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Universal Credit Claimants Say £20-a-Week Cut Will Put Them Back On A 'Knife Edge'

MPs heard from five people who said ending the uplift would mean tough choices over whether they put the heating on or food on the table.
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Boris Johnson Says Universal Credit Claimants Should Rely On Their Own 'Efforts' Not Welfare

PM risks backlash as he defends £1,000-year cuts due in October
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Tory ‘Red Wall’ Seats Will Be Hit Hard By Universal Credit Cuts, Study Finds

Nearly 60% of families with children affected in key marginals, according to new research.
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'Left Behind': Young Women On Low Incomes Worst Impacted By Pandemic

Exclusive Fawcett Society research reveals the huge knock-on effect of Covid money worries on mental health.
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Opinion: Don’t Let Sunak Fool You. Austerity Isn’t The Only Way Back From This Pandemic

If Sunak truly wants to rescue the economy he should steer away from his party’s legacy of punishing austerity, not reinforce it, writes Harriet Williamson.
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Rishi Sunak's Budget Explained In Two Minutes

Furlough, Universal Credit, tax rises – here are the key announcements from the chancellor's speech.
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Universal Credit £20 A Week Increase Extended For Six Months

But Rishi Sunak's announcement falls short of demands by MPs for the benefit not to be cut for at least a year.
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People Like Me Rely On The Universal Credit Uplift. Don’t Take It Away From Us

We need this vital £20 a week to get by. Taking it away from us would only plunge struggling people further into hardship.
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Ministers Bury Government Research Into Why People Need Food Banks

DWP says resources were "reallocated" into tackling Covid after internal review was ordered in 2018.
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Working Families And Disabled 'Will Be Worst Hit' By £20 Universal Credit Cut

“This will punish people who have shown huge resilience during the pandemic and have done nothing to deserve this."
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