Government plans to move 3 million people currently
receiving tax credits and disability benefits on to universal credit from next
April will trigger an explosion in food bank use, the Trussell Trust has
warned. The trust – the UK’s biggest food bank network – said urgent changes to
the “managed migration” programme are needed to protect vulnerable claimants
from falling into hardship or dropping out of the benefit system altogether.
The warning came as MPs prepare to scrutinise safeguards around managed
migration with some concerned that too many claimants will be put at risk. Read
more on the Guardian website.
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