Universal Credit cut will see '600,000 workers struggling to afford food' - NewsBreak

As many as 1.5 million working people could be forced into hardship this winter by the "disastrous decision" to withdraw the £20 per week Universal Credit uplift, according to Citizens Advice Research carried out by the independent advice provider suggested that two-thirds of working claimants are bracing themselves to face hardship when the uplift is abolished at the end of the month.Financial fears include struggling to pay their bills, getting into debt or being forced to sell belongings to make up for the shortfall in their income.Another quarter of working claimants could face even greater difficulties, the bureau's research, which...