At a time when workers are finding themselves under severe financial strain, some businesses are responding by handing out extra cash to help them through the cost-of-living crisis.
Inflation hit 10.1% in July but things could be looking more optimistic after the energy bill support announced by Liz Truss.
Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, believed this will mean inflation does not peak at the above 13% levels that had previously been forecast.
