A major change to Universal Credit rules has come into force from today which could result in a cut in benefits for claimants.
The change will see people moved from a "light touch" work search group into the "intensive work search" category. This means people could be required to increase their hours at their existing job, or look for better paid work - or risk having their benefits cut.
Under the old rules, those working up to nine hours a week at the National Living Wage are in the "intensive work search” group. This means they need to go to the JobCentre regularly and are required to increase their earnings.
