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New research considers government’s options for temporary COVID-19-related benefit increases beyond 2020/2021

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Post by Guest Sat Oct 10, 2020 3:56 pm

Institute for Fiscal Studies highlights more subtle policy options than just keeping or losing current policies such as increases in universal credit and LHA rates, and suspension of the minimum income floor .
https://www.rightsnet.org.uk/welfare-rights/news/item/new-research-considers-governments-options-for-temporary-covid-19-related-benefit-increases-beyond-2020-2021

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Post by Caker Sat Oct 10, 2020 4:11 pm

I think for a start they could drop the plan to revise the surplus earnings de-minimis amount down from £2500 to £300 from April 2021. That is bound to catch a lot more people in the net of 'ensuring work does not pay' geek
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