AQW 2278/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities whether the additional payments announced by the Chancellor to help people on benefits with the cost of living, will be disregarded and not treated as income when calculating those benefits.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 28 June 2022
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 28 June 2022
- Answer due by
- 15 July 2022
- Answered
- 21 July 202223 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The additional payments announced will not have any impact on existing means-tested social security benefit awards (including Universal Credit) or tax credits either as “income” or “capital”. These payments will be tax-free and will not count towards the benefit cap.