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      • Rachel Reeves has told the BBC that Labour would raise benefits in line with September inflation figures. Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg, the shadow chancellor said she believed benefits should continue to increase with "the inflation rate that is traditional, the September inflation."
  1. 4 days ago · We're ending our live coverage of the chancellor's statement soon. Here's a breakdown of the biggest lines from the cost-cutting package. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Labour has uncovered an ...

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  3. 4 days ago · Rachel Reeves, the chancellor of the Exchequer, cut some infrastructure funding and pensions benefits, adding that more “difficult decisions” would come later this year. After a decade and a ...

  4. Jul 9, 2024 · Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces new pension rules by saying “the State Pension is a benefit, it can no longer be an entitlement for all”. Our verdict. There’s no evidence Ms Reeves has said this or that she has announced any changes to the pension system since becoming chancellor.

  5. Rachel Reeves says there is a "black hole" in the public finances due to "unfunded" overspends by the previous government. ... those not on pension credit or other means-tested benefits will no ...

  6. 4 days ago · Image: HM Treasury/ Flickr. The chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced that she will have to make “difficult decisions” around welfare spending and public services as she revealed a £20bn deficit left behind by the Conservative government. Reeves said in parliament on Monday (29 July): “The inheritance from the previous government is ...

  7. 4 days ago · Winter fuel payments will be restricted to those on pension credits or other means-tested benefits; The government has agreed a pay offer to junior doctors, the chancellor has confirmed, amid...

  8. 4 days ago · Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said there was a £22 billion black hole in the public finances as she accused the Tories of covering up the scale of the problems. In a statement to Parliament she ...