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Cost of Living Payments

Asked by Clive JonesLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 27 January 2025UIN 25518

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reintroducing the (a) Low Income Benefits, (b) Disability and (c) Pensioner Cost of Living payment.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The Cost of Living Payments were intended to relieve the immediate financial pressures caused by the rapid rise in cost of living. There are no plans to reintroduce these payments.

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