Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability)

The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP

Biography

Sir Stephen Timms was appointed Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions, and the Department for Education,聽on 8 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for East Ham in July 2024.

Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability)

  • Health and Disability reform

  • Disability policy, cross-government responsibility for disabled people & DU oversight

  • Universal Credit and legacy benefits delivery聽

  • contributory benefits, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) , Disability Living Allowance (DLA), and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

  • Access to Work

  • Carer鈥檚 Allowance聽

  • Arm鈥檚 Length Body: Health and Safety Executive聽

  • Serious Case Panel聽

  • uprating and Benefit Cap聽

  • 丑辞耻蝉颈苍驳听

More about this role

Department for Work and Pensions, Disability Unit, Office for Equality and Opportunity, and Department for Education