United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 84909
Social Security Benefits: Cost of Living
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11 November 2022
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21 November 2022 · Answer
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21 November 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward the next review of the benefit cap, in the context of the rising cost of living.
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11 November 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward the next review of the benefit cap, in the context of the rising cost of living.
Source: Commons
21 November 2022
Answer
I can confirm that the Secretary of State has completed his statutory review of 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. This increase was announced by the Chancellor...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-11/84909
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1541429
- uk · wq-1541429 · source updated 21 November 2022