A cost of living package to help the “most needy” has moved a step closer to becoming law. MPs approved the Social Security (Additional Payments) (No.2) Bill at second reading and it will undergo further scrutiny at a later date.
It provides for a £900 cost of living payment to be paid in three instalments to around eight million households on means-tested benefits and £150 for individuals on disability benefits.
Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride told MPs: “We still recognise that despite the relief that (reducing inflation) will provide to millions up and down the country, we still need to provide further support payments.”
