Universal Credit: Plea not to axe £20 a week ‘lifeline’
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Millions of the UK’s poorest households could see their incomes cut by £20 a week from April unless a “lifeline” payment continues, charities warn.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation and others are calling on the chancellor to make a temporary rise in Universal Credit, plus other benefits, permanent.
The yearlong hike was introduced in April, after the UK went into…