The cost of living

Work and Pensions Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 13 Jan 2022 Closed: 17 Apr 2023 Parliament page
The Committee has held oral evidence sessions on the cost of living in February and March 2022. It is now seeking written evidence on how the Government can support people on Universal Credit, legacy benefits and the state pension through the next year. Read the call for evidence to learn … Read more
9 Recommendations
2 Conclusions
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
3 Letters
2 Events
Activity timeline 9 events
21 Sep
2022
Correspondence
8 Sep
2022
Report published
27 Jul
2022
Report published
20 Jul
2022
Correspondence
30 Mar
2022
Correspondence
9 Mar
2022
Oral evidence
9 Mar
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
9 Feb
2022
Oral evidence
9 Feb
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
9 Mar 2022
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Work and Pensions Committee
Aveek Bhattacharya · Social Market Foundation Jack Monroe James Heywood · Centre for Policy Studies Julian Jessop Mike Brewer · Resolution Foundation Morgan Vine · Independent Age Peter Smith · National Energy Action
9 Feb 2022
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Work and Pensions Committee
Morgan Wild · Citizens Advice Peter Matejic · Joseph Rowntree Foundation Robert Joyce · Institute for Fiscal Studies Rory Weal · Trussell Trust Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Second Report - The Cost of Living HC 129 27 Jul 2022 11 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
2 Recommendation Accepted
Second Report - The Cost of Living
We recommend that the Department for Work and Pensions engage with the organisations mentioned throughout...
We recommend that the Department for Work and Pensions engage with the organisations mentioned throughout this report to assess what further or more direct support needs to be provided to any of these groups as the cost of living continues … Read more
Government Response
The Department says it already works hard to ensure that people are in receipt of their full entitlement and communicates with the public about benefits through various channels, including paid advertising, stakeholder and employer engagement, and campaigns. They also say they are providing extra financial help to the most vulnerable people, including the £650 cost of living payment.
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6 Recommendation Accepted
Second Report - The Cost of Living
Whilst £1.5 billion for the Household Support Fund is welcome, we are concerned that there...
Whilst £1.5 billion for the Household Support Fund is welcome, we are concerned that there is no information available to indicate where this funding is going, The cost of living 37 and whether or not it is supporting the most … Read more
Government Response
The government states that they are clear that Local Authorities are best placed to decide how best to support local people in need, within the clear expectations set out in the Household Support Fund guidance and they have published the Management Information (MI) for all completed discretionary schemes.
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Government Response AI assessment · 11 of 9 classified
Accepted 2
Acknowledged 3
Rejected 6
Total 9 recs + 2 conclusions
Correspondence 3 letters
21 Sep 2022 Correspondence with the Secretary of State - 21.9.22
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20 Jul 2022 Correspondence with Prime Minister and Minister for Welfare Delivery about the cost of living
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30 Mar 2022 Correspondence to the Pensions Minister about Pension Credit
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