Universal Credit’s botched roll-out, compounded by Tory social security cuts, has left families unable to pay bills and at the mercy of pay-day lenders. Continue reading →
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Oct
2019
Universal Credit’s botched roll-out, compounded by Tory social security cuts, has left families unable to pay bills and at the mercy of pay-day lenders. Continue reading →
Scottish benefit claimants are relying on emergency loans to support them until Universal Credit payments come through. Continue reading →
More than three-quarters of Universal Credit sanctions in Lanark and Hamilton East have landed on people under 30, new analysis from the Labour Party shows. Continue reading →
Labour has called for the Tory government to “pause and fix” Universal Credit as new figures reveal that 4 in 10 working people on the benefit are being told to seek more work. Continue reading →
More than 400 workers in Lanark and Hamilton East risk being punished for having a low paid job under the UK government’s controversial new welfare system. Continue reading →