Social Security Payments: Uprating
Debate between Lord Davies of Gower and Baroness Janke
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.
Baroness Janke (LD)
My Lords, does the Minister agree that failure to uprate benefits in line with inflation will hit people with disabilities particularly hard? What does he have to say to the one in four disabled people who cannot afford to heat their home and to the 600,000 disabled people who have £10 a week or less to pay for food and essentials?
Lord Davies of Gower (Con)
I am grateful for that question. We are committed to supporting disabled people, which is why we recently paid £150 to 6 million disabled people. For additional needs disability benefits and carers’ benefits, the Secretary of State conducts a review once the relevant CPI figure is published and makes a decision in accordance with the requirements of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.