Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Minister for Work and Pensions, or Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in the House of Lords, is a junior position in the Department for Work and Pensions in the British government. It is currently held by Maeve Sherlock, Baroness Sherlock, who took the office on 9 July 2024.
Responsibilities
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 relationship management
- Social Fund
- 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