All eyes have been on the chancellor to see what help is being made available in the Autumn statement
The top rate of income tax - 45 per cent, will now be paid on all earnings over £125,140, rather than £150,000 currently.
He also said he would be lifting pension credit - available to pensioners with the least money, by the same amount.The cap on average energy bill prices will rise to £3,000 from £2,500 from April next year, the chancellor said, but more protection will be available for those struggling to pay. Additional funding would also be available to help more people back into work, he said, because employment levels have yet to return to pre-pandemic levels.
Rent increases in the social housing sector would also be capped at seven per cent, rather than the 11.1 percent of inflation.Funding for the NHS and social care would keep up with inflation, the chancellor said, with additional new funding of £3.3 bn in each of the next two years.
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