Proceeding contribution from Drew Hendry (Scottish National Party) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 20 June 2023. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Cost of Living Support.
Cost of Living Support
The Minister has already acknowledged the additional costs of nearly £1,000 a month that disabled households have over able-bodied households, but those costs are disproportionately higher in rural areas such as the highlands, which I represent with my constituency. People there have extra costs for transport, energy and so on. Is it not time that the Government did more to compensate people with those extreme costs? Would a start not be to make up for what they lost with the universal credit mismatch during the pandemic and, indeed, to restore the £20 a week on universal credit immediately?
Secondary information
- Type
- Proceeding contribution
- Reference
- 734 c708
- Session
- 2022-23
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Disability Childcare Employment Inflation Social security benefits State retirement pensions Uprating Cost of living Living wage Household Support Fund Cost of living payments Energy price guarantee
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- View this Proceeding contribution on hansard.parliament.uk
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- 2023-10-05 21:12:33 +0100
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