The hardship caused by Universal Credit deductions

On average these households see their Universal Credit payments reduced by £61 per month – rising to £73 per month for households with children.

Many new claimants to Universal Credit have had to take out an advance loan to cover the 5 week wait before their benefit payments begin. And numerous claimants have deductions applied to repay previously overpaid benefits – this is the case even if the overpayment was many years ago.

The hardship caused by Universal Credit deductions must end and Citizens Advice explain why in their latest blog.

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