Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Second Report - Benefit levels in the UK
Work and Pensions Committee
HC 142
Published 21 March 2024
Government response
Third Special Report - Benefit levels in the UK: Government’s response to the Committee’s Second Report · published 23 May 2024
Recommendations & Conclusions
3
Recommendation
Deferred
Para 69
Outline principles to guide benefit policy design and inform benefit level setting after consultation
Recommendation
Discussion on the adequacy of benefit levels can often be sidetracked by debate on whether it is possible to define essential costs or needs. We agree that it would be a useful first measure for the Government to set out …
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Government Response Summary
The government defers its response to be considered in conjunction with its response to recommendation 4.
Department for Work and Pensions
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Conclusion
Deferred
Introduce further levels of support for PIP and Universal Credit's Health Element.
Conclusion
There is a persuasive case that there should be a greater number of levels of support provided through PIP—both higher and lower—to reflect more accurately the experiences of claimants. The Department should introduce further levels of support through PIP and …
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Government Response Summary
The government deflected the recommendation, stating that a recently published Green Paper on modernising support for independent living is considering how to effectively support people with long-term health conditions and disabilities.
Department for Work and Pensions
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