Millions of people in the UK could soon receive up to £800 cash boost under Rishi Sunak’s plans for more cost of living payments.
The Prime Minister and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are currently working out the final details of the fiscal statement, which will be announced today (Thursday). Reports suggest benefit claimants will get £650, while pensioners will get £300 and there will be an additional £150 disability payment to boot. A Government source said: “Rishi saw his cost of living plan work last time and so is sticking with it again”.
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Sunak said: "The number one challenge we face is inflation. We're not alone in that, actually, for example, Germany and Italy have inflation that is even higher than ours at the moment.
