Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2022, CP 751, published on 17 November 2022, whether contribution based benefits will increase in line with inflation.

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has completed his annual up-rating review and announced that State Pension and benefits rates will increase in line with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) for the year to September 2022. This means they will increase by 10.1% from 10 April 2023. This includes the contribution-based benefits: Employment and Support Allowance and Jobseeker’s Allowance.

A full table of rates will be published in the House libraries and on gov.uk in due course.