Universal Credit claimants living with health conditions could qualify for another benefit without being penalised.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show how costs are rising and UK inflation has surged to another 40-year high. It said Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose to 10,1% in July, up from 9.4% in June.
The Daily Record reports how the UK Government benefit uprating in April was 3.1%. During the ongoing cost of living crisis, energy prices and fuel have rocketed and many people are trying to fins a job, a second income or better paid employment..