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Social Security Benefits: Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients

Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 8 May 2024.

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Photo of John Spellar John Spellar Labour, Warley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to remove access to benefits for people sentenced to be held in secure mental health facilities.

Photo of Jo Churchill Jo Churchill The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions

The DWP Secretary of State has asked officials to look into the rules around benefits entitlements for offenders who are detained in psychiatric hospitals.

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