direct to your inboxOver 500,000 people in the UK have been issued a warning as the benefits system changes for those on disability allowance. People are being given the option to move to Universal Credit, but some may not realise the changes.
Tories reject plea by MPs to scrap five week wait for Universal Credit
12.01.2021 - 22:45 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Chris Stephens said the response from the Tory government to the Commons Work and Pensions committee would be a devastating blow to those already reeling from the economic effects of coronavirus. The report by the powerful committee of MPs recommended the five-week wait for initial payments be scrapped due to evidence it causes financial hardship.
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21.01.2021 / 19:28
Universal Credit cut would plunge 20,000 Scots children into poverty
poverty told MPs on the Commons Scottish Affairs committee that families will suffer if the temporary increase is scrapped in March.
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18.01.2021 / 19:02
'No decision' on Universal Credit uplift as Tories set to abstain from benefit vote
Universal Credit payments is yet to be made, Number 10 has said. It comes as Boris Johnson told his MPs to abstain from a Parliamentary vote on extending the £20 weekly benefit rise forced on by Labour.
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18.01.2021 / 11:43
Citizens Advice Scotland calls for £20 weekly Universal Credit uplift to be made permanent
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has called on the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to retain the £20 increase in Universal Credit ahead of a Westminster debate on Monday. New figures from the charity show that the proportion of benefits advice related to Universal Credit given out in Scotland between April and December 2020 increased by 10 per cent compared to the previous year.