New figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions reveal that more than four million children are living in families which receive Universal Credit. The official data shows that in August, some 4,030,796 children were living in households receiving the benefit - an increase of 124,471 since May when the figure was 3,906,325.
The latest DWP figures also suggest that almost three-quarters of families on Universal Credit in August were single-parent households. More than a quarter of children in families receiving the benefit are aged four or younger. He said: “Children are facing the toughest economic climate in decades and for those in families on Universal Credit, the crisis and potential recession are the latest in over a decade of real term cuts to social security.
“We are now deeply concerned about the risk to children’s health and wellbeing this winter, and the impacts of this crisis are likely to be felt throughout a child’s life.” “The Prime Minister has said he will protect the most vulnerable - as a minimum that means uprating benefits with inflation so that children have enough food and warmth this winter – but longer term more will be needed.Overall, the figures show that 5.8 million people were on Universal Credit in October. This is up from 5.5 million in March 2022, but below the peak of 6.0 million in March 2021.
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