Calls for a further boost for millions of low-income households have been put forward. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been asked to consider a £25 a week uplift for people on universal credit as millions continue to battle the cost of living crisis.
The government has been asked to reverse the decision in 2021 to scrap a temporary uplift to universal credit, Birmingham Live reports. For 18 months recipients were given a £20 per week increase to help them cope with the economic impact of Covid and lockdowns. A similar amount also went to tax credits claimants.
But that boost, which added up to £1,560, was scrapped in October 2021 with the DWP saying it was only ever meant to be short term. A legal battle by people on other benefits to get the same amount in backpay was later turned down by the Court of Appeal.
