Cost of Living: Disability
(asked on 7th November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure people with disabilities are not disproportionately affected by the cost-of-living crisis.
This question was answered on 9th November 2022
The Government is providing extensive support to disabled people and those with a health condition to help them live independent lives.
In 2022/23 we will spend over £64bn on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions in Great Britain.
In response to cost of living pressures, the Government announced over £37bn of cost of living support earlier this year, which includes:
- A Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 to six million people in recognition of the extra costs they face, including with energy costs;
- Up to £650 in Cost of Living Payments for the eight million households in receipt of a means-tested benefit;
- A one-off payment of £300 through, and as an addition to, the Winter Fuel Payment from November to pensioner households;
- The £400 non-repayable discount to eligible households provided through the Energy Bills Support Scheme in addition to the Energy Price Guarantee from now, until April next year.