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Benefits freeze ending April 2020

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  • [Deleted User]
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    edited 4 November 2019 at 3:41PM
    Odd isn't it that when the September inflation figure was the lowest for some time they decide to use it to update benefits, and yet the SRP is to go up by 4%.
  • calcotti
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    venison wrote: »
    Odd isn't it that when the September inflation figure was the lowest for some time they decide to use it to update benefits, and you the SRP is to go up by 4%.
    3.9% I think, but the contrast with 1.7% is stark.
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.
  • Brian65
    Brian65 Posts: 255 Forumite
    The point I was trying to make is (based on his record of broken promises) a pre-election promise from BoJo is worthless.
  • calcotti
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    Brian65 wrote: »
    The point I was trying to make is (based on his record of broken promises) a pre-election promise from BoJo is worthless.
    Please take this to a discussion forum.
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  • Robbie64
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    As far as I am aware the benefits freeze for some working age benefits was due to end in 2020 anyway. The benefits freeze was enshrined in legislation so any further freeze would have required further legislation.
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