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Therese Coffey suggests Universal Credit claimants work ‘extra hours’ to make up for the £20 cut

The work and pensions secretary said the increase introduced in response to the coronavirus pandemic had always been ‘temporary’.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2021-09-13 09:23
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People who lose £20 a week from their Universal Credit payments under Government plans could work extra hours to make up for the cut, work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey has suggested.

The cabinet minister on Monday defended the move to end the increase introduced in response to the coronavirus pandemic by saying it had always been “temporary”.

But there have been calls to keep the extra money in place amid concern that the plans will heap further pressure on struggling families.

Ms Coffey told BBC Breakfast: “I’m conscious that £20 a week is about two hours’ extra work every week – we will be seeing what we can do to help people perhaps secure those extra hours, but ideally also to make sure they’re also in a place to get better paid jobs as well.”

Pressed about asking people to work longer, Ms Coffey said: “It’s a temporary uplift recognising the reason that it was introduced is coming to an end.”

“£20 a week is about two hours extra work every week, we will be seeing what we can do help people perhaps secure those extra hours”

On #BBCBreakfast Work and Pension Secretary Thérèse Coffey says the increase to universal credit was always temporary.https://t.co/tHeCXwNJyZ pic.twitter.com/RbZNtIn3PQ

— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) September 13, 2021

She also said the nation is “seeing record numbers of vacancies”.

The increase will be phased out from the end of the month, based on individual claimants’ payment dates.

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