Social Security Benefits: Cost of Living
Commons · Question 32814 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by John Milne
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of putting in place an independent process to set benefit levels in line with the cost of essentials.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 28 Feb 2025
No assessment has been made. The Social Security Administration Act 1992 requires the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to review benefit and State Pension rates each year to see if they have retained their value in relation to the general level of...