Social Security Benefits
Commons · Question 97235 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the cost of living on the adequacy of benefit levels in the most recent review period.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 16 Dec 2025
The Social Security Administration Act 1992 requires the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to review State Pension and benefit rates each year to see if they have retained their value in relation to the general level of prices or earnings. Where th...