The Government has outlined its response
The DWP has rejected calls to increase the State Pension and other benefit payments before the annual review in April. It comes after the Work and Pensions Committee has published the government's response on the cost of living and support measures.
Commenting on the DWP response, Sir Stephen Timms MP, Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, said: “The Government’s rejection of our recommendations at a time when so many families are continuing to feel real pain from rising prices is disappointing.
Legacy benefits and the £20 weekly Universal Credit uplift The Work and Pensions Committee also addressed the £20 weekly uplift applied to Universal Credit which resulted in more than two million legacy benefit claimants missing out on additional support worth over £1,500 between April 2020 and October 2021.
“The systems that legacy benefits run on are not fit for purpose. It is disappointing that the Department has not adapted its IT systems to allow for flexibility in uprating these benefits to respond to national events. The Department has scheduled and then delayed the migration of claimants from legacy benefits onto Universal Credit several times and the current date to complete this process for many is the end of 2024, leaving legacy benefits still in use for a considerable period.
In response, DWP said: “The temporary uplift in Universal Credit was intended to support those most affected financially by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic when being newly unemployed. The cost-of-living situation now is different and affects everyone.
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