Social Security[3]
  • 7 May 1979  1981: Reg Prentice, Minister of State (Social Security), DHSS[4]
  • 5 January 1981  1983: Hugh Rossi, Minister of State for Social Security and the Disabled (DHSS)[5]
  • 13 June 1983  1984: Tony Newton, Minister for the Disabled (Parliamentary Under-Secretary), DHSS[6]
  • 11 September 1984  1986: Tony Newton, Minister of State for Social Security and the Disabled (DHSS)[6]
  • 1986  1987 general election: John Major, Minister of State for Social Security[7] and the Disabled (DHSS)[8][9][10]
  • 1987[8]1994: Nicholas Scott, as Minister of State, Department of Social Security[11]
  • 20 July 1994  5 July 1995: William Hague, Minister of State, DSS (with responsibility for Social Security and Disabled People)[12]
  • 6 July 1995  2 May 1997: Alistair Burt, Minister for Disabled People (Minister of State, DSS)[13]
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) — 6 May 1997  28 October 1998
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Employment) (Employment and Equal Opportunities) — 28 July 1998  10 June 2001
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