Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Second Report - The Cost of Living
Work and Pensions Committee
HC 129
Published 27 July 2022
Recommendations
2
Accepted
We recommend that the Department for Work and Pensions engage with the organisations mentioned throughout...
Recommendation
We recommend that the Department for Work and Pensions engage with the organisations mentioned throughout this report to assess what further or more direct support needs to be provided to any of these groups as the cost of living continues …
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Government Response Summary
The Department says it already works hard to ensure that people are in receipt of their full entitlement and communicates with the public about benefits through various channels, including paid advertising, stakeholder and employer engagement, and campaigns. They also say they are providing extra financial help to the most vulnerable people, including the £650 cost of living payment.
Department for Work and Pensions
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Accepted
Para 28
Whilst £1.5 billion for the Household Support Fund is welcome, we are concerned that there...
Recommendation
Whilst £1.5 billion for the Household Support Fund is welcome, we are concerned that there is no information available to indicate where this funding is going, The cost of living 37 and whether or not it is supporting the most …
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Government Response Summary
The government states that they are clear that Local Authorities are best placed to decide how best to support local people in need, within the clear expectations set out in the Household Support Fund guidance and they have published the Management Information (MI) for all completed discretionary schemes.
Department for Work and Pensions
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