Work and Families (Increase of the Maximum Amount) Order 2009

From these Benches, I welcome this order. The two fundamental points that the Minister made are absolutely germane in the current situation. First, it is extremely important that with the uprating there should be an acceleration of the payments being made to those worst hit by what is happening in the economy. That acceleration is welcome. Secondly, the statement being made that the Government will ensure that an uprating, which might, in a deflationary world, result in people getting less from next spring, should not take place. For those two reasons, we welcome the order.