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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jemma Crew

‘Reasonable’ to uprate benefits based on inflation before cost of living rise

PA Wire

The Work and Pensions Secretary has defended the Government’s approach to uprate benefits based on inflation data from five months ago that pre-dates the recent cost of living rises.

Therese Coffey said it was a reasonable and sensible decision to base the annual increase for inflation-linked benefits and tax credits on data from last year.

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