Chancellor Rishi Sunak faces mounting calls to ease the cost-of-living crisis for millions of Brits when he delivers his Spring Statement mini-Budget on Wednesday.
Benefits and pensions are due to rise on April 11 but only by 3.1% - far less than inflation which it's currently feared could top 8%.
That works out to be as little as £10.07 a month extra on Universal Credit - a real-terms cut.
