Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 34218
Social Security Benefits: Children
Tabled: 26 February 2025
Answered: 4 March 2025
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing child related benefits annually in line with trends in level of (a) inflation and (b) wages.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Child Poverty Taskforce is exploring how we can use every available lever across Government to reduce child poverty before publishing a strategy which will deliver lasting change.