Warning to anyone in Lancashire who made Universal Credit claim at start of pandemic
LANCASHIRE residents who made a Universal Credit claim at the onset of the pandemic are being warned that they might now have to provide proof that they were entitled to it – and urged to watch out for attempts by benefits assessors to contact them. Just over 60,000 people in the county applied for Universal Credit between March and May 2020, amid a nationwide surge in demand for financial support as the Covid crisis struck. At the time, the usual process of verifying claims for the benefit – which involves presenting corroborating evidence of identity and personal circumstances –...