Thousands of households across Bristol will be subject to "the biggest real-terms" permanent benefits cut ever made in a single year. New analysis from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows which parliamentary constituencies will be most affected if the Government chooses not to uprate means tested benefits such as Universal Credit in line with inflation.
The organisation says that suggested plans to increase only in line with earnings – at 6% according to today’s data - would subject these families "to the biggest real-terms permanent cut ever made in a single year".
The Department of Work & Pensions has said it is committed to looking after the most vulnerable and that is why it has delivered at least £1,200 of support to families this winter while also saving households an average of £1,000 a year through the Energy Price Guarantee.
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