Universal Credit claimants would risk losing over £1,000 under plans being trialled by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Currently, those claiming the benefit usually meet work coaches once a week for the first three months, then every two weeks after this point.
But the new plans would see Universal Credit claimants have to attend an intensive two week programme to try and get them back into work to get them back into work, according to The Times.