Universal Credit put over 270,000 people at risk of debt due to 'unacceptable' 5-week wait

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MORE than a quarter of a million vulnerable Brits were at risk of plunging into debt after being forced to give up Tax Credits while they waited to be moved onto Universal Credit last year. Familie…

 

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