CHARITIES have called for benefits to be raised in line with inflation after the Consumer Prices Index showed the figure had reached a 40-year high.
Inflation reached 10.1% in September, compared with 9.9% in August, with the increase driven by food prices.
The former chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, said a decision on benefits would be announced on October 31, but it is not clear whether Jeremy Hunt will be sticking to this timetable.
