Oxfordshire reader's opinions on Universal Credit cuts
Boris Johnson was under pressure on Monday to extend the £20-a-week increase of benefits which is set to be scrapped in April. In March, the government increased the standard allowance in Universal Credit and the basic element in Working Tax Credit by £20-a-week for one year. This meant that one single person aged 25 or over, claiming Universal Credit would get £409.89 a month instead of £317.82. However, this is planned to stop in April. This could mean that 16,000 people in Oxfordshire will be £1,000 worse off a year. We asked you what you thought about the plans to scrap the...
Source: oxfordmail.co.uk