the prime minister see what s happening yet again, working families are picking up the tab for his incompetence? families are picking up the tab for his incompetence? well, mr speaker, she talks about his incompetence? well, mr speaker, she talks about energy, his incompetence? well, mr speaker, she talks about energy, i his incompetence? well, mr speaker, she talks about energy, i think- his incompetence? well, mr speaker, she talks about energy, i think the - she talks about energy, i think the house would agree, she s got a lot more energy than the current leader of the opposition, and i welcome her point, because actually, what the government is doing is supporting people throughout the pandemic, 2.2 million people, supported with the warm homes discount, mr speaker, worth £140 per week, which we introduced. pensioners are supported with a £300 winter fuel payments, mr speaker, cold weather payments worth £25 a week for 4 million people up and down the country, mr speaker
making sure, making sure, that we protect the people of this country throughout what is unquestionably going to be a difficult period, and that s why we are ensuring that we ve lifted the living wage by record sums, mr speaker, we ve made sure people have cold weather payments, making sure that they have the warm homes discount, all the other protections, the £500 million fund that we have put into help local councils look after people throughout what will be a difficult period. but the most important thing we can do to look after people during this very difficult time, mr speaker, is to ensure that we take the balanced and proportionate approach that we are, to ensure that we re able to keep our country and our society going, mr speaker, we re able to keep our country and oursociety going, mr speaker, and thatis oursociety going, mr speaker, and that is exactly what we are doing. and that is why we ve doubled down on the booster programme and that is why we re sticking with plan b, m
is helping families up and down the country, tapering, making sure single mother with two kids gets 1200 more on universal credit. £1000 more as a result of the increase to the living wage. the crucial thing i am to get over this afternoon, like virtually any other european economy, we have been able to keep going, keep people in work and we have more people in work before the pandemic began, because of the balanced and proportionate approach we have been taking on his support would be welcomed and deserve. irate would be welcomed and deserve. we are would be welcomed and deserve. - are talking about the tory cost of living crisis. so much for a new year and a new start, it is the same nonsense from this failing prime minister. we have had a year of tory sleaze, now we have a year of tory squeeze for family budgets. the sleaze, now we have a year of tory squeeze forfamily budgets. the uk