The Bank of England has held interest rates at 5.25%, bringing a run of 14 consecutive rises to an end.
Read moreBy Kevin Peachey
Cost of living correspondent
The UK's biggest food bank provider says the payments provide only temporary respite before demand returns.
The UK's biggest food bank provider says the payments provide only temporary respite before demand returns.
Numerous customers said on Thursday that recently-deposited cash was not showing up in their balance.
The surprise decision comes as the Bank of England says price rises are slowing faster than expected.
The Bank of England has held interest rates at 5.25%, bringing a run of 14 consecutive rises to an end.
Prices are now rising at their slowest rate in a year-and-a-half with inflation falling to 6.7% in August.
About eight million people on low incomes and receiving benefits will receive the next instalment.
Prices will rise faster in the UK than any other G7 country this year, a forecast suggests.
The UK's biggest food bank provider says the payments provide only temporary respite before demand returns.
Numerous customers said on Thursday that recently-deposited cash was not showing up in their balance.
The surprise decision comes as the Bank of England says price rises are slowing faster than expected.
The Bank of England has held interest rates at 5.25%, bringing a run of 14 consecutive rises to an end.
Prices are now rising at their slowest rate in a year-and-a-half with inflation falling to 6.7% in August.
About eight million people on low incomes and receiving benefits will receive the next instalment.
Prices will rise faster in the UK than any other G7 country this year, a forecast suggests.
Numerous customers said on Thursday that recently-deposited cash was not showing up in their balance.
The surprise decision comes as the Bank of England says price rises are slowing faster than expected.
The Bank of England has held interest rates at 5.25%, bringing a run of 14 consecutive rises to an end.
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