Slashing £20-a-week from Universal Credit would plunge 720,000 people in working or disabled households into poverty, research warns today. The Government announced a temporary hike in its flagship welfare payment last March to help hard-up households battle the coronavirus crisis. Fabians general secretary Andrew Harrop said: “If ministers cut Universal Credit this April they will overwhelmingly punish working families and disabled people. He warned: “Last year’s uplift to Universal Credit has been an essential lifeline for millions of families with no or low earnings through 2020. (Image: Manchester Evening News)"Working and disabled households are really struggling and child poverty is rising but the Conservatives response has been to slash support in the midst of a crisis.

Source: Daily Mirror February 17, 2021 00:01 UTC