Cruel Tories forced some of Scotland’s poorest families to pay back almost £9million in benefits in a single month last year.
Tories slammed over desperate claimants 'five-week' wait for Universal Credit
27.01.2020 - 08:36 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A charity has condemned Boris Johnson’s Tories for failing to carry out poverty assessments into a key part of its Universal Credit policy.
The UK Government said it does not “hold” information on how the five week wait for the new benefit impacts on destitution.
Peter Kelly, Director of the Poverty Alliance, said: “We urgently need to end the wait and increase the level of payments to meet people’s needs. The current policy has no place in a decent society.”
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