Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she will take steps to provide additional targeted support to disabled people in response to increases in (a) the cost of living and (b) inflation.

The government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living and has taken decisive action to support people with their energy bills. The Energy Price Guarantee is supporting millions of households with rising energy costs, and the Chancellor made clear it will continue to do so from now until April next year.

In addition, the Government will provide a £400 non-repayable discount to eligible households provided through the Energy Bills Support Scheme.

We know disabled people may face a wide range of additional costs and that is why we have made a further £150 cost of living payment to people who receive qualifying disability benefits.

This £150 can be paid on top of the £650 in cost of living payments (paid in two separate payments of £326 and £324) to low-income households on a qualifying means-tested benefit and a one-off payment of £300 alongside the Winter Fuel Payment from November to pensioner households.