Community Care
(asked on 12th January 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current Minimum Income Guarantee amounts in the context of recent increases in the cost of living.
This question was answered on 18th January 2023
The Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) is reviewed annually, with the next review ongoing. Following the last review in 2022, the MIG was increased in line with inflation from 6 April 2022. Any revised rates will be published in a Local Authority Circular.