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Universal Credit, the largest welfare reform in a generation was supposed to make receiving benefits and getting back into work easier but for many this has had the opposite effect. Delays in payments, sanctions and underpayments have seen a rise in people being forced to use food banks, falling into rent arrears and even homelessness. Drawing on the experiences of those in The Wirral, where there’s been a 32% increase in food bank use since the roll out of UC in November 2017, volunteer groups like Fans Supporting Foodbanks and local politicians in Liverpool, are bracing themselves for the full rollout of universal credit.
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A man rammed a digger into the reception area of a Travelodge in Liverpool, reportedly over a wage dispute. Work on the building had been finished that morning and no one was seriously injured in the incident.
Despite persistently asking for answers I’ve not had a single reply from Government on the implications for Liverpool, its port, its industries and businesses
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Police are trying to locate the victim.
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A third have experienced physical violence, sixty per cent have been verbally abused - these are some of the most vulnerable in our society
How the government's controversial Universal Credit system is already shaping the city, even before it launches.