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What Lower Inflation Means For You

There’s been a surprise fall in the rate at which prices increase

Today, we discuss a fall in the inflation rate, how it’s affecting benefits, and what it means for the budget.

Cost of living correspondent Colletta Smith explains how and why people experience inflation differently, and Alex and economics editor Faisal Islam goes through potential implications for the budget.

Faisal’s also been talking to DWP minister Liz Kendall about her plan to for mental health patients to get job coach visits.

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