Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has held recent discussions with Macmillan Cancer Support on the potential impact of raising benefits in line with inflation for people (a) with and (b) related to people with cancer.
I have, and will, regularly meet stakeholders to discuss a range of disability related issues, including the Disability Benefit Consortium of which Macmillan Cancer Support is a member.
The Government is protecting the most vulnerable in society, many of whom face the biggest challenge making their incomes stretch, by increasing benefits in line with inflation. This means that they will rise by September’s Consumer Prices Index – 10.1% from April 2023.