before moving on, we now know that the pension is going to go up in line with the rate of inflation which has been confirmed today. it was taken away but it's back again now. i was taken away but it's back again now. .., was taken away but it's back again now. .. , ., was taken away but it's back again now. .. i. ,., , ., now. i can tell you in pounds and ence now. i can tell you in pounds and pence what _ now. i can tell you in pounds and pence what that _ now. i can tell you in pounds and pence what that means. - now. i can tell you in pounds and pence what that means. if i now. i can tell you in pounds and pence what that means. if you i pence what that means. if you received — pence what that means. if you received the new state pension, people — received the new state pension, people who have retired since april 2016. _ people who have retired since april 2016. your— people who have retired since april 2016, your weekly payment will go to 'ust 2016, your weekly payment will go to just above _ 2016, your weekly payment will go to just above £200 and if you are on the old _ just above £200 and if you are on the old state pension, your weekly payment _ the old state pension, your weekly payment will go up to about £156, so that is— payment will go up to about £156, so that is what— payment will go up to about £156, so that is what you are going to get. a bit of— that is what you are going to get. a bit of clarity — that is what you are going to get. a bit of clarity after a lot of speculation in the last few days. thank— speculation in the last few days. thank you — speculation in the last few days. thank you for those questions, john and raymond, and i hope there was helpful advice arising from them. jack lord says the cost of living seems to be higher in my area than others. is the rising uniform across the country? what is the sense on that one —— the rise in prices? ida. that one -- the rise in prices? no, it's not uniform _ that one -- the rise in prices? no, it's not uniform across _ that one —— the rise in prices? iirr. it's not uniform across the country, certainly with energy providers,