From Sunday, February 26, a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) change will start to impact thousands of low paid workers in the UK. New regulations, which came into force on Monday, January 30, mean more than 120,000 working people on Universal Credit across the UK will receive what the government is calling a job support boost.
The Administrative Earnings Threshold (AET) determines which group a Universal Credit claimant is placed in based on how much they earn. This in turn impacts the level of support they receive to find work and the types of activities they must undertake, such as searching for opportunities, researching new career options and meeting with a work coach.
In just 10 days, an increase to the threshold will mean more Universal Credit claimants will be moved from the ‘Light Touch’ group to the ‘Intensive Work Search’ group, this, according to DWP will help them to get better-paid work and boost their long-term prospects.
