{"id":52668,"date":"2023-11-14T09:45:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T09:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/?p=52668"},"modified":"2023-11-14T09:45:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T09:45:23","slug":"uk-cost-of-living-payments-not-enough-to-meet-scale-of-the-problem-say-mps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/2023\/11\/14\/uk-cost-of-living-payments-not-enough-to-meet-scale-of-the-problem-say-mps\/","title":{"rendered":"UK: Cost-of-living payments not enough to meet scale of the problem, say MPs"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-43845\" src=\"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pension-money-300x200.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pension-money-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pension-money-770x513.webp 770w, https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pension-money-360x240.webp 360w, https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pension-money.webp 968w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/dwp-latest-news-cost-of-living-payment-b2446305.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\">Cost-of-living support payments<\/a>\u00a0have not been enough to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/inflation-figures-bank-england-latest-b2431568.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\">meet the scale of the problem<\/a>\u00a0and offer only a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/large-increase-in-over-65yearolds-in-work-study-suggests-b2437925.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\">short-term reprieve<\/a>\u00a0for many people,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/mps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\">MPs<\/a> are warning. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/money\/other\/cost-of-living-payments-not-enough-to-meet-scale-of-the-problem-say-mps\/ar-AA1jSRx3?ocid=msedgntp&amp;pc=LCTS&amp;cvid=1bde75d934e24fe9a5931bf44862a165&amp;ei=14\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>Cost-of-living support payments\u00a0have not been enough to\u00a0meet the scale of the problem\u00a0and offer only a\u00a0short-term reprieve\u00a0for many people,\u00a0MPs are warning. 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