Submitted on Wednesday 21st May 2025
Rejected on Thursday 5th June 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Uprate social security benefits in line with the September CPI inflation figure
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) September inflation figure has been the inflation measure for Government’s statutory annual review of benefits. Inflation affects everyone but hits the poorest hardest, however Government has not yet committed to benefit uprating in line with inflation for next year.
People on the lowest incomes – both in and out of work – have endured a decade of austerity and more recently a cost of living crisis. They now find themselves disproportionately affected by the current rise in inflation, facing the stark choice of going cold or hungry or getting into debt to make ends meet. The Bank of England has said it expects inflation to spike at 3.7% between July and September 2025. The September CPI figure is due to be published in October 2025.
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