Extract from Lords debate on the Budget: Deliveroo - Mar 12
Saturday, 13 March 2021 11:09
Baroness Gardner of Parkes (Con) [V]:...Given the number of
speakers today, I shall speak out in support of just one aspect of
the Budget and ask that it be made permanent in future. I refer to
the extension to universal credit by £20 per week for a further six
months. This has been a lifeline to many since it was introduced,
and can be the difference between keeping your head above water and
drowning in debt. This pandemic has not hit everyone equally. Those
on low or no income have really...Request free trial
(Con)
[V]:...Given the number of speakers today, I shall speak out in
support of just one aspect of the Budget and ask that it be made
permanent in future. I refer to the extension to universal credit
by £20 per week for a further six months. This has been a lifeline
to many since it was introduced, and can be the difference between
keeping your head above water and drowning in debt. This pandemic
has not hit everyone equally. Those on low or no income have really
struggled financially, and this £20 a week has had a
disproportionately positive impact on those who receive it, whereas
others on a high income may see it as only the price of a nightly
Deliveroo takeaway meal and
inconsequential. I commend the Government for retaining it and ask
that it be made permanent, as the fear of it being withdrawn is
adding to the stress and worry of how people who receive it will
manage as they emerge from this pandemic...
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