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16.11.2020 / 07:55
DWP changes to Universal Credit come into force today affecting up to 85,000 people on benefits
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has today implemented a Universal Credit rule change which will mean an increase to monthly benefit payments for thousands of working claimants.The change, which could affect as many as 85,000 people, comes after four single mums won a Court of Appeal case against the DWP earlier this year.Their case centred around a problem that arises when those claiming Universal Credit receive their income from work on a different day because their usual pay day falls