questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the cost-of-living payment to employees in his Department who were on a career break during the qualifying period.
answerText: DWP’s Career Break Agreement, which employees sign before their career break commences, sets out that Career Breaks are unpaid and therefore individuals will not be entitled to any remuneration for the duration of their Career Break. This position was con...
heading: Department for Work and Pensions: Cost of Living Payments