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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2017-07-14more like thismore than 2017-07-14
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the benefit cap on food insecurity. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow Central more like this
tabling member printed
Alison Thewliss more like this
uin 5069 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>We do not hold any data on the effect of the benefit cap on food insecurity.</p><p> </p><p>The lower cap is still the equivalent of gross family earnings of £25k, and £29k in London. Where claimants need further financial support, Local Authorities can provide additional support through the use of Discretionary Housing Payments.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-19T09:37:20.267Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-19T09:37:20.267Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4430
label Biography information for Alison Thewliss more like this