DWP to give extra £253 to Universal Credit claimants next year
manchestereveningnews.co.ukUniversal Credit recipients are set to receive an additional £253 in their payments from the Department for Work and Pensions.
Approximately seven million people are currently on Universal Credit, with 37 per cent of them employed and the rest either job hunting or not required to work.
Forecasts suggest that a typical low-income family on the benefit will see this inflation-based increase applied next year. However, campaigners argue that this won't be sufficient as it's based on September's Consumer Price Index figure of 1.7 per cent, which was before the Ofgem price cap increased.
From October 1, the energy cap has risen to £1,717 per year for a typical household, marking a £149 or 10 per cent increase in gas and electricity rates compared to the previous £1,568.
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