Cost of Living: Wales

(asked on 13th January 2026) - View Source

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of her policies on the cost of living in Wales.


Answered by
Jo Stevens Portrait
Jo Stevens
Secretary of State for Wales
This question was answered on 21st January 2026

I have regular discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the cost of living in Wales. We took decisive action in the budget by scrapping the Two Child Limit, extending the fuel duty freeze, uprating the Universal Credit Standard Allowance and increasing the State Pension.

This was a Labour budget, with Labour values at its heart. We are determined to do whatever it takes to improve the cost of living for families across Wales.

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