Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 14
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Paragraph: 126
Commit to annually uprating capital limit, benefit cap, and Carer's Allowance earnings threshold.
Recommendation
Policies which reduce the level of support claimants can receive, such as the capital limit rule in means-tested benefits, the benefit cap, and the earnings threshold in Carer’s Allowance, risk reducing benefit levels if they are not regularly uprated in line with other prices. To ensure that policies designed to allocate and limit benefit entitlement operate as originally intended, the Government should commit to uprating the capital limit rule in means-tested benefits, the benefit cap and the earnings threshold in Carer’s Allowance on an annual basis.
Paragraph Reference:
126
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 23 May 2024. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗