The Government's Welfare Benefits Up-Rating Bill is back in Parliament.
The legislation would see things like child benefit see a capped one per cent increase every year. Campaigners say that will leave families out of pocket as food and energy bills go up by much more. Liam Allmark is the Public Affairs Officer for the Catholic charity Caritas Social Action Network.
He told Premier's News Hour he's hopeful an amendment put forward in the House of Lords will be accepted:
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