Uprating benefits in line with inflation

Early day motion 449, tabled 12 October 2022 by Angela Crawley (Scottish National Party). Signed by 45 members.

That this House calls for benefits to be uprated in line with inflation as a means of mitigating the impact of the cost of living crisis on households in the UK; understands the additional burdens that the cost of living crisis is placing upon low income households; expresses its concern that according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, two in three people in Scotland are having to cut down on essentials to survive the crisis; and recognises that without uprating benefits in line with inflation we are at risk of creating a poverty emergency in the UK.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 22, Labour 12, Independent 3, Plaid Cymru 3, Alba 2, Green 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.