Scots looking for work face relying on the UK Government's "measly" benefits system which is the least generous in northern Europe, it's been claimed.
21.09.2021 - 10:33 / dailyrecord.co.uk
iOS - Android She joins a number of figures across the political spectrum who have raised concerns about the move, which a think tank recently warned would affect more than 800,000 people across Britain.In South Lanarkshire, a total of 25,493 households will feel the impact of the move.Ms Haughey blasted: “This Tory government’s choice to inflict the biggest overnight cut to social security since World War II - hammering people both in and out of work – is a crime against decency.
“The sheer
.Scots looking for work face relying on the UK Government's "measly" benefits system which is the least generous in northern Europe, it's been claimed.
The £20-a-week uplift to Universal Credit, which was introduced last March in response to the coronavirus pandemic, was scrapped on October 6 in a move that will affect thousands of people across Scotland and nearly 5.9 million across the UK in total - some 5.2 million households.
Scottish Secretary Alister Jack ignored a plea to meet one of the country’s top anti-poverty groups to discuss the cuts to Universal Credit.
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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has contacted nearly six million benefit claimants across the UK confirming their Universal Credit payment will be cut by £20-a-week from October 6, 2021.
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iOS - Android Wishaw MSP Clare Adamson said: “People are struggling even with the uplift. Yet the Scottish Tories have the temerity to defend this abominable cut."They are failing in a basic duty as MSPs to advocate for our most vulnerable constituents.
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Maura Higgins has shared a heartfelt message of support for her boyfriend Giovanni Pernice ahead of tonight’s first dance on Strictly Come Dancing, which sees the Sicilian professional dancer paired up with EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis this year.The 30 year old former Love Island star met and started seeing Giovanni, 31, this year, and the pair have been posting loved-up pictures and images together on their social media since they went official in the summer.
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iOS - Android Linda Parrott manages a team of six consultants who run 17 Slimming World groups in Rutherglen, Cambuslang, Kings Park and Croftfoot. She told Lanarkshire Live : “For more than 50 years, Slimming World has been helping people to change their mindset and form new habits around eating and becoming more active and learn to stay slim for life.
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