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On the minimum wage, they'll see their income rise by 59 pence an hour, to £9.50. with more on the unprecedented rise in energy bills, here's our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith. there's more chances of us going into debt with the rises of the electricity and water bill, the council tax, everything is having a rise, plus the petrol. mum of three qurat ul ain is making small changes in the house to try and keep those energy bills under control. my washing, i normally do it throughout the week but now i'm doing it over the weekend. so it's a big wash. i've stopped using my hairdry...

They'll see their income rise by 59p an hourto £9.50. let's speak now to our political correspondent ione wells. good correspondent ione wells. morning. it really does good morning. it really does bring in this change in the cap, it really brings in the changes and the challenges now facing the government because the cost of living crisis is very, very real. because the cost of living crisis is very. very real-— very, very real. that's exactly riaht, very, very real. that's exactly right. naga- _ very, very real. that's exactly right, naga. we _ very, very real. that's exactly right, naga. ...

National insurance contributions will go up by1.25%, which the government says will help clear the nhs backlog and contribute towards social care costs. and for 2.5 million workers on the minimum wage, they'll see their income rise by 59 pence an hour, to £9.50. first, let's look at the unprecedented rise in the cost of energy — our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has the details. there's more chances of us going into debt with the rises of the electricity and water bill, the council tax, everything is having a rise, plus the petrol. mum of three qurat is making small changes ...

And the minimum pay rate for those aged 23 and over, known as the national living wage, will go up to £9.50 per hourfrom april. but even though plenty has been announced, what we will get from the chancellor later still really matters because it will be the detail about the state of the economy and the state of the government's finances. and so crucially, where our money will be spent and where it won't. now, then, it's over to the chancellor and his big moment at lunchtime. chris mason, bbc news at westminster. let's join our chief political correspondent, adam fleming, who's at downing stre...

Let's start here in the uk, where the chancellor rishi sunak will unveil his budget. he has promised his budget "begins the work of preparing for a new economy" post—covid. some polices have already been unveiled — such as a rise in the national living wage from £8.91 per hour to £9.50, to come into effect from the first of april. measures such as the furlough scheme, which finished at the end of september, were expensive. this forced the government to borrow more money. in the year ending april 2021, the government borrowed £320bn — the highest figure seen outside wartime. so what el...