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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Cost of Living Payments: Isle of Wight

Monday 31 October 2022 · 2 questions

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Answered 1 Partly answered 1 Not answered 0

Key points

  • We published an impact analysis for the Social Security (Additional Payments) Bill, which estimated that in the Isle of Wight constituency, 18,300 families are eligible for the means-tested benefit cost of living payment and 17,300 individuals are eligible for the disability cost of living payment.
  • My hon Friend is always a passionate advocate for people on the Isle of Wight, raising the issues and concerns that are relevant to them.
  • We have a Prime Minister who has consistently demonstrated that he is on the side of vulnerable people and hard-working people across the country.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Bob Seely Con
Benefits & Welfare
Context

N/A - Specific data request without background context.

Question

What recent estimate he has made of the number of Isle of Wight residents who will receive the second cost of living payment.

Answer from Tom Pursglove

We published an impact analysis for the Social Security (Additional Payments) Bill, which estimated that, in the Isle of Wight constituency, 18,300 families are eligible for the means-tested benefit cost of living payment and 17,300 individuals are eligible for the disability cost of living payment.

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Q2 Bob Seely Con
Economy Benefits & Welfare
Context

The question follows a congratulatory statement to Ministers on their new roles and acknowledges the previous information given.

Question

I congratulate all the Ministers on their new roles and thank the Minister for that information. Regarding the cost of living, what reassurances can the ministerial team give me that pensioners on the Isle of Wight, and indeed throughout Britain, will be looked after this winter, considering that they are on fixed incomes?

Answer from Tom Pursglove

My hon. Friend is always a passionate advocate for people on the Isle of Wight, raising the issues and concerns that are relevant to them. We have a Prime Minister who has consistently demonstrated that he is on the side of vulnerable people and hard-working people across the country. That will continue to be the case. We have put in place a £37 billion package of support to help with these cost of living pressures, and of course we always keep the appropriateness of that under review.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The specific ask for reassurances about pensioner support was not directly addressed; instead, general statements about government commitment were given without concrete assurances.

How: Under Review

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