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By Hannah Rodger
Westminster CorrespondentAN EXTRA £20 in Universal Credit should not be maintained but replaced with a pandemic hardship payment, according to new research.The uplift, and possible removal of it, has caused fierce debate since it was introduced last year, with the SNP, Labour and the Liberal Democrats all urging the Chancellor to keep the increase.However, research published today by the Centre for Policy Studies, the centre-right think tank with links to the Conservative Party, claims the increase across the board is a “blunt instrument”.It argues that rather than maintaining the £20-a-week increase, Rishi Sunak should instead consider […]
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