DWP Secretary Of State Won’t Confirm An End To The Benefit Freeze

New DWP Secretary of State Thérèse Coffey has refused to confirm the four-year benefit freeze will end in April. Coffey told the Commons Work and Pensions Committee the DWP is in talks with the Treasury over 120 benefit rates. “Until I get the analysis which is due before the end of the month, then I won’t be in a position to say exactly what we’ll do on every single product line,” said Coffey. “I think there’s a general desire from the PM to see how we have that increased prosperity and how we then share the benefits of increased prosperity with everyone in society. Read more on 24housing.

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