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The Government must extend the £20 weekly increase in Universal Credit payments for at least a year to prevent hundreds of thousands of families plunging into poverty, MPs warned today. The temporary uplift, introduced last March and worth more than £1,000 a year to those aged over 25, is currently due to end at the … Read more
Government official blew more than £6,000 in a day on luxury chocolate on taxpayer-funded credit card at department in charge of Freedom of Information Payment was made on a single day and saw £6,248.40 spent at Hotel Chocolat The unnamed official used a corporate credit card to buy the luxury chocolate Card belonged to the … Read more
Government official blew more than £6,000 in a day on luxury chocolate on taxpayer-funded credit card at department in charge of Freedom of Information Payment was made on a single day and saw £6,248.40 spent at Hotel Chocolat The unnamed official used a corporate credit card to buy the luxury chocolate Card belonged to the … Read more
Britain’s transition into a nation of accidental savers last year certainly had an impact on its credit card bill. Those with extra disposable income and nowhere to spend it as a result of the lockdown opted to pay down their debts and fatten their bank balances, where once the nation eschewed a savings habit. Britain … Read more
Forget the eyes – nowadays, it is our internet searches that provide a window into the soul. We often turn to search engines to ask the questions that are on our minds, whether we’re just looking for a quick answer or because it’s something we are embarrassed to ask in person. Now, Britons’ most common … Read more
Nichola Salvato, 49, brought a legal challenge against the ‘proof of payment’ policy of only reimbursing the money to parents once it has been spent A single mother who found herself £2,000 in debt trying to pay for childcare has won a landmark Universal Credit court case to get the costs paid upfront. Nichola Salvato, 49, … Read more
Earlier in the week the Government lost a ‘vote’ 278 to 0 on the issue of extending a £20 a week uplift in Universal Credit, which is currently due to expire at the end of the current tax year in April. While the Parliamentary vote was a symbolic one and does not require the Government … Read more
Boris Johnson’s former homelessness tsar Louise Casey warns Tories they risk becoming the ‘nasty party’ again if Rishi Sunak axes £20 increase in Universal Credit as Chancellor comes under pressure from Red Wall Conservatives to U-turn She said axing increase in March would be ‘too punitive’ for struggling families Told BBC it was not right, … Read more
Rishi Sunak has warned keeping the £20 a week boost to universal credit will cost the same as a 5p hike in fuel duty as six Tories revolt over the policy. The Chancellor has been resisting growing pressure to extend the higher payments brought in during the pandemic, suggesting other ‘drastic measures’ will be needed … Read more
Labour today warned the Government it would be a ‘profound mistake’ to scrap a £20-a-week increase in Universal Credit payments as the party argued it would ‘pull the rug from under the economy’s feet’. The Government rolled-out the extra cash last year to help families through the coronavirus pandemic but the policy is due to … Read more