More than half a million DWP Universal Credit claimants have been denied a cost of living payment
More than half a million of the most vulnerable people across the country have been denied a £326 cost-of-living payment to help with rising bills.
READ MORE: While tenants suffered and a family grieved, housing association bosses raked in huge pay rises Around 5.6 million people claim Universal Credit, although not all of those people will receive a benefit payment every month as the sum drops by 55p for every £1 they earn through work. Claimants’ earnings are assessed monthly and they are given a “nil award” if their pay is too high.
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