Universal Credit claimants may be given £1,000 up-front payment this year
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dailystar.co.ukUniversal Credit increase which was implemented for one year only. And, the payment would replace the £20 a week – that’s an extra £1,040 per year – due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Currently, details of how you can apply are unknown, but the payment would be made up-front rather than monthly.So what has Rishi Sunak said about the money?
Officially, nothing so far. But, the Telegraph claims a Government source says Sunak and his team see the payment as a way to boost the economy.
The source claimed: "One of the motivations of the Treasury is they think people will go out and spend it and help stimulate the economy."The £1,000 is to compensate for the end of the extra £20 a week benefits increase.Tory MPs who took traditionally Labour seats in.
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