The devolved Government's of the UK have made three demands of the UK Government.
In their joint letter to Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, following a meeting with devolved ministers last week, there were calls for urgent action to tackle the brutal cost of living crisis. Minister for social justice Jane Hutt alongside Scottish minister for social security, Ben MacPherson and Northern Ireland’s communities minister Deirdre Hargey issued the following demands:
- An immediate emergency uplift of £25 to all means-tested benefits including legacy benefits;
- Abolition of the benefit cap and the two-child limit;
- A benefit take-up campaign.
