Calls to guarantee benefits uprating

Published date21 March 2024
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
Work and Pensions Committee chair Sir Stephen Timms said the "annual "will they or won't they speculation" in the run-up to each budget announcement on whether benefits will rise in line with inflation must end

The Labour MP described "all the worry that brings to those who rely on the social security system for financial support".

The lead-up to the Autumn Statement saw concerns from campaigners that the

Chancellor would use a more recent lower inflation figure to uprate benefits, but Jeremy Hunt confirmed in November that benefits would be uprated using the higher September figure.

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