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Cost of living support payments

Status: Closed Opened: 3 Apr 2023 Closed: 28 Feb 2024 10 recommendations 5 conclusions 1 report

The Work and Pensions Select Committee is conducting an inquiry looking into the Government’s cost of living support packages for 2022–23 and 2023–24. Individuals, researchers and organisations with a view of the terms of reference are welcome to submit evidence to the Committee. When introducing the newest cost of living support payments for Spring 2023, …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
First Report - Cost of Living Support Payments HC 143 14 Nov 2023 15 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
3 Conclusion First Report - Cost of Living Support P… Deferred

Issue missed cost of living payments to UC claimants paid non-monthly via mop-up system.

People who receive Universal Credit and are paid on a non-monthly basis, even if their earnings follow a consistent pattern, can fail to meet the eligibility criteria in a qualifying period. We recognise that the Government has taken steps to mitigate the risk of an individual missing more than one …

Government response. The government defers its response to this recommendation, stating it will be taken in conjunction with recommendation 4.
Department for Work and Pensions
12 Recommendation First Report - Cost of Living Support P… Deferred

Set out detailed reasoning for the £150 cost of living payment for disabled people.

The cost of living payments do not provide a suitable level of support for vulnerable groups who are impacted to a greater extent by the cost of living crisis, such as those with disabilities, and do not cover the additional costs these people face. 48 Cost of living support payments …

Government response. The government deflected the recommendation, stating it should be considered in conjunction with recommendation 13, without providing the requested detailed reasoning for the £150 disability payment.
Department for Work and Pensions

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
5 Jul 2023 Dr Jennifer Robson · Kroeger College, Carleton University (Canada), Dr Miroslav Štefánik · Institute of Economic Research Slovak Academy of Sciences, Katy Roberts · Department for Work and Pensions, Mims Davies MP · Department for Work and Pensions, Nagesh Reddy · Department for Work and Pensions, Neil Couling · Department for Work and Pensions, Professor Thomas Gerlinger · Bielefeld University (Germany) View ↗
7 Jun 2023 Fran Bennett · University of Oxford, Helen Barnard · The Trussell Trust, Maddy Rose · Royal Mencap Society, Maxwell Marlow · Adam Smith Institute, Morgan Wild · Citizens Advice, Richard Hunt · Leicestershire County Council, Sally West · Age UK View ↗

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
21 Feb 2024 — Correspondence with the Minister for Employment relating to Cost of living supp…