If you receive Universal Credit, do you know what the 'light touch' category is all about?
Universal Credit is gradually replacing many benefits - consolidating payments into one monthly sum for claimants. The amount of money you get varies greatly on your circumstances and covers aspects like unemployment, carers and disability payments.
For people who are fit to work, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) places Universal Credit claimants on low incomes into groups known as 'light touch' and 'intensive work search'. The Government says: "The Administrative Earnings Threshold or AET determines which group a person is placed in based on how much they earn and therefore how much support they receive to find work and develop a career."
