Rishi Sunak reportedly blocked from higher benefit rise by ageing IT system
by Aubrey Allegretti from on (#5YX1W)
Chancellor considered rise of more than 3.1% but was told he could only do it once a year' due to 40-year-old system
Rishi Sunak was reportedly blocked from raising some benefits to help them keep pace with spiralling inflation as a result of out-of-date government IT systems.
The chancellor was said to have wanted to help those in receipt of welfare more in his spring statement, which set out measures to tackle the cost of living crisis, but was criticised for not going far enough to help the least well off.
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