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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, during a media briefing in Downing Street, London
CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak was told today that his government must publish its impact analysis of the planned cut to universal credit (UC) over fears that it would lead to a catastrophe for households across Britain.
A report in Thursday’s Financial Times (FT) revealed that ministers are aware of the impact that the cut to benefits would have but are continuing to plough ahead regardless, with a Whitehall source calling the move a “disaster.”
They told the FT: “The internal modelling of ending the UC uplift is catastrophic.
Government's plan means ‘extra cash for war and overseas interventions, but less for schools and hospitals,’ Unison general secretary Andrea Egan warns
A new report from the Citizens Advice destroys the government narrative about disabled people ‘choosing’ not to work, showing the £3,000 annual cuts will create a two-tiered system based on claim dates rather than needs, writes DYLAN MURPHY
