Cost of Living Debate
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Lord Watts
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(2 years, 6 months ago)
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Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con)
The noble Baroness makes a good point. I will take that straight back to the department and do as she requests.
Lord Watts (Lab)
My Lords, the upgrade was introduced to deal with the crisis. Families are now facing a bigger crisis than they were before. The Government’s £500 million goes nowhere near dealing with this problem. Will they go back and think about how they are going to support those families through a difficult winter?
Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con)
I am not sure why the noble Lord says that the £500 million “goes nowhere near”. It is for a six-month, not 12-month, period. I will go back and make the points, as I have already done regularly—as have other colleagues—about the dire circumstances of the situation.