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Jeremy Hunt has confirmed benefits will rise in line with inflation

Jeremey Hunt revealed a series of changes for those on benefits during his statement

The Chancellor unveiled a wave of new economic measures to help curtail soaring inflation rates and a widening cost of living crisis

Jeremy Hunt laid out billions of pounds of stealth taxes, while making the Energy Price Guarantee less generous, with average energy bills rising to £3,000 rather than the previous £2,500

Jeremy Hunt has announced tens of billions of pounds of cuts and stealth tax rises in the Autumn budget statement - from council tax and income tax to energy bills, minimum wage and the state pension and benefits

Mr Hunt said it would be the “biggest ever cash increase in the state pension”

The Chancellor has listened to opposition MPs and anti-poverty campaigners by agreeing to raise benefits in line with inflation.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today announced in his Autumn statement that state pensions and benefits will rise with inflation after months of uncertainty and the threat of a Tory revolt

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said that he will ask over 600,000 more people on Universal Credit people to meet with their work coach, "so they can get the support they need."

It comes as the chancellor faced repeated calls to increase Universal Credit in line with inflation

The Autumn Statement is set to confirm about £21billion of tax rises and £33billion of public spending cuts a year by 2027/28, to try and fill the £54billion black hole