CPAG's response to DWP report rejecting calls for deductions to be paused

Responding to a report from the DWP which rejects MPs' calls for debt deductions from benefits to be paused, Director of Policy at Child Poverty Action Group Sara Ogilvie said:

The cost of living crisis has pushed many families to the brink as a difficult winter looms. With around 2 million children living in households affected by deductions, the Work and Pensions Select Committee is right to say that now is time to pause these repayments. If the government is serious about supporting vulnerable households through the punishing months ahead, it must urgently reconsider its position on deductions, remove the benefit cap, and increase benefits to a level that reflects real need.