More expensive food and clothing offset falling air fares and petrol prices to keep the cost of living well above the Bank of England's 2% target today.
Anyone approaching retirement who wants to turn their pension pot into a regular income has been urged to do their research or risk throwing away thousands of pounds.
Britain's pensioners are missing out on an estimated £5.4 billion in unclaimed benefits each year, despite 1.8 million of them living in poverty, figures released today show.