Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to uprate social security benefits for 2024-25 in line with the Consumer Price Index rate published on 16 October 2023.

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is required by law to undertake an annual review of benefits and the State Pension.

The outcome of the review will be announced in the Autumn.