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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason there is no dedicated bereavement-related income support payment paid directly or specifically in respect of bereaved children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason there is no dedicated bereavement-related income support payment paid directly or specifically in respect of bereaved children.
Bereavement Support Payment aims to provide support during the acute period following a bereavement by way of an initial lump sum followed by up to 18 monthly instalments with a higher amount paid for those with dependent children. Longer-term financial support is delivered through the wider welfare system, including through Universal Credit, Child Benefit and other forms of local support where appropriate. School support, local family help services and wider health services all play a role in meeting the longer-term emotional needs of bereaved children.
Universal Credit is modernising the social security system, improving value for money for taxpayers and ensuring people are better supported to move into work where they can.
As I set out in my statement on 20th April, the full transition from legacy benefits is due to complete by the end of...
Universal Credit is modernising the social security system, improving value for money for taxpayers and ensuring people are better supported to move into work where they can.
As I set out in my statement on 20th April, the full transition from legacy benefits is due to complete by the end of...
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability) (The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP) has made the following Written Statement.
Universal Credit is modernising the social security system, improving value for money for taxpayers and ensuring people are better supported to move into work...
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability) (The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP) has made the following Written Statement.
Universal Credit is modernising the social security system, improving value for money for taxpayers and ensuring people are better supported to move into work...
Transforming the way that Department for Work and Pensions delivers its services is key to ensuring that we improve the customer experience, while delivering value for money for taxpayers.
The purpose of the Move to Universal Credit programme was to modernise and simplify the benefits system by replacing older legacy benefits...
Transforming the way that Department for Work and Pensions delivers its services is key to ensuring that we improve the customer experience, while delivering value for money for taxpayers.
The purpose of the Move to Universal Credit programme was to modernise and simplify the benefits system by replacing older legacy benefits...
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability) (The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP) has made the following Written Statement:
Transforming the way that Department for Work and Pensions delivers its services is key to ensuring that we improve the customer experience, while delivering...
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability) (The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP) has made the following Written Statement:
Transforming the way that Department for Work and Pensions delivers its services is key to ensuring that we improve the customer experience, while delivering...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the current level of the Minimum Income Guarantee is fair for those receiving pensions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the current level of the Minimum Income Guarantee is fair for those receiving pensions.
The Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) is reviewed annually and published in the Local Authority Circular, at the following link:
For 2026/27, the MIG for working‑age disabled adults was increased by 7% to directly address cost of living challenges faced by this cohort and to recognise that working-age disabled adults start from a lower MIG than adults over Pension Credit age.
For those over Pension Credit age, it was increased in line with consumer price index inflation at 3.8%, as well as in line with benefits increases. Local authorities have the ability to set higher rates for the MIG if they wish, as the regulations simply set the statutory minimum.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of the Minimum Income Guarantee for those receiving local authority-arranged care and support.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of the Minimum Income Guarantee for those receiving local authority-arranged care and support.
The Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) is reviewed annually and published in the Local Authority Circular, at the following link:
For 2026/27, the MIG for working‑age disabled adults was increased by 7% to directly address cost of living challenges faced by this cohort and to recognise that working-age disabled adults start from a lower MIG than adults over Pension Credit age.
For those over Pension Credit age, it was increased in line with consumer price index inflation at 3.8%, as well as in line with benefits increases. Local authorities have the ability to set higher rates for the MIG if they wish, as the regulations simply set the statutory minimum.
I. Benefit and pension rates 2026/2027 - revised [Further update: replaces DEP2025-0796 and DEP 2026-0015]. 14p. II. Letter dated 26/02/2026 from Stephen Timms MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding a document for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.
I. Benefit and pension rates 2026/2027 - revised [Further update: replaces DEP2025-0796 and DEP 2026-0015]. 14p. II. Letter dated 26/02/2026 from Stephen Timms MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding a document for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.
I. Benefit and pension rates 2026/2027 - revised. 14p. [Update: replaces DEP2025-0796]. II. Letter dated 09/01/2026 from Stephen Timms MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding the revised table for deposit in the House Libraries. 1p.
I. Benefit and pension rates 2026/2027 - revised. 14p. [Update: replaces DEP2025-0796]. II. Letter dated 09/01/2026 from Stephen Timms MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding the revised table for deposit in the House Libraries. 1p.
Proposed benefit and pension rates 2026/2027. 14p.
Proposed benefit and pension rates 2026/2027. 14p.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered introducing a minimum income guarantee.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered introducing a minimum income guarantee.
The Government is committed to ensuring the welfare system supports those who need it most in a way that is fiscally sustainable. The current welfare system accounts for people’s circumstances and the additional needs and costs faced by some individuals in the way that a minimum income guarantee does not.
The Government believes in a tax and welfare system that ensures it always pays to work, with the welfare system acting as a safety net for those families that need extra help. The Government has uprated benefit rates for 2025/26 in line with inflation, with 5.7 million Universal Credit households forecast to gain by an average of £150 annually. In addition, we have introduced our Universal Credit bill which legislates to rebalance Universal Credit by bringing in, for the first time ever, a sustained above inflation increase to the UC standard allowance for all claimants.
An overview of the final managed migration stage of the Universal Credit rollout.
An overview of the final managed migration stage of the Universal Credit rollout.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people claiming Income Support were (a) born and (b) not born in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people claiming Income Support were (a) born and (b) not born in the UK.
The Department does not routinely collect data on the country of birth of individuals claiming any benefits.
DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer’s eligibility to claim benefits. An individual’s specific country of birth does not play a role in this and the Department therefore does not collect the country of birth information at the point of benefit claim.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of uprating the minimum income guarantee in line with inflation each year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of uprating the minimum income guarantee in line with inflation each year.
The social care allowance rates, which include the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG), are reviewed each year. The MIG rates were uprated in line with inflation for the previous three financial years, and the rates for the 2025/26 financial year will be published in early 2025.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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.
The Government is working to deliver a brighter future for Britain, with long-term economic security and opportunity: where hard work is always rewarded; where ambition and aspiration are celebrated; where people get the skills they need to succeed in life; where families are supported, where those who have worked hard...
The Government is working to deliver a brighter future for Britain, with long-term economic security and opportunity: where hard work is always rewarded; where ambition and aspiration are celebrated; where people get the skills they need to succeed in life; where families are supported, where those who have worked hard...
My honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Employment(Jo Churchill MP) has made the following Written Statement.
The Government is working to deliver a brighter future for Britain, with long-term economic security and opportunity: where hard work is always rewarded; where ambition and aspiration are celebrated; where people get the skills...
My honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Employment(Jo Churchill MP) has made the following Written Statement.
The Government is working to deliver a brighter future for Britain, with long-term economic security and opportunity: where hard work is always rewarded; where ambition and aspiration are celebrated; where people get the skills...
Proposed benefit and pension rates 2024/2025
Proposed benefit and pension rates 2024/2025