I'm pretty sure you will not get a straight forward answer to your question DmcG, Nigel will probably fudge around the subject by questioning the precise figure as is his wont.

The fact that inflation outweighs any pay increase for the less well off matters not one iota to him.

The fact of the matter is the poor, once again, are being hit hardest.

You, like I, understand that if you are fortunate enough to have a surplus income then you can ride the increase in costs, if you are living on the breadline then you suffer.