Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeRishi Sunak has claimed his plan that involves cutting six million people’s Universal Credit by £20 a week is the “right way to help people”. But Mr Sunak defended the cut - and said he’d made a conscious choice to press ahead with it at the same time as sending money to schemes to help people into work. Despite 37% of Universal Credit claimants already having a job, he concluded: “I believe that is the right way to help people - especially as the economy is now reopening and businesses are reopening, hiring people, we can see that in the data. Today Mr Sunak insisted: “We are throwing literally the kitchen sink at helping people find jobs and find better jobs. Labour's Work and Pensions Shadow Jonathan Reynolds told Times Radio the £20 cut “makes no sense at all”.

Source: Daily Mirror July 08, 2021 09:56 UTC