Submitted on Tuesday 9th April 2019
Published on Monday 15th April 2019
Current status: Closed
Closed: Tuesday 15th October 2019
Signatures: 11
Tagged with
Council ~ council tax ~ Money ~ Tax ~ Universal Credit
Reduce deductions taken out of Universal Credit for people working part time
People claiming Universal Credit and working part time or on a zero hour contract are getting their payments reduced by 63 pence for each £1.00 they earn in take-home pay.
These deductions should be reduced to help with travel to / from work and Council Tax which UC claimants still have to pay.
UC was designed to allow claimants to take part-time work without losing their entitlement altogether. It was also said that it makes claimants better off taking on work, as they keep at least a proportion of the money they earn but most claimants doing part time hours or on a zero hour contract, will be worse off once they have paid for their travel and Council Tax.
Due to these large deductions, part-time work may no longer pay and some people would be better off refusing part-time work.
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