Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has called on the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to retain the £20 increase in Universal Credit ahead of a Westminster debate on Monday.
New figures from the charity show that the proportion of benefits advice related to Universal Credit given out in Scotland between April and December 2020 increased by 10 per cent compared to the previous year.
Overall Universal Credit advice made up 25 per cent of all benefits advice over this period. In some months, the proportion of advice on Universal Credit was as high as 40 per cent, reflecting the surges of new people suddenly having to turn to the UK’s social security system.
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