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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

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United Kingdom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
since 9 July 2024
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
Websitewww.gov.uk/dwp

The Minister for Work and Pensions, or Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in the House of Lords,[1] is a junior position in the Department for Work and Pensions in the British government. It is currently held by The Viscount Younger of Leckie, who took the office on 1 January 2023.[2]

Responsibilities

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The minister's responsibilities include:

  • spokesperson for DWP business in the House of Lords
  • child maintenance
  • family test
  • parental conflict
  • legislation and statutory instruments strategy
  • Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) relationship management
  • Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments, Sure Start Maternity grants, Funeral Expenses Payment scheme and Budgeting loans)
  • bereavement benefits
  • supported accommodation
  • Support for Mortgage Interest
  • maternity benefits
  • departmental planning and performance management, including oversight of: the single departmental plan, including tracking progress against manifesto commitments other external reporting and governance requirements
  • departmental business, including oversight of: departmental capability in commercial and digital affairs commercial contracting policy
  • transparency and data-sharing issues
  • research and trialling
  • Office for Nuclear Regulation

Ministers for Work and Pensions

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Name Portrait Entered office Left office Political party Notes
The Baroness Hollis of Heigham 11 June 2001 10 May 2005 Labour Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath 10 May 2005 4 January 2007 Labour Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Lord McKenzie of Luton 8 January 2007 6 May 2010 Labour Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Lord Freud 11 May 2010 21 December 2016 Conservative Minister of State for Welfare Reform[3]
The Lord Henley 21 December 2016 15 June 2017 Conservative Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Baroness Buscombe 11 June 2017 30 July 2019 Conservative Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Baroness Stedman-Scott 30 July 2019 1 January 2023 Conservative Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Viscount Younger of Leckie 1 January 2023 5 July 2024 Conservative Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Baroness Sherlock 9 July 2024 Incumbent Labour Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

References

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  1. ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Work and Pensions) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. ^ www.gov.uk/dwp
  3. ^ Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (2010–15)