Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
First Report - Cost of Living Support Payments
Work and Pensions Committee
HC 143
Published 14 November 2023
Recommendations
10
Acknowledged
Para 62
Analyse support for families with children and account for family size in future payments.
Recommendation
While the UK support has been relatively generous compared to other countries, other countries have issued specific support for families and children, which the UK Government has not. Given the flat rate nature of the cost of living payments, the …
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Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges that Cost of Living Payments were not proportional to family size but were simplified for quick delivery, and points to the ongoing evaluation of COLPs and the Household Support Fund as avenues for understanding support for families.
Department for Work and Pensions
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