Thousands of people claiming Universal Credit have taken
out emergency loans amid fears the Government’s flagship benefit is plunging
families into debt, HuffPost UK has found. The Department for Work and Pensions
has confirmed through a Freedom of Information request that almost 70,000
claimants have used a so-called Budgeting Advance – an early payment of their
welfare cheque to pay for unexpected costs. The figures, from April last year
to March this year, only include the parts of the country where Universal
Credit, which brings six benefits into one single payment, has been rolled out
fully. Read more on the Huff Post website.
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