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HANSARDBenefit Cap: ReviewI am well aware of the observations passed by my noble friend Lord Freud. As I have said, the benefit cap will be reviewed by the Secretary of State. I am very sorry, but I am not…03 Nov 2021HANSARDBenefit Cap: ReviewAs I said, the benefit cap will be reviewed at a time to be determined by the Secretary of State, but we have a range of measures designed to support people who flee abusive and…03 Nov 2021HANSARDBenefit Cap: ReviewWe understand there are around 190,000 households in both universal credit and housing benefit that were capped in May 2021—about 2.8%. There are some exemptions to the cap, as…03 Nov 2021HANSARDBenefit Cap: ReviewI know there is much angst about the benefit cap, but let me tell noble Lords what we are doing to support people impacted. We have a range of employment support available with…03 Nov 2021HANSARDBenefit Cap: ReviewI am afraid I cannot commit to the Secretary of State reviewing the benefit cap now. I note the points the noble Baroness has made and continues to make, but for the Government…03 Nov 2021HANSARDBenefit Cap: ReviewThere is a statutory duty to review the benefit cap levels once in each Parliament, unless an early election is called. As such, the review will happen at the appropriate time,…03 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, this clause requires the Secretary of State to review the rates of the basic state pension, the new state pension up to the full rate, the standard minimum guarantee in…02 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Davies, for his amendment. I understand his passion for retaining the link between state pension uprating and earnings growth. This passion…02 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Altmann, Lady Janke and Lady Wheatcroft, and the noble Lord, Lord Hain, for their amendment. The Government’s reasons for not adopting…02 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Altmann, Lady Janke and Lady Wheatcroft, and the noble Lord, Lord Hain, for their amendments. These amendments aim to ensure that the…02 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords—02 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, out of courtesy to the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, and the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, for the points that she has made, and to bring some clarity to the questions…02 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillThat is another technical point that, rather than give an incorrect answer, I will come back to the noble Baroness on.26 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillI will have to come back to the noble Baroness on her latter point, as I do not know at the moment.26 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for their amendments and my noble friend Lady Altmann for her courteous note explaining her reasons for tabling her amendments. Amendment 1 in the…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, we will have to wait until the Chancellor gets up to speak to find out what he has to say in his Statement. I thank my noble friends Lady Stroud and Lord Freud, and the…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillI assure the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, and the whole Committee, that the Government take the issues of living conditions and the standards of pensioners seriously. As I have…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Sherlock, Lady Drake, Lady Boycott, Lady Altmann and Lady Janke, for raising important issues through these amendments and I reassure…26 Oct 2021HANSARDChild Poverty: Nuffield Foundation ReviewNothing would make my heart sing more than everybody having access to a family hub. At the moment, there is £34 million for those hubs. We are doing great work with them. I have…19 Oct 2021HANSARDChild Poverty: Nuffield Foundation ReviewYes, they have: they have had to take difficult decisions to stabilise the economy and build a welfare system that works for those who use it as well as those who pay for it. I…19 Oct 2021