Social Security Payments: Uprating

Baroness Stroud Excerpts

Monday 10th October 2022 Lords Chamber

[Lord Davies of Gower (Con)]

I appreciate and acknowledge that. I fully understand the point that the right reverend Prelate is making.

[Baroness Stroud (Con)]

Will the Minister explain what metrics of poverty are used in the department to help navigate these decisions? We know that if benefits are not uprated in line with inflation there will be an increase of 450,000 people in poverty. It would be good to know what measure of poverty is used by the Government.

[Lord Davies of Gower (Con)]

Again, as I stand here, I cannot give my noble friend an exact answer, but I will go back and come back to my noble friend in writing.