• Source: Minister of State for Social Security and Disability

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. The role has also been known as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work.
The current holder is Sir Stephen Timms of the Labour Party.




Current Portfolio


The minister's responsibilities includes the following:

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




List of ministers


11 March 1974 – 1979: Alf Morris, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Disablement) at the Department of Health and Social Security
7 May 1979 – 1981: Reg Prentice, Minister of State (Social Security), DHSS
5 January 1981 – 1983: Hugh Rossi, Minister of State for Social Security and the Disabled (DHSS)
13 June 1983 – 1984: Tony Newton, Minister for the Disabled (Parliamentary Under-Secretary), DHSS
11 September 1984 – 1986: Tony Newton, Minister of State for Social Security and the Disabled (DHSS)
1986 – 1987 general election: John Major, Minister of State for Social Security and the Disabled (DHSS)
1987–1994: Nicholas Scott, as Minister of State, Department of Social Security
20 July 1994 – 5 July 1995: William Hague, Minister of State, DSS (with responsibility for Social Security and Disabled People)
6 July 1995 – 2 May 1997: Alistair Burt, Minister for Disabled People (Minister of State, DSS)
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




See also


Department of Health and Social Security 11 March 1974 to 25 July 1988
Department of Social Security 25 July 1988 to
Department for Work and Pensions 8 June 2001 to present




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Minister of State for Social Security and Disability
• Starmer ministry
• Stephen Timms
• Social Security (United States)
• South African Social Security Agency
• Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
• National Institute for Social Security (Italy)
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Social security in India
• Minister for Justice (Ireland)