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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will uprate benefits in April 2023 in line with inflation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will uprate benefits in April 2023 in line with inflation.
The Secretary of State has a statutory annual obligation to review state pensions and benefits. Her review will commence following the publication of the relevant indices by the Office for National Statistics and her decisions will be announced to Parliament shortly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to immediately increase benefits in line with the September 2022 CPI inflation rate when it is announced on 19 October 2022; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to immediately increase benefits in line with the September 2022 CPI inflation rate when it is announced on 19 October 2022; and if he will make a statement.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has a statutory duty to annually review benefits and State Pensions as outlined in the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
Her review will be conducted based on the earnings growth figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on 11 October and the CPI figure for the year to September published by the ONS on the 19 October.
Any new benefit and State Pensions rates will come into force in the 2023/24 tax year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is her policy to uprate all social security benefits in line with inflation in the next financial year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is her policy to uprate all social security benefits in line with inflation in the next financial year.
The Secretary of State has a statutory annual obligation to review state pensions and benefits. Her review will commence shortly, and her decisions will be announced to Parliament shortly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on recipients of not increasing social security benefits in line with inflation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on recipients of not increasing social security benefits in line with inflation.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has a statutory obligation to undertake an annual review of State pensions and benefits. Her review will commence shortly, based on the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) in the year to September 2022, and on earnings growth in the year to May-July 2022. The latter figure was published on 11 October by the Office for National Statistics. The CPI figure will be published on 19 October. The Secretary of State’s decisions will be announced to Parliament shortly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if it continues to be her policy to uprate benefits in April in line with the current level of inflation in September.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if it continues to be her policy to uprate benefits in April in line with the current level of inflation in September.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has a statutory obligation to undertake an annual review of State pensions and benefits. Her review will commence shortly, based on the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) in the year to September 2022, and on earnings growth in the year to May-July 2022. The latter figure was published on 11 October by the Office for National Statistics. The CPI figure will be published on 19 October. The Secretary of State’s decisions will be announced to Parliament shortly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities about the equalities impact of (a) inflation on social security payments and (b) changes to work conditionality for part-time workers claiming Universal Credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities about the equalities impact of (a) inflation on social security payments and (b) changes to work conditionality for part-time workers claiming Universal Credit.
The Secretary of State has a statutory obligation to annually review benefits and State Pensions. The review will commence shortly and as part of that review, the Secretary of State will consider a Public Sector Equality analysis and so have due regard to her obligations under the Equality Act 2010.
Regarding changes to in-work conditionality for part-time workers claiming Universal Credit, the department will be publishing an Equality Analysis of the impact of the changes in due course.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of rising inflation rates on the level of (a) overall poverty, (b) child poverty and (c) in work poverty for families and individuals receiving Universal Credit in the City of Durham.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of rising inflation rates on the level of (a) overall poverty, (b) child poverty and (c) in work poverty for families and individuals receiving Universal Credit in the City of Durham.
No assessment has been made.
The Government is committed to a sustainable, long-term approach to tackling poverty and supporting people on lower incomes. We will spend over £242bn through the welfare system in 2022/23 including £108bn on people of working age.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Statutory Maternity Pay rates in light of current levels of inflation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Statutory Maternity Pay rates in light of current levels of inflation.
The standard rate of SMP is reviewed annually, alongside state benefits, and is generally increased in line with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). From April 2022 the standard rate of SMP increased to £156.66, in line with the September 2021 CPI rate of 3.1%.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the increase in the (a) Bank of England interest rate and (b) rate of inflation on the value of (i) the Pension Protection Fund and (ii) payments made from it...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the increase in the (a) Bank of England interest rate and (b) rate of inflation on the value of (i) the Pension Protection Fund and (ii) payments made from it...
The information required to carry out such an assessment is not readily available and to obtain it would incur disproportionate costs. The Secretary of State has therefore made no such assessment and does not intend to do so at this time.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2022 to Question 18980 on Pensions: Inflation, what her Department's timetable is for paying benefits in line with Consumer Prices Index inflation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2022 to Question 18980 on Pensions: Inflation, what her Department's timetable is for paying benefits in line with Consumer Prices Index inflation.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is required by law to undertake an annual review of State pensions and benefits. The outcome of that review will be announced later this year, and the new rates will enter into force from 10 April 2023.
Motion that this House has considered support for farmers with the cost of living. Agreed to on question.
Motion that this House has considered support for farmers with the cost of living. Agreed to on question.
Motion, That this House has considered food security. Agreed to on question.
Motion, That this House has considered food security. Agreed to on question.
Twelfth Opposition day debate (part one). Motion that this House is concerned that households are bracing themselves for the biggest drop in living standards in thirty years; notes that the cost of living crisis includes steep price increases in everyday and essential food items, making the situation worse for the 4.7 million adults and 2.5 million children already living in food insecurity and risking more people experiencing food insecurity; regrets that the Government is making the cost of living crisis worse through tax hikes, low growth, falling real wages, and a failure to tackle the energy crisis; condemns a decade of Conservative-led governments for leaving Britain uniquely exposed to a global gas crisis and failing to create high paid, secure jobs; and calls upon the Government to set out a national strategy for food including how it intends to ensure access to high quality, sustainable, affordable food for all and meet the United Nations goal to end hunger by 2030.
Twelfth Opposition day debate (part one). Motion that this House is concerned that households are bracing themselves for the biggest drop in living standards in thirty years; notes that the cost of living crisis includes steep price increases in everyday and essential food items, making the situation worse for the...
Twelfth Opposition day debate (part one continued). Motion that this House is concerned that households are bracing themselves for the biggest drop in living standards in thirty years; notes that the cost of living crisis includes steep price increases in everyday and essential food items, making the situation worse for the 4.7 million adults and 2.5 million children already living in food insecurity and risking more people experiencing food insecurity; regrets that the Government is making the cost of living crisis worse through tax hikes, low growth, falling real wages, and a failure to tackle the energy crisis; condemns a decade of Conservative-led governments for leaving Britain uniquely exposed to a global gas crisis and failing to create high paid, secure jobs; and calls upon the Government to set out a national strategy for food including how it intends to ensure access to high quality, sustainable, affordable food for all and meet the United Nations goal to end hunger by 2030. Agreed to on question.
Twelfth Opposition day debate (part one continued). Motion that this House is concerned that households are bracing themselves for the biggest drop in living standards in thirty years; notes that the cost of living crisis includes steep price increases in everyday and essential food items, making the situation worse for...