To help hard-working families, we want to see the standard five-wait week for first payment reduced to no more than two, further increases in the work allowance, a reduction in the taper rate from 63p to 50p of every £1 earned and upfront help with childcare costs .The Sun wants to Make Universal Credit WorkOne million people are already receiving it and by the time the system is fully rolled out in 2023, nearly 7 million will be on it.
Working parents across the country told us they’ve been unable to take on more hours - or have even turned down better paid jobs or more hours because of the amount they get their benefits cut.The Government must slash the time Brits wait for their first Universal Credit payments from five to two weeks, helping stop 7 million from being pushed into debt.The work allowance should be increased and the taper rate should be slashed from 63p to 50p, helping at least 4 million families.
Kylie and Lawrence applied for Universal Credit on 6 January and were gutted to find out they faced a five-week wait for the money. “It’s so cold - Leo keeps getting chest infections and the health visitor has told me that it is unsafe but the council aren’t interested.”Mum Kylie feels she is failing her children by not being able to provide a proper home for themLawrence is desperate to get back into work so he can try to move his family out of the caravan and rent a proper home.
While Universal Credit does enable parents to claim back up to 85 percent of childcare costs, most parents still have to pay upfront - which she says she simply couldn’t afford to do.
Her parents house looks big enough for them to move into! Plus it takes time to evict folk, it wouldn’t of gone through the courts in the 5 wk delay for UC so can’t blame that. I’ve every sympathy for folk stuck in the benefits system, but this story is full of holes!
Maybe think before having two kids? Take turns looking after the kids or have their parents look after the children, then get a job and work. Single parents find a way, so can they. What would they do if there wasn’t a benefits system? You should never become reliant on handouts.
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