Universal Credit: DWP made 'no assessment' on uplift removal impact as families struggle
Universal Credit payments are awarded to those who have fallen on financially difficult times and it is designed to cover a range of living costs. In 2020, the Government increased Universal Credit rates by £20 across the board as coronavirus impacted the economy and while the DWP faced calls to make this increase permanent, it has recently confirmed the uplift will be removed in the coming months.
Recently, the Government was pushed on this in the Commons where the DWP detailed it has yet to assess the potential impacts of this.
Kate Osamor, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Edmonton, asked for clarity on the decision.
Ms Osamor said: “To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her department has made of the potential effect of ending the £20 uplift to Universal Credit on Universal Credit claimants.”
On July 7, Will Quince, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the DWP, answered this question.
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