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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