Benefit claimants in receipt of Universal Credit will soon have to either work longer hours or attend more meetings with 'work coaches' if they are to keep receiving funding, rules unveiled today reveal.
The current system states that anyone on the benefit and working a minimum of nine hours doesn't need to attend regular appointments at their local Job Centre. But according to comments made by Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffee, this will soon rise to 12 hours.
In an interview with the Telegraph, the head said that the change will come in “very soon”, but failed to pen an exact timeframe or date.
