Benefit Freeze to Continue for Another Year Despite MPs Warning

The Government have waved through another year of frozen benefits for millions of working people.

Labour, SNP and Liberal Democrat MPs have pointed out the detrimental impact this will have on people.

The state pension will rise by 3% next year under the triple lock and other payments such as disability benefit Personal Independence Payment, Carer's Allowance and the limited work capability element of Universal Credit will rise by the same amount.

However, other payments such as Child Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance, housing benefits and tax credits will remain frozen under welfare reforms brought in by the Government.

Image: Debbie Abrahams MP

"The Government's decision to limit the cap on uprating to 1% between 2013 and 2015 and the subsequent freeze on the clear majority of social security payments has seen low-income households suffer a significant deterioration in the adequacy of social security support," said shadow work and pensions secretary Debbie Abrahams.