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Written question asked by Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 July 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 July 2019. It was answered by Baroness Buscombe (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Social Security Benefits: Uprating

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 8 July (HL16599), what would (1) the weekly rates of Child Benefit, and (2) the monthly rates of Universal Credit standard allowances and child elements have been, if they had been raised in line with the Consumer Price Index.

Answer

If the weekly rates of child benefit had been uprated with CPI the rates would have been:

Amount in 2019/20 if they had been uprated with CPI

First Child Rate

22.05

Subsequent Child Rate

14.60

If the monthly rates for the Universal Credit standard allowance and child element had been uprated with CPI from 2016/17 to 2019/20 the rates would have been:

Amount in 2019/20 if they had been uprated with CPI

Single under 25

268.21

Single 25 and over

338.57

Joint claimants both under 25

420.99

Joint claimants one or both over 25

531.46

Child amount (standard amount)

246.79

More information on benefit uprating can be found at: https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8458/CBP-8458.pdf

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL17085
Session
2017-19
Attachment
Briefing Paper -Benefits Uprating 2019
Related items
Social Security Benefits
Monday, 8 July 2019
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Children Child benefit Uprating Universal credit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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