uk cost of living
The Chancellor said his plan was "fair, targeted and proportionate".
The Chancellor said 28 million households will benefit as a result of the £9bn support package.
The prime minister is under pressure to ditch or delay the policy over the squeeze on household finances.
If the pay rise does go ahead this year, MPs would see their salaries increase by 2.7 per cent from April.
There's been a "squeeze on spending for fun" 😬
Desperate times have called for desperate borrowing measures - or, these measures have become so common, they don’t seem so desperate anymore
I know first-hand that there are Birmingham students who spend every spare hour in part-time work and still struggle to make ends meet
'People are being pushed to breaking point'