Food Bank Use Will Soar After Universal Credit Rollout

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.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/05/food-bank-use-will-soar-after-universal-credit-rollout-warns-charity