First Report - Cost of Living Support Payments

Select Committee
Work and Pensions Committee HC 143 14 November 2023
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 15 items (10 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 15 of 15 classified)
Accepted 5
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 2
Rejected 7
Government response
Second Special Report - Cost of living support payments: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2023-24 · published 25 Jan 2024
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10 Recommendation Acknowledged
Para 62
Analyse support for families with children and account for family size in future payments.
Recommendation
While the UK support has been relatively generous compared to other countries, other countries have issued specific support for families and children, which the UK Government has not. Given the flat rate nature of the cost of living payments, the … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges that Cost of Living Payments were not proportional to family size but were simplified for quick delivery, and points to the ongoing evaluation of COLPs and the Household Support Fund as avenues for understanding support for families.
Department for Work and Pensions
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