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Social Security Benefits: Costs

Asked by Richard FoordLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 8 April 2025UIN 44167

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has considered changes to the benefits system to reflect increases in costs for (a) building and contents insurance, (b) home maintenance, (c) boiler servicing and (d) other homeowner-relate

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The Department has not recently considered changes to the benefit system to reflect increases in costs for (a) building and contents insurance, (b) home maintenance, (c) boiler servicing and (d) other homeowner-related costs.

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