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Much of the £20 per week Universal Credit uplift is spent on food and essentials - and withdrawal would increase the use of food banks and be a loss to the local economy, says The Trussell Trust Families on Universal Credit are to lose the £20 a week uplift money awarded in April 2020 which represents a 20% reduction in the money to pay rent, council tax, utility bills and feed their families. UK welfare payments and state pensions are the lowest in Europe. With the £20 uplift, a single claimant on Universal Credit over the age of 25 receives £411.51 per month, or £94.96 per week. The average weekly wage is £585.20 (Institute for Fiscal Studies).
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