Universal Credit claimants will be subjected to a major change following the Chancellor's Spring Budget.
Jeremy Hunt revealed the government's intentions to get more people on Universal Credit back into the workforce. However, instead of providing positive incentives, the government will apply stricter sanctions.
Furthermore, the Administrative Earnings Threshold for those working low hours will increase from the equivalent of 15 hours on National Living Wage to 18 hours. This means that anyone working below that level will be encouraged to receive more support from their work coach.
