Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed a Universal Credit update that will impact 600,000 across the UK.
The Chancellor has said that he is fully committed to helping people find work, raise their incomes and become financially independent.
As well as this, Jeremy said that he will ask over 600,000 more people on Universal Credit people to meet with their work coach, "so they can get the support they need to increase their work hours or earnings."
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Jeremy Hunt said that Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride will review “issues holding back workforce participation”, which will conclude early in the new year.
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He added that the Government will postpone the managed transition of people from employment and support allowance on to Universal Credit to 2028.
The Chancellor noted that he will also invest an extra £280 million to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to “crackdown” on benefit fraud and error over the next two years.
The Government’s review of the state pension age will be published in early 2023, the Chancellor also confirmed.
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