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Benefit increase letter

Just received a letter from job centre plus informing me of an increase in my iIdb benefit and also my reduced earnings allowance but they haven't gone up .ithought the gov had frozen benefit increases so why waste money sending out stupid letters

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  • NYM
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    What is iIdb benefit?
  • densol_2
    densol_2 Posts: 1,189 Forumite
    NYM wrote: »
    What is iIdb benefit?

    Industrial injury disability benefit. I got the same letter- no increase
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  • TELLIT01
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    The letters are generated automatically annually, and it would cost more to amend the systems to stop the letter going out than to let them go :-)
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