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 Timms
The 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.