Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of uprating child-related benefits for individuals with disabilities in-line with inflation in the upcoming financial year.

The Social Security Administration Act 1992 as followed by all governments since, places a statutory duty on the Secretary of State to review the rates of State Pension and benefits each year, following a review of trends in prices and earnings over the previous year.

His review ahead of 2023/34 has been completed and State Pensions and benefits will rise by 10.1% in April 2023, in line with the increase in the Consumer Prices Index in the year to September 2022.

The rate of Disability Living Allowance for children will rise by 10.1% in April 2023, increasing from between £24.45 and £156.90 to £26.90 and £172.75. The Universal Credit disabled child additions will also increase by 10.1%, from £132.89 and £414.88 to £146.31 and £456.89 respectively.