PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Jobcentres: Food Banks (29 October 2024)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of preventing Job Centres from distributing food vouchers on levels of access to foodbanks.

Asked by:
Mr Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat)

Under the previous administration, the Government introduced a new food charity signposting slip to replace the one previously used, removing personal data to better comply with our departmental obligations, including our GDPR responsibilities, and to improve our signposting process. The new slip does not change our DWP policy, and our Jobcentres continue to provide customers with guidance to find additional support, including signposting to emergency food support when appropriate.

Answered by:
Alison McGovern (Labour)
6 November 2024