Nearly 40,000 households across South Lanarkshire have been hit by recent Universal Credit cuts - meaning over a quarter of homes in the region.The stats have been labelled "catastrophic," and prompted calls for further support for those affected.In October the Conservative government scrapped the uplift to UC that had been implemented during the coronavirus pandemic, saying the measure was only ever meant to be temporary.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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