Pay Universal Credit from Day One

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Pay Universal Credit from Day One

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The Government MUST scrap the 5 week waiting period for Universal Credit to enable people to pay living costs during the coronavirus crisis. People eligible for benefits should be paid from the day they apply.

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Many people in insecure, casual work or workers that are self employed will potentially be losing some or all of their income over the coming weeks, meaning they will have to rely on the welfare system as an essential safety net to get them through the more severe phases of the Government's strategy.

Through no fault of their own, workers are being made worse off as a result of this pandemic. The Government must step in and grant Universal Credit from day one.

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