Reverse the requirement for parents on UC to be available to work for 30 hours

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Reverse the requirement for parents on UC to be available to work for 30 hours

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Nestling quietly in Hunt's budget was a proposal that must NOT be introduced.

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Lead carers (the vast majority being women) on universal credit could be sanctioned if they are not available to work up to 30 hours a week once their child turns 3. This disregards children's needs and penalises lone parents.

This is short-sighted, inhumane and signals a change in how the welfare state values parenting despite saving on the cost of state-funded childcare; regarding unpaid care work as less valuable to society. Parents will also need to meet with a job coach every month with no childcare provided to attend. Nurseries don't have space or staff to deal with extra children. This could devalue parent-child bonding, drive families into debt and exacerbate a mental health crisis.

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