Social Security Payments: Uprating

Baroness Boycott Excerpts

Monday 10th October 2022 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Boycott (CB)]

My Lords, as the chair of Feeding Britain, I wonder whether the Government could give us some advice. Over the last few weeks, we have been running out of food in our food banks and social supermarkets in 20 minutes. People who come in on later shifts do not get any food. What should we say to them when they ask why even this charity is in short supply, with so many people using it?

[Lord Davies of Gower (Con)]

I take the noble Baroness’s point but can only repeat that we have to wait to see what the CPI is. The Government will make an announcement at the appropriate time.