Cost of Living latest: Universal Credit warning as DWP rule change could see 120,000 lose out on benefit payments

thesun.co.uk:

THOUSANDS on Universal Credit are at risk of losing their benefits due to an upcoming rule change. The change will impact the Administrative Earnings Threshold (AET), resulting in roughly 120,000 having to look for more work or begin working.

Currently, Universal Credit claimants have to earn the equivalent of 12 hours pay a week, however from January 30 this will increase to 15 hours of minimum wage work.

If the requirements are not met you could be sanctioned, meaning Universal Credit payments being temporarily stopped. Some will have already been hit as they've had their payments already processed this month.

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