Written question asked by Clive Lewis (Labour) on Friday, 23 February 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 28 February 2024 (named day). It was answered by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Wednesday, 28 February 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Income Support: Disability
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 1 February 2023 to Question 133573 on Income Support, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the level of the minimum income guarantee on the (a) living standards and (b) quality of life of disabled people.
- Answer
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The minimum income guarantee (MIG) will increase in line with inflation, by 6.7%, from 6 April 2024. The revised rates were published in the 2024 Local Authority Circular on 9 February. The MIG rates are reviewed annually. No specific assessment has been made, nor is there one planned, on the impact of the level of the MIG on the quality of life of disabled people and local authority budgets.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 15464
- Session
- 2023-24
- Related items
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Disability Income support
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