They will see it rise to £176.45 a week - up from £169.50. That's up £362.65 over the year. "Basic" recipients also receive an additional state pension - but this element only goes up by 1.7%.

He lost his job and entered bankruptcy. "I used to ring my ex-wife crying every day saying: 'I can't stop, I can't stop'." Online gambling then put a casino in his pocket. He recalls one evening ...