Numerically, women are disproportionately affected by the conditionality regime for main carers of children within Universal Credit. Under this new benefit, couples have to nominate as 'responsible carer' the person in the household primarily responsible for the care of dependent children. Lone parents...
Universal Credit is an absolute disgrace who target the most vulnerable people on low or next no no income and then continue to harass them about their income.For gods sake, review this entire system as it’s just a means to penalise the poorest and most vulnerable of society. Date of ...
The government has reviewed legal cases reversing past positions and not appealed court decisions allowing the Department to reinstate housing benefit for 18-21 year olds, exempted kinship carers from changes to the Child Tax Credit element of Universal Credit, and announced measures to protect 500,0...