Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 11
11
Acknowledged
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Government decisions to uprate working-age benefits and Local Housing Allowance welcomed.
Conclusion
We welcome the Government’s decision to take a consistent decision and uprate all working-age benefits for 2024–25 by the September 2023 CPI inflation rate of 6.7%. We also welcome the Chancellor’s announcement in the 2023 Autumn Statement that Local Housing Allowance rates will be reset at the 30th percentile of local market rents in April 2024, after several years of freezes and increasing rent prices.
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledged and noted the committee's welcome for its decision to uprate working-age benefits and reset Local Housing Allowance rates.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Department acknowledges and notes the committee’s Recommendation 11.