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Budget 2021: Universal Credit £20 rise 'extended for another six months'

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The £20-a-week Universal Credit increase introduced during the pandemic will be extended for another six months, according to reports.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to confirm the plan in next Wednesday's Budget. The welfare cash boost was launched last year to help six millions families who were struggling financially following the outbreak of coronavirus.

The rise had been due to run out at the end of March, prompting both Conservative and Labour MPs to campaign for further help.

A Government source told the Daily Telegraph last night: "This was a temporary increase to deal with the crisis and has done that job. "So it makes sense to continue it as we reopen, but supporting people into jobs will be the priority come the

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