Jonathan Reynolds responds to Child Poverty Action Group report on Universal Credit deductions

Wednesday, 6 January 2021 00:01

Jonathan Reynolds MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, responding to a Child Poverty Action Group report that found more than one million households forced to claim Universal Credit when coronavirus struck are having debt deductions taken from their claim, said: "It cannot be right that the Government is taking money from those who can least afford it during this crisis. “Labour have repeatedly called on the government to end the five-week wait and pay...Request free trial