Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2023 to Question 148722 on cost of living: ethnic groups, what recent discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on (a) students, (b) ethnic minorities, (c) low-income households and d) people earning the national average wage.

The Government understands that people are worried about the cost of living challenges ahead. In the Spring Budget, the Chancellor has taken a further step to support all households with rising costs by extending the Energy Price Guarantee at £2,500. This brings the total support over 2022-23 and 2023-24 to help households and individuals with higher bills to £94 billion – an average of £3,300 per UK household.

Treasury Ministers have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the policy process and delivery. In accordance with our principles of transparency, details of ministerial meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at HMT ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel - GOV.UK.