MILLIONS of Britons with disabilities will receive £150 payments in April next year, Jeremy Hunt is expected to confirm today.
The chancellor will announce a second disability cost-of-living benefit today at 11:30 a.m. during its fall statement.
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It comes after millions of disabled Britons were entitled to a first installment of £150 this September.
The new payment will probably work the same way as the first.
It is expected to go specifically to Britons claiming qualifying disability benefits from the Ministry of Defense or the Ministry of Work and Pensions.
Meanwhile poor pensioners are expected to get £300 and will be paid a further £650 British on benefits also in April next year.
The move comes after the Office for National Statistics announced yesterday that inflation has hit a whopping 11.1 percent.
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More details on disability benefits will come out today at 11.30 am when Mr Hunt makes the autumn statement in the House of Commons.
The budget will detail how the Treasury intends to fill the estimated £60bn black hole in the treasury.
The gap has been created by a combination of the pandemic, rising energy costs and Liz Truss’ disastrous mini budget.
The Chancellor is ready to tell the Commons: “High inflation is the enemy of stability. It means higher mortgage rates, more expensive food and fuel bills, bankrupt businesses and rising unemployment.
“It erodes savings, causes industrial unrest and cuts funding for public services. It hurts the poorest most and erodes the trust on which a strong society is built.
“We are on a balanced path to stability: tackling inflation that is eating away at retiree savings and increasing the cost of mortgages for families, while supporting the economy to recover. But it depends on making tough decisions now.”
During the budget, the Chancellor will also increase the national living wage to £10.40, as well as raise pensions and benefits by 10.1 per cent with inflation.
But in a major blow to hard-up Britons, Mr Hunt is expected to cut the energy price guarantee so that the average family pays around £3,000 in bills – more than the current £2,500 but less than Ofgem’s £4,000.