United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 4571
Social Security Benefits: Poverty
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29 November 2023
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7 December 2023 · Answer
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7 December 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Statement 2023 on levels of poverty among benefit claimants.
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29 November 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Statement 2023 on levels of poverty among benefit claimants.
Source: Commons
7 December 2023
Answer
We are providing support to households to help with the high cost of living worth £104 billion over 2022-23 to 2024-25. This includes, subject to Parliamentary approval, raising working age benefits by 6.7% and State pensions by 8.5% from April next year ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-29/4571
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1674089
- uk · wq-1674089 · source updated 7 December 2023