Rachel Reeves ‘must set minimum benefits payments’

Rachel Reeves ‘must set minimum benefits payments’

Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, will announce any changes to universal credit in the budget next week Rachel Reeves must commit herself to a minimum level of benefit payments in the budget to ensure that the poorest can afford basic essentials.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, an economic think tank focused on improving the livelihoods of low-income families, said its research had indicated that in five years’ time the living standards of the poorest households in the UK would still be 0.8 per cent lower than they were in 2019.

Middle-income and rich households are set to see their disposable incomes rise over […]

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