UK ministers under pressure to ease impact of cost of living crisis
The Guardian says Ministers are coming under growing pressure to intervene to soften the impact of the cost of living crisis amid fresh warnings that millions of low-income households risk sliding into further debt, hunger and poverty.
More than 50 charities have warned that the consequences of driving through a below-inflation benefit pay rise in April will be “unthinkable” for households already struggling to cover soaring food and energy costs and a rise in national insurance.
They urged ministers to scrap plans to uprate all benefits by 3.1% and instead use the spring statement next week to help struggling families by pushing up benefits in line with inflation, which is projected to be running at 7.25% by April.
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