First Report - Cost of Living Support Payments
Select Committee
Work and Pensions Committee
HC 143
14 November 2023
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
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
3
Conclusion
Deferred
Para 26
Issue missed cost of living payments to UC claimants paid non-monthly via mop-up system.
Conclusion
People who receive Universal Credit and are paid on a non-monthly basis, even if their earnings follow a consistent pattern, can fail to meet the eligibility criteria in a qualifying period. We recognise that the Government has taken steps to …
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Government Response Summary
The government defers its response to this recommendation, stating it will be taken in conjunction with recommendation 4.
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12
Recommendation
Deferred
Para 74
Set out detailed reasoning for the £150 cost of living payment for disabled people.
Recommendation
The cost of living payments do not provide a suitable level of support for vulnerable groups who are impacted to a greater extent by the cost of living crisis, such as those with disabilities, and do not cover the additional …
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Government Response Summary
The government deflected the recommendation, stating it should be considered in conjunction with recommendation 13, without providing the requested detailed reasoning for the £150 disability payment.
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