United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 149594
Social Security Benefits: Uprating
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21 February 2023
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28 February 2023 · Answer
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28 February 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of uplifting the benefits cap in line with inflation.
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Timeline
21 February 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of uplifting the benefits cap in line with inflation.
Source: Commons
28 February 2023
Answer
The Secretary of State reviewed the benefit cap levels and decided they should be increased in line with CPI in the year to September 2022 (10.1%) in April 2023.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-02-21/149594
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1587828
- uk · wq-1587828 · source updated 28 February 2023