universal credit

Families on Universal Credit have been pushed into debt and hardship by upfront childcare costs.

The plan to reinstate a feature of Universal Credit which overstates the income of low-earners in self-employment will cut their Universal Credit payments for many claimants.

Around £1.3 billion has gone to people unaffected by the crisis, while others suffering catastrophic income losses have missed out on any support at all.

IBefore the pandemic in some parts of the country the majority of children were growing up in poverty, once housing costs are taken into account.