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Sunak told to publish government's impact analysis of the planned cuts to universal credit
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, during a media briefing in Downing Street, London

CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak was told today that his government must publish its impact analysis of the planned cut to universal credit (UC) over fears that it would lead to a catastrophe for households across Britain. 

A report in Thursday’s Financial Times (FT) revealed that ministers are aware of the impact that the cut to benefits would have but are continuing to plough ahead regardless, with a Whitehall source calling the move a “disaster.”

They told the FT: “The internal modelling of ending the UC uplift is catastrophic.

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