social security payments.Glasgow South West MP said: “We are in the middle of a health and economic crisis, and the uplift in Universal Credit has provided a lifeline for many struggling families and households during these unprecedented and challenging times.
The chancellor’s plans to cut the uplift will only plunge people further into hardship through no fault of their own.”The SNP also hit out at Labour’s shadow chancellor for refusing to say the £20-a-week boost to Universal Credit should be made permanent.Anneliese Dodds said the temporary rise for six million claimants must be “maintained during the pandemic”.But the Shadow Chancellor stopped short of saying it should be kept permanently, arguing “radical reform” is needed.
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