Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 21922
Social Security Benefits: Cost of Living
Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 9 January 2025
Question
John Milne
Liberal Democrat — Horsham
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating an independent process to set benefit levels according to the cost of essentials.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsNo assessment has been made. The Social Security Administration Act 1992 requires the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to review benefit and State Pension rates each year to see if they have retained their value in relation to the general level of...
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