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In November 2023, The Trussell Trust calculated that a single adult in the UK in 2023 needs at least £29,500 a year to have an acceptable standard of living, up from £25,000 in 2022. [ 11 ]
Jeremy Hunt reinstated ‘triple lock’ in Autumn Statement and pledged increase in line with CPI measure of inflation to provide boost amid cost of living crisis
Working age benefits in England and Wales, such as Universal Credit, to increase by 6.7% from April 2024 in line with the September 2023 rate of inflation. [19] State pensions to increase by 8.5% from April 2024, in line with average earnings. [19] Local Housing Allowance to be unfrozen and increased to 30% of average rents from April 2024. [19]
While predicting an overall growth of 4.2% for 2022, the OBR forecast the economy would shrink by around 1.4% during 2023. After that, however, it predicted growth for the years 2024–2026, with 1.3% in 2024, 2.6% in 2025, and 2.7% in 2026. The rate of inflation was predicted to be 9.1% in 2022 and 7.4% in 2023.
It made the calculations using Department for Work and Pensions data from spring 2023. The full state pension for 2024/25 is £221.20 a week, up from £203.85 last year. The Treasury has been ...
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In November 2023, The Trussell Trust calculated that a single adult in the UK in 2023 needs at least £29,500 a year to have an acceptable standard of living, up from £25,000 in 2022. [ 8 ] On 14 November 2024, Rachel Reeves announced plans to merge pension funds into megafunds to unlock up to £80 billion for investment and boost the UK's ...
OBR forecasts biggest fall in living standards on record as Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer accuses chancellor Jeremy Hunt of ‘permanent tax cut for wealthy’