"The difficulty in looking forward even to next April is daunting. "There are strong arguments concerning both low-paid workers – many performing critically important tasks – and the very real solvency risks to which small businesses are currently exposed. "In these unprecedented conditions, stability and competence are prime requirements. "Our value as a social partnership is to use the imperfect economic evidence to produce a recommendation which is professionally researched and dispassionate. "Most importantly, after much debate it has the support of the business, trade union and academic representatives who make up the Commission. Universal Credit UK: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak boosted Universal Credit - for one year (Image: GETTY / EXPRESS)