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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Delivery

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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Delivery
Incumbent
Vacant
since 20 September 2022
Department for Work and Pensions
StyleMinister
NominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
FormationMay 2015
First holderShailesh Vara
Websitewww.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state-for-welfare-delivery

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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Welfare Delivery) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Welfare Delivery) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2021.