Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 5
5
Rejected
Paragraph: 90
Review current benefit levels against benchmarks and outline plans to achieve objectives
Recommendation
Having established a benchmark, the Department should review the extent to which current benefit levels are meeting this benchmark. If DWP finds that it is not meeting these objectives, it should set out how it intends to reach them alongside annual uprating, for example, by ratcheting-up benefit levels where fiscal headroom allows.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government rejects the recommendation, stating it does not intend to establish a benchmark for income-replacement benefits, which is a prerequisite for the proposed review of benefit levels.
Paragraph Reference:
90
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 23 May 2024. No passage in that response could be matched to this recommendation. Read the response document ↗