Scots looking for work face relying on the UK Government's "measly" benefits system which is the least generous in northern Europe, it's been claimed.
21.09.2021 - 10:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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Millions of benefit claimants will receive a Christmas bonus this year from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
It will be paid to people who are in receipt of certain benefits during the qualifying period.
The qualifying period normally falls during the first full week of December.
The Christmas bonus is a one-off tax-free £10 payment and is available to those on benefits including Carer’s Allowance and
Scots looking for work face relying on the UK Government's "measly" benefits system which is the least generous in northern Europe, it's been claimed.
The £20-a-week uplift to Universal Credit, which was introduced last March in response to the coronavirus pandemic, was scrapped on October 6 in a move that will affect thousands of people across Scotland and nearly 5.9 million across the UK in total - some 5.2 million households.
Scottish Secretary Alister Jack ignored a plea to meet one of the country’s top anti-poverty groups to discuss the cuts to Universal Credit.
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More than 20,000 children across Scotland will be plunged into poverty because of the UK Government's "shameful" decision to cut Universal Credit, campaigners have warned.
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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has contacted nearly six million benefit claimants across the UK confirming their Universal Credit payment will be cut by £20-a-week from October 6, 2021.
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