Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Act 2020

End the benefit freeze.

The bill's long title states it makes 'provision relating to the up-rating of certain social security benefits.' This indicates that benefits are being uprated, which addresses part of the promise. However, the text does not explicitly state that a benefit freeze is being ended - it only confirms uprating is occurring. Without seeing the substantive provisions, we cannot determine if this uprating specifically ends a freeze policy or what the scope of 'certain social security benefits' entails. The bill addresses uprating but does not clearly confirm it ends a freeze policy.