Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 44167
Social Security Benefits: Costs
Tabled: 3 April 2025
Answered: 8 April 2025
Question
Richard Foord
Liberal Democrat — Honiton and Sidmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has considered changes to the benefits system to reflect increases in costs for (a) building and contents insurance, (b) home maintenance, (c) boiler servicing and (d) other homeowner-relate
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Department has not recently considered changes to the benefit system to reflect increases in costs for (a) building and contents insurance, (b) home maintenance, (c) boiler servicing and (d) other homeowner-related costs.