having listened carefully to representations from the joseph rowntree foundation and the trussell trustust and members of his term, colchester and by slip and northward and suffolk coastal amongst others i have decided with the battle against inflation _ have decided with the battle against inflation and still not the time to stop the — inflation and still not the time to stop the targeted help it offers. joining me now is helen barnard who is the director of policy, research and impact at the trussell trust — a charity that supports a nationwide network of food banks and provides emergency food and support to people in poverty... we spoke to you in the morning, what do you make of that extra support now being extended? i5 do you make of that extra support now being extended? is it do you make of that extra support now being extended?— do you make of that extra support now being extended? is it a boost? it's aood now being extended? is it a boost? its good to — now being extended? is it a boost? its good to see _ now being extended? is it a boost? it's good to see the _ now being extend

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having listened carefully to representations from the joseph rowntree foundation, the trussell trustester, ruislip , northwood colchester, ruislip, northwood and pinner and suffolk coastal, amongst others , i have decided amongst others, i have decided that with the battle against inflation still not over, now is not the time to stop the targeted help it offers. we will therefore continue it at current levels for another six months. next i turn to a measure that will help businesses and households more broadly . will help businesses and households more broadly. in the autumn statement, i froze alcohol duty until august of this year without any action. today, it would have been due to rise by 3. but i have listened carefully to my right hon. friends from altrincham and sale west, the vale of glamorgan and my right hon. friend from murray, who is a formidable champion of the scottish whisky industry . i champion of the scottish whisky industry. i also listened to councillor john tonks from ash, a strong supporter of the wonderful admiral pub, who pointed out the pressures facing the in

having listened carefully to representations from the joseph rowntree foundation and the trussell trust still not over, now is not the time to stop the targeted help it offers. we will continue it at current levels for another six months. next, i turn to a measure that will help businesses and households more broadly. in the autumn statement i prose alcohol duty —— i froze alcohol duty until august. without any action today it would have been due to rise by 3%. but i have listened to my right honourable friends and my honourable friend from moray. i also listened to councillorjohn tonks from ash, a supporter of admiral pub, who pointed out the pressures facing the industry. today i have decided to extend the alcohol duty freeze until february 2025. this benefits if 38,000 pubs across the uk and on top of a £13,000 saving a typical pub will get from the 75% business rates discount i announced in the autumn. we value our hospitality industry and are backing the great british pub. another cost that families and businesses worry about is fuel. the shadow chancellor complained about the free