Nine Universal Credit and benefits changes revealed in the Spring Budget

It means anyone currently working fewer than 18 hours will have fresh requirements to meet with DWP officials to find more work.Disabled Brits will be lured back into work with a plan that will promise they will not lose their benefits.

It's used to decide whether or not you are fit for work if you launch a claim or are already claiming employment and support allowance and Universal Credit with a disability allowance.Scrapping the assessment will mean that disabled people can try to work without fear of losing their benefits, and it will reduce the number of assessments needed to qualify for health-related benefits.

"As a result, disabled benefit claimants will always be able to seek work without fear of losing financial support."The government has also confirmed that it is strengthening the application of the Universal Credit sanctions regime.

Harsher sanctions? JFC that is not something it needs. Punishing those who are already at the very bottom is a weird way to be going about this.

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