MILLIONS claiming Universal Credit and other benefits are set to get a payrise from April.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the hike in her Autumn budget last October.
Benefits are set to rise for millions of claimants later this yearAlamyBenefits rise each year in April in line with the rate of CPI inflation the previous September, known as uprating.
September’s rate of inflation was announced late this year as 1.7%, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).