Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Act 2021

End the benefit freeze.

The bill's long title states it will 'make provision relating to the up-rating of certain social security benefits payable in the tax year 2022-23.' This indicates benefits will be uprated for that specific tax year, which addresses the second part of the metric requiring 'benefits uprated.' However, the bill text does not explicitly state that the benefit freeze policy has ended permanently or provide information about uprating beyond the single tax year 2022-23. The promise requires both ending the freeze policy and uprating benefits - while uprating for one year suggests a move away from a freeze, the text alone is insufficient to confirm the freeze policy has been ended as an ongoing commitment.