Shamed Tory ministers have launched private talks about raising Universal Credit for 2.3million Brits - weeks after cutting it by £20. The Mirror understands there are “live discussions” inside the ...
The taper rate is the rate at which Universal Credit is reduced once a claimant starts to earn over a certain amount. It is currently 63%, which means that for every £1 claimants earn over their work ...
Speculation is mounting that changes to Universal Credit will be announced in today’s Budget. Rishi Sunak has reportedly accepted pleas to cut the taper rate - the amount of UC withdrawn for every ...
Universal Credit claimants will be able to keep more of the benefit as they earn more, as part of a £2.2 billion tax cut to help low-paid families with the cost of living and "reward work". The taper ...