Oral QuestionWomen and Equalities

What recent assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on disabled people who are in receipt of social security.

Tabled: 29 April 2020Answered: 6 May 2020

Asked by

Debbie Abrahams

LabourOldham East and Saddleworth

Answering Minister

the Minister for Women and Equalities

Answer from Hansard

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rachel Reeves)

The Government are better targeting these reliefs to make them fairer. The latest figures for 2021-22 show that the top 7% of claims are counted for 40% of the total value of agricultural property relief.