Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed he will raise benefits in line with the highest inflation rate.
In a major move, Mr Hunt is set to uprate benefits by 6.7 per cent, aligning with September's inflation rate.
There had been speculation the Chancellor would choose the October's 4.6 per cent inflation figure as it would have saved the Government around £3 billion.
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