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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Kieran Isgin

Millions of households to see series of benefit payments rise from tomorrow

A series of payments and DWP benefits will be uprated tomorrow following the start of a new tax year.

The government previously confirmed that it will raise a series of payments and benefits in line with the recorded inflation rates for last September. This means many will see their payments go up by 10.1 per cent.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt stated in his Autumn Budget that the increase will roughly cost the government £11 billion and will be a welcome relief for the many vulnerable households facing increased pressure from the cost of living crisis.

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