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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Emma Munbodh

Two million families on Universal Credit to lose £570 this year as costs surge

People on state benefits are facing £570 income cuts as inflation soars in the UK's cost of living crisis.

Latest Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures released today show two million families were on Universal Credit in November.

The benefit is set to rise by just 3.1% this April when inflation is expected to peak at 7.25%. That means most of these households face a real-terms cut of around £570 per year in social security support.

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