Scots families on Universal Credit could be left £290 worse off if the UK Government fails to increase the benefit in line with inflation, the Lib Dems have warned.
Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng have so far refused to commit to the uplift - despite a previous assurance from former PM Boris Johnson that benefits would be boosted from next April.
The Tory Government has considered raising Universal Credit only in line with average earnings and not in line with inflation.
