Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What assessment she has made of the adequacy of benefits rates in the context of the rise in the level of inflation.”
Tabled: 26 May 2022Answered: 6 June 2022
Asked by
Catherine West
Labour — Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook)
As my hon. Friend will be aware, the Government are committed to delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable house building in a generation. In the 59 days that we have been in office we have already proposed changes to the national planning policy framework to support that objective and confirmed a range of new flexibilities to help councils and housing associations make a greater contribution to affordable housing supply.