As 2025 gets underway millions of people across the UK who receive a form of benefit are set to see them increase from April.
Current estimates are that 19.7 million households, making up around 39.5 million people, receive at one DWP or HMRC benefit.
From April, these are set to be updated. This is in line with the usual practice that benefits increase each year in line with the rate of inflation from the preceding September.
In September 2024 this was confirmed as being 1.7 percent, according to the consumer price index. This will therefore be the rate at which benefits linked to inflation will increase in April 2025, the Mirror reports.
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