Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Emma Lewell-Buck and Emma Reynolds

Monday 11th November 2024 Commons Chamber

[Emma Reynolds]

I refer the hon. Gentleman to my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell): the deadline remains 21 December. Thanks to the Government’s steadfast commitment to the triple lock, more than 12 million pensioners will see their pension increase by more than 4% in April next years, up to £470. Over this Parliament, they will be better off by around £1,900, thanks to the triple lock. Low-income pensioners can also apply for the warm home discount scheme and, thanks to the extension of the household support fund, local authorities can target that support on low-income pensioners. In the longer term, the warm homes plan will transform homes across the country by making them cleaner and cheaper to run.

[Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields) (Lab)]

16. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce levels of child poverty.