Minister of State for Social Security and Disability explained

Post:	Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work
Insignia:	Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government).svg
Insigniacaption:	Royal Arms as used by His Majesty's Government
Department:	Department for Work and Pensions
Appointer:	The Monarch
Formation:	1974
Incumbent:	Stephen Timms
Incumbentsince:	8 July 2024
Inaugural:	Alf Morris

The Minister of State for Social Security and Disability is a junior minister in the Department for Work and Pensions of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for disabled people.^[1] The role has also been known as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work.

The current holder is Sir Stephen Timms of the Labour Party.^[2]

Current Portfolio

The minister's responsibilities includes the following:

• Cross-government disability issues
• Work and health strategy, including sponsorship of the Joint Work and Health Unit
• Disability employment, including Disability Confident, Work Choice, Access to Work, the Work and Health Programme and mental health in the workplace
• Support for those at risk of falling out of work, including occupational health and Statutory Sick Pay
• Financial support for sick and disabled claimants, including within:

• Universal Credit

• Disability Living Allowance

• Personal Independence Payment

• Employment and Support Allowance

• Attendance Allowance

• Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit

• Carer's Allowance
• Specific welfare and health-related issues, including Motability and arms-length compensation schemes
• Oversight of the Health and Safety Executive and the Office for Nuclear Regulation

List of ministers

• 11 March 19741979: Alf Morris, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Disablement) at the Department of Health and Social Security
• 7 May 19791981: Reg Prentice, Minister of State (Social Security), DHSS
• 5 January 19811983: Hugh Rossi, Minister of State for Social Security and the Disabled (DHSS)
• 13 June 19831984: Tony Newton, Minister for the Disabled (Parliamentary Under-Secretary), DHSS
• 11 September 19841986: Tony Newton, Minister of State for Social Security and the Disabled (DHSS)
• 19861987 general election: John Major, Minister of State for Social Security and the Disabled (DHSS)^{[3] [4]}
• 1987 - 1994: Nicholas Scott, as Minister of State, Department of Social Security^[5]
• 20 July 19945 July 1995: William Hague, Minister of State, DSS (with responsibility for Social Security and Disabled People)^[6]
• 6 July 19952 May 1997: Alistair Burt, Minister for Disabled People (Minister of State, DSS)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) — 6 May 199728 October 1998
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Employment) (Employment and Equal Opportunities) — 28 July 199810 June 2001

Name		Portrait	Term of office		Party	Ministry
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People
	Paul Boateng^[7]		4 May 1997	27 October 1998	Labour		Blair
	Margaret Hodge^[8]		29 July 1998	11 June 2001	Labour
	Maria Eagle^[9]		11 June 2001	17 June 2005	Labour
	Anne McGuire^[10]		17 June 2005	5 October 2008	Labour
						Brown
	Jonathan Shaw^[11]		5 October 2008	11 May 2010	Labour
	Maria Miller^[12]		12 May 2010	4 September 2012	Conservative		Cameron-Clegg
	Esther McVey^[13]		4 September 2012	7 October 2013	Conservative
	Minister of State for Disabled People
	Mike Penning^[14]		7 October 2013	15 July 2014	Conservative		Cameron-Clegg
	Mark Harper^[15]		15 July 2014	8 May 2015	Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People
	Justin Tomlinson^[16]		8 May 2015	15 July 2016	Conservative		Cameron
Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health
	Penny Mordaunt^[17]		15 July 2016	9 November 2017	Conservative		May
	Sarah Newton^[18]		9 November 2017	13 March 2019	Conservative
	Justin Tomlinson		4 April 2019	16 September 2021	Conservative	May Johnson
	Chloe Smith		16 September 2021	6 September 2022	Conservative	Johnson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work
	Claire Coutinho		21 September 2022	28 October 2022	Conservative		Truss Sunak
Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work
	Tom Pursglove		28 October 2022	7 December 2023	Conservative		Sunak
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work
	Mims Davies		14 December 2023	12 April 2024	Conservative		Sunak
Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work
	Mims Davies		12 April 2024	5 July 2024	Conservative		Sunak
Minister of State for Social Security and Disability
	Stephen Timms		8 July 2024	Incumbent	Labour		Starmer

See also

• Department of Health and Social Security 11 March 1974 to 25 July 1988
• Department of Social Security 25 July 1988 to
• Department for Work and Pensions 8 June 2001 to present

Notes and References

1. Web site: Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work: Responsibilities . gov.uk . 16 March 2018.
2. Web site: Minister of State for Social Security and Disability . . 28 July 2024.
3. Book: Major . John . 2000 . John Major: The Autobiography . London . HarperCollins . 978-0-00-257004-6 . registration . 93–94 .
4. Book: Seldon . Anthony . Anthony Seldon . 1998 . 1997 . Major: A Political Life . London . Phoenix Books . 978-0-7538-0145-1 . 64 .
5. News: Sir Nicholas Scott. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sir-nicholas-scott-14227.html . 18 June 2022 . subscription . live. The Independent. 10 January 2005. Barnes. John. 20 May 2022.
6. Web site: Rt Hon William Hague MP – profile. 1 July 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080506100701/http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=people.person.page&personID=4680 . 6 May 2008.
7. Web site: Lord Boateng . parliament.uk . . 16 March 2018.
8. Web site: Rt Hon Dame Margaret Hodge MP . parliament.uk . . 16 March 2018.
9. Web site: Maria Eagle MP . parliament.uk . . 16 March 2018.
10. Web site: Rt Hon Dame Anne McGuire . parliament.uk . . 16 March 2018.
11. Web site: Jonathan Shaw . parliament.uk . . 16 March 2018.
12. Web site: Rt Hon Maria Miller MP . parliament.uk . . 16 March 2018.
13. Web site: Rt Hon Esther McVey MP . parliament.uk . . 16 March 2018.
14. Web site: Rt Hon Sir Mike Penning MP . parliament.uk . . 16 March 2018.
15. Web site: Rt Hon Mark Harper MP . parliament.uk . . 16 March 2018.
16. Web site: Justin Tomlinson MP . parliament.uk . . 16 March 2018.
17. Web site: Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP . parliament.uk . . 16 March 2018.
18. Web site: Sarah Newton MP . parliament.uk . . 16 March 2018.