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MINISTERS will not launch a second appeal to challenge the legal victory of four single mothers over “unlawful” universal-credit rules.
Judges rejected an appeal earlier this week by the Department for Work and Pensions to overturn a decision that certain of its benefit-payment rules were illegal.
The case was brought by Danielle Johnson who was left fighting to keep her home due to fluctuating universal-credit payments.
by David Nicholson, Wales reporter
DYLAN MURPHY reports that far from helping people back into work, the sanctions regime is inflicting unnecessary trauma on working-class families
A new report from the Citizens Advice destroys the government narrative about disabled people ‘choosing’ not to work, showing the £3,000 annual cuts will create a two-tiered system based on claim dates rather than needs, writes DYLAN MURPHY