More than 120,000 working people on Universal Credit across the UK could recieve a job support boost from the Department for Work and Pensions. New regulations mean that, from the end of February, there will be an increase to the Administrative Earnings Threshold (AET).
This means that more Universal Credit claimants will be moved from the ‘Light Touch’ group to the ‘Intensive Work Search’ group. The group that a claimant is placed in is determined by the earnings threshold, which in turn impacts the level of support that they are given to find work and develop a career.
It also includes the types of activities they must undertake, such as searching for opportunities to take up more or better paid work or researching new career options. The DWP said the change will help more people get better-paid work and boost their long-term prospects, and it is expected that around a quarter of a million more people will have been moved into ‘Intensive Work Search’ since the previous increase in September, reports The Daily Record.
