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Emma Lawson & Alexander Smail

DWP Universal Credit: Lanarkshire households hit by harsh deductions

More than half of Universal Credit claimants in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency have been severely impacted by deductions on the benefit.

Statistics from November last year reveal that 4,700 households had on average £57 cut from their Universal Credit entitlement, according to research that was published last week.

Additionally, approximately 180,000 Scottish households saw their Universal Credit slashed by the DWP, totalling around £10 million.

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