In a couple of days’ time, the UK Government will tell us if more than 500,000 families in Scotland on Universal Credit will have their benefits pegged to prices – and rise by 10.1 per cent – or be linked to earnings and increase by only five per cent.
My plea to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is that he abides by his pledge to protect the most vulnerable, lives up to his promise to provide “compassionate” government and makes sure a family whose income is £200 a week receives £20 more next April to cover rising food and fuel bills.
And, more than that, he must also continue the special support – the help with council tax and heating bills – for those who have been worst affected by cuts of benefits; people with disabilities, large families and families with children on free school meals.
