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 and Local Government Finance
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the level of the minimum income guarantee on (a) the quality of life of disabled people and (b) local authority budgets.
- 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
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 15465
- Session
- 2023-24
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Disability Income support Local government finance
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- 2024-02-28 17:53:52 +0000
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