Universal Credit and benefits could rise by up to £163 a year – how much better off will you be?

MILLIONS of households will this week find out how much their Universal Credit or benefits will rise by next year.

Payments usually rise every April in order to keep up with the cost of things such as food, fuel or household bills.

The process is called “uprating” and payments usually increase in line with the previous September’s inflation figure, which will be published on Wednesday.