Statement on benefits uprating 2013-14
6 December 2012 (updated on 6 December 2012)
Minister of State for Work and Pensions, Steve Webb, made a statement in the House of Commons on Thursday 6 December on the uprating of social security benefits and pensions for 2013-14
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Liam Byrne, responded on behalf of the Opposition.
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The schedule of the new benefit rates was deposited in the libraries of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
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