Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Delivery
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Delivery | |
|---|---|
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Incumbent since 20 September 2022Vacant | |
| Department for Work and Pensions | |
| Style | Minister |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | May 2015 |
| First holder | Shailesh Vara |
| Website | www |
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Delivery was a junior position in the Department for Work and Pensions in the British government. It was most recently held by David Rutley MP, who took the office on 17 September 2021.[1]
Responsibilities
The minister has the following responsibilities:[2]
- overall management and delivery of Universal Credit
- support for disadvantaged groups in Universal Credit including care leavers, prison leavers, survivors of domestic abuse, people with drug or alcohol dependency, rough sleepers and those who are facing homelessness
- housing policy and Housing Benefit delivery
- ‘Help to Claim’ service
- poverty
- benefit uprating
- military covenant
- fraud, error and debt
Officeholders
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shailesh Vara |  | 8 May 2015 | 17 July 2016 | Conservative | David Cameron | |
| Caroline Nokes |  | 17 July 2016 | 4 April 2019 | Theresa May | ||
| Will Quince |  | 4 April 2019 | 17 September 2021 | Boris Johnson | ||
| David Rutley |  | 17 September 2021 | 20 September 2022 | |||
References
- ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Welfare Delivery) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Welfare Delivery) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2021.