Universal Credit, PIP and Carer's Allowance change in force – BBC expert says check your account
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Payment changes later this month for people on State Pension, PIP or other benefits
BBC News | Stop families who choose not to work getting unlimited benefits, Tories say
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The Conservatives have pledged to reform the household benefit cap so that only families in which every adult who can work does so will be exempt, ending the automatic exemption for benefits such as Personal Independence Payment and limiting unlimited welfare payments; under the plan, a couple would need to each work at least 16 hours a week (or a single adult 16 hours) to qualify, while other households would face the cap based on location, household size and children, with the government estimating at least £1 billion of annual savings. The party says the changes will target “abuse” of the system and promote work, while critics warn that tighter limits could trap low‑income, part‑time or unemployed families in poverty. The proposal also includes a £23 billion welfare bill that would restrict benefits to UK citizens, cut sickness benefits for less serious mental‑health conditions, and reinstate the two‑child universal‑credit cap that was recently scrapped.
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An acquaintance of mine had his Universal Credit stopped because he didn't fill in a questionnaire that can only be completed on a computer.
He's too unwell to use a computer. That's why he needs #UniversalCredit.
Honestly, it feels as if they shake the box from time to time and hope that some claimants just fall out and go away. The human suffering they cause is irrelevant to them.
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