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Chancellor Rishi Sunak sets 2030 as date for inflation switch with no compensation for pensioners

New measure of inflation means benefits will increase at a slower pace than they did under RPI

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will scrap the UK Retail Price Index (RPI) in 2030, rather than an earlier proposed date of 2025.

The UK will adopt the Consumer Price Index (CPI) instead of the RPI, meaning that the rate of inflation will be lower and that benefits tied to inflation will increase at a slower rate.

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