More people will be cold and hungry this winter if the Government fails to increase benefits right now in line with inflation. That's the message from campaigners who say many families will be plunged into poverty.
They are urging the Government to bring forward increases to benefits rather than wait until next April to protect the poorest families. And they have warned those in power not to “abandon children when they need support the most”.
Ministers are facing calls to stick by former chancellor Rishi Sunak’s pledge to uprate welfare payments in line with inflation. In May, Mr Sunak said benefits would be uprated by this September’s Consumer Prices Index (CPI), subject to a review by the work and pensions secretary.
