A question on #SocialSecurityBenefits tabled by Seamus Logan on 19-12-2024 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Social Security Benefits
Question ID: 1751689
UIN: 21453
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-12-19
Asking Member ID: 5280
Asking Member display name: Seamus Logan
Asking Member handle: SeamusLoganMP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @SeamusLoganMP
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent process to set benefit levels according to the cost of essential goods and services.
Is named day: false
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Date answered: 2025-01-07
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 163
Answering Member display name: Sir Stephen Timms
Answering Member handle: stephenctimms
Answering Member Twitter reference: @stephenctimms
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Answer text: No such assessment has been made. The Social Security Administration Act 1992 requires the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to review benefit and State Pension rates each year to see if they have retained their value in relation to the general lev...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true