A briefing by the Legatum Institute’s UK Poverty Unit finds that 780,000 people would be shielded from poverty by uprating benefits in line with peak inflation (10%).

Breaking down the data, the briefing finds:

The majority of those affected are in working families. 420,000 of those protected from falling into poverty are in working families, while only 140,000 of those affected are in workless families. 290,000 of the affected are working-age adults.

Nearly half a million people in families that include a disabled person would be shielded from poverty. 470,000 of those protected would be in families that include a disabled child or adult. The majority of those affected (60%) are in such families.

Nearly a quarter of a million children would be shielded from poverty. 230,000 children would be protected from falling into poverty. Similarly, 250,000 pensioners would be protected from falling into poverty.