Early Day Motions

Uprating benefits in line with inflation

EDM (Early Day Motion) 449: tabled on 12 October 2022

Tabled in the 2022-23 session.

This motion has been signed by 45 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

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.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Crawley, Angela
Scottish National Party
Signed on 12 October 2022
Lanark and Hamilton East
Primary
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on 13 October 2022
Liverpool, Riverside
Grady, Patrick
Independent
Signed on 13 October 2022
Glasgow North
Edwards, Jonathan
Independent
Signed on 13 October 2022
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 13 October 2022
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Cowan, Ronnie
Scottish National Party
Signed on 13 October 2022
Inverclyde

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Carden, Dan
Labour
Signed on 13 October 2022
Liverpool, Walton
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 13 October 2022
Glasgow Central
Whitley, Mick
Labour
Signed on 13 October 2022
Birkenhead
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 13 October 2022
Dundee West
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on 13 October 2022
Edinburgh North and Leith
Callaghan, Amy
Scottish National Party
Signed on 13 October 2022
East Dunbartonshire
McLaughlin, Anne
Scottish National Party
Signed on 13 October 2022
Glasgow North East
Blackford, Ian
Scottish National Party
Signed on 13 October 2022
Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Oswald, Kirsten
Scottish National Party
Signed on 13 October 2022
East Renfrewshire
McDonald, Stuart C
Scottish National Party
Signed on 13 October 2022
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
MacAskill, Kenny
Alba Party
Signed on 17 October 2022
East Lothian
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on 17 October 2022
Leicester East
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on 17 October 2022
Poplar and Limehouse
Lloyd, Tony
Labour
Signed on 17 October 2022
Rochdale
Sultana, Zarah
Labour
Signed on 17 October 2022
Coventry South
Hanna, Claire
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 17 October 2022
Belfast South
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 17 October 2022
Ceredigion
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 17 October 2022
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 17 October 2022
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on 17 October 2022
York Central
Trickett, Jon
Labour
Signed on 17 October 2022
Hemsworth
Thompson, Owen
Scottish National Party
Signed on 17 October 2022
Midlothian
Thomson, Richard
Scottish National Party
Signed on 18 October 2022
Gordon
Blake, Olivia
Labour
Signed on 18 October 2022
Sheffield, Hallam
Hardy, Emma
Labour
Signed on 18 October 2022
Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 18 October 2022
Glasgow South West
Chapman, Douglas
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 October 2022
Dunfermline and West Fife
Smith, Alyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 October 2022
Stirling
Hanvey, Neale
Alba Party
Signed on 20 October 2022
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Hollern, Kate
Labour
Signed on 20 October 2022
Blackburn
Corbyn, Jeremy
Independent
Signed on 20 October 2022
Islington North
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 21 October 2022
Brighton, Pavilion
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 October 2022
Motherwell and Wishaw
Whittome, Nadia
Labour
Signed on 25 October 2022
Nottingham East
Whitford, Dr Philippa
Scottish National Party
Signed on 27 October 2022
Central Ayrshire
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 28 October 2022
Hayes and Harlington
Blackman, Kirsty
Scottish National Party
Signed on 3 November 2022
Aberdeen North
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 November 2022
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 12 January 2023
Arfon

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.