Universal Credit urgent DWP change call as research shows some £2,800 per year worse off

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Universal Credit urgent DWP change call as research shows some £2,800 per year worse off

The element of Universal Credit covering ill health is set at a lower rate than the combination of ill-health support and disability premiums on benefits which are being replaced

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Universal Credit move could see thousands on benefits ‘worse off by £2,800 a year’

Universal Credit (UC) will need to change to meet the challenges of an older and sicker population, a new report suggests.The number of benefit claimants who are out of work due to ill health has hit 2.3 million, the Resolution Foundation has said.Universal Credit was introduced in 2013 to replace a range of different benefits (legacy benefits) for unemployed and low-paid people.However, the move has meant that some benefit claimants could now b…

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Disabled could be £2,800 a year worse off under universal credit, think tank finds