The Scottish Government is urging the DWP to introduce changes to Universal Credit as soon as possible.
Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has written to the Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride MP, calling on the UK Government to use reserved powers to establish an ‘Essentials Guarantee’ to help people with the cost of living. A guarantee would ensure that the value of the Universal Credit payment is always sufficient for people to be able to afford essential items such as food, utilities and vital household goods.
The letter was sent ahead of the start of Challenge Poverty Week, which runs from October 2 - 8 and states: “The basic rate of Universal Credit - its standard allowance - is now at its lowest level in real terms in almost 40 years. In its 2022 Cost of Living report, the Work and Pensions Committee highlighted that the UK’s levels of social security as a percentage of GDP is below EU27 and OECD averages.
“While we noted the uprating applied to Universal Credit and other UK Government benefits in April this year, this came after years of below inflation increases, a static benefit cap and the removal of the much needed Universal Credit uplift. The basic rate of Universal Credit – its standard allowance – is now at its lowest level in real terms in almost 40 years.
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