Earlier in the week, the Government lost a vote 278 to 0 on the issue of extending a £20 a week uplift in Universal Credit, which is currently due to expire at the end of the current tax year in April.
Conservative MPs are expected to abstain.
The votes are symbolic, and do not change policy.
Conservative MP Peter Gibson blasted: “The fact that Labour have chosen to use up Parliamentary time today to debate their policy of scrapping Universal Credit – a widely criticised plan that would leave millions of people with an uncertain future – speaks volumes for their priorities.
What is Universal Credit? (Image: Express Finance)
“By clinging onto Jeremy Corbyn’s manifesto policies and his ideological obsession with scrapping a fair welfare system that works for the British people – Keir Starmer is showing who he really is, someone who puts politics before people.
DWP: Universal Credit cuts explained - what the crucial vote means for you
Universal Credit is facing a critical vote in the fight to stop claimants seeing their payments slashed by more than £1,000 a year
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Boris Johnson has sparked fury by refusing to cancel a £20-a-week cut to Universal Credit.
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Universal Credit is a new benefit to support people who are out of work or are on a low income. Universal Credit replaces some of the benefits and tax credits you may be receiving now, including; housing benefit; child tax credit; income support; working tax credit; income-based jobseeker’s allowance; income-related employment and support allowance. The Department for Work and Pensions refers to these as legacy benefits.