# Minister of State for Social Security and Disability

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. 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.

## 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 1974 – 1979: Alf Morris, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Disablement) at the Department of Health and Social Security
* 7 May 1979 – 1981: Reg Prentice, Minister of State (Social Security), DHSS
* 5 January 1981 – 1983: Hugh Rossi, Minister of State for Social Security and the Disabled (DHSS)
* 13 June 1983 – 1984: Tony Newton, Minister for the Disabled (Parliamentary Under-Secretary), DHSS
* 11 September 1984 – 1986: Tony Newton, Minister of State for Social Security and the Disabled (DHSS)
* 1986 – 1987 general election: John Major, Minister of State for Social Security and the Disabled (DHSS)
* 1987–1994: Nicholas Scott, as Minister of State, Department of Social Security
* 20 July 1994 – 5 July 1995: William Hague, Minister of State, DSS (with responsibility for Social Security and Disabled People)
* 6 July 1995 – 2 May 1997: Alistair Burt, Minister for Disabled People (Minister of State, DSS)
* Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) — 6 May 1997 – 28 October 1998
* Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Employment) (Employment and Equal Opportunities) — 28 July 1998 – 10 June 2001
| Name | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Ministry | Ministry |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People ||||||||
| | Paul Boateng | | 4 May 1997 | 27 October 1998 | Labour | | Blair (I) (II) (III) |
| | Margaret Hodge | | 29 July 1998 | 11 June 2001 | Labour | | Blair (I) (II) (III) |
| | Maria Eagle | | 11 June 2001 | 17 June 2005 | Labour | | Blair (I) (II) (III) |
| | Anne McGuire | | 17 June 2005 | 5 October 2008 | Labour | | Blair (I) (II) (III) |
| | Anne McGuire | | 17 June 2005 | 5 October 2008 | Labour | | Brown |
| | Jonathan Shaw | | 5 October 2008 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | | Brown |
| | Maria Miller | | 12 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | | Cameron-Clegg |
| | Esther McVey | | 4 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 | Conservative | | Cameron-Clegg |
| | Minister of State for Disabled People | Minister of State for Disabled People | Minister of State for Disabled People | Minister of State for Disabled People | Minister of State for Disabled People | Minister of State for Disabled People | Minister of State for Disabled People |
| | Mike Penning | | 7 October 2013 | 15 July 2014 | Conservative | | Cameron-Clegg |
| | Mark Harper | | 15 July 2014 | 8 May 2015 | Conservative | | Cameron-Clegg |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People ||||||||
| | Justin Tomlinson | | 8 May 2015 | 15 July 2016 | Conservative | | Cameron (II) |
| Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health ||||||||
| | Penny Mordaunt | | 15 July 2016 | 9 November 2017 | Conservative | | May (I) (II) |
| | Sarah Newton | | 9 November 2017 | 13 March 2019 | Conservative | | May (I) (II) |
| | Justin Tomlinson | | 4 April 2019 | 16 September 2021 | Conservative | | May (II) Johnson (I) (II) |
| | Chloe Smith | | 16 September 2021 | 6 September 2022 | Conservative | | Johnson (II) |
| 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 |