PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Social Security Benefits: Disability (25 January 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the adequacy of benefit rates during the covid-19 outbreak for disabled people on legacy benefits.

Asked by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)

Department for Work and Pension Ministers and officials are in regular contact with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Treasury officials. We will spend over £55 billion this year (2020/21) on benefits to support people with health conditions and disabilities. This will increase by £1.6 billion to £57 billion in 2021/22.

Answered by:
Justin Tomlinson (Conservative)
1 February 2021