Tories' ‘disastrous’ universal credit scheme to make low-income families worse off
A study by the Resolution Foundation finds ‘left behind’ parts of Britain will be particularly affected
Campaigners outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London supporting the legal challenge against the Government's Universal Credit welfare scheme, in January 2019
LOW-INCOME families in “left behind” parts of Britain will be worse off under universal credit (UC), a think tank has warned, prompting fresh calls to scrap the “disastrous” scheme.
Although benefit claimants will gain on average £1 a week more after the switch to UC is completed, think tank Resolution Foundation argued this figure ignores stark geographical differences across the country.
In a new report published today, the think tank identified Liverpool as one area that will be particularly affected, with 52 per cent of claimants standing to lose money, compared to the national average of 42 per cent.
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