MSE News: Benefits to rise 2.2%, as inflation falls

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"Most benefits are pegged to September's CPI inflation measure, which was revealed at 2.2% this morning ..."

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Benefits to rise 2.2%, as inflation falls

jobdone1

Lets get this clear then -

benifits to rise 2.2%

Pensions 2.5% as agreed

And yes the resent rise in the min wage of o yes thats right 1.8% but only if you are 21 or over.

As for the rest well you guesed it go fly

So in all energy companies adverage 7% rise across the board and food on the way up so it pays to work then :cool:

zoominatorone

How many working people have gone without a payrise this year. Disgusting.

short_cake

zoominatorone wrote: »

How many working people have gone without a payrise this year. Disgusting.

I know some that haven't had a rise for 5yrs or more and are not likely to get one either

CRISPIANNE3

Its good to see the unemployed are not being encouraged to stay that way by given them a smaller increase. Only fair the pensioners should get more as their earning potential is perhaps somewhat limited.

PaulF81

Th benefits classes will get their comeuppance. Just wait and see.

miduck

PaulF81 wrote: »

Th benefits classes will get their comeuppance. Just wait and see.

"The benefits classes" (whoever they are) have not chosen to have this increase, the govt has decided to give it. Almost like they are trying to feed bigoted views like yours?

jobdone1

One thing that gets me is the fact that the word of the min wage is the amount you must live on why do you pay tax if you work an adverage 40 hour week which equals just over £12k a year and pay around £1k or more tax WHY this meens you are now living below the govements set min standard.

miduck

jobdone1 wrote: »

One thing that gets me is the fact that the word of the min wage is the amount you must live on why do you pay tax if you work an adverage 40 hour week which equals just over £12k a year and pay around £1k or more tax WHY this meens you are now living below the govements set min standard.

The min wage is set at a level that takes tax/ NI etc into account.

northerntwo1

jobdone1 wrote: »

One thing that gets me is the fact that the word of the min wage is the amount you must live on why do you pay tax if you work an adverage 40 hour week which equals just over £12k a year and pay around £1k or more tax WHY this meens you are now living below the govements set min standard.

It's got nothing to do with amount to live on. That is why they have tax credits and in work benefits. If you had a couple with person a earning £3000 pm and person b doing a part time job on nmw - this doesn't affect what they live on. In work top up benefits do that because it's so individual.

MissMoneypenny

northerntwo1 wrote: »

It's got nothing to do with amount to live on. That is why they have tax credits and in work benefits. If you had a couple with person a earning £3000 pm and person b doing a part time job on nmw - this doesn't affect what they live on. In work top up benefits do that because it's so individual.

And that is why Tax Credits are going and Universal Credit will replace them; with conditions for claimants.