Legacy benefit uplift in response to covid-19

Early day motion 1473, tabled 9 February 2021 by Lisa Cameron (Scottish National Party). Signed by 24 members.

That this House recognises the financial effect that the covid-19 outbreak has had on disabled people; further recognises that research from the Disability Benefits Consortium found that over six in 10 disabled people in the survey had gone without essentials such as food, heating or medication since the pandemic began; is concerned that no uplift was provided to people on legacy benefits such as employment and support allowance, jobseeker's allowance and income support; calls on the Government to implement a £20 uplift for legacy benefits to reflect the additional costs disabled people have faced; and further calls on the Government to commission research to assess the adequacy of benefits for disabled people.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 10, Labour 3, Plaid Cymru 3, Independent 2, Liberal Democrat 2, DUP 1, Green 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.