PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Social Security Benefits: Uprating (21 February 2023)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of uplifting the benefits cap in line with inflation.

Asked by:
Darren Jones (Labour)

Answer

The Secretary of State reviewed the benefit cap levels and decided they should be increased in line with CPI in the year to September 2022 (10.1%) in April 2023.


Answered by:
Guy Opperman (Conservative)
28 February 2023

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