End to universal credit’s Covid top-up is fuelling rise in poverty, warns IFS
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Pandemic’s £20 benefit uplift led to sharp fall in households living in poverty but replacement is far less effectiveThe scrapping of the government’s £20-a-week pandemic boost to universal credit has set back the fight against poverty and led to an increase in the number of families struggling on low incomes, a leading thinktank will reveal this week.Research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies seen by the Guardian shows that the emergency programme of universal credit (UC) support led to a sharp fall in the number of households living in absolute poverty during the 18 months it was in force. Continue reading…
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