criticism from the labour party and also some conservative mps and peers, who said that was leaving some of those on the lowest income is really quite vulnerable, so there has been some pressure on the government to move on this. we are expecting that there might be changes to some of those universal credit payments announced in the budget. we are not expecting a total u turn on that £20 a week, but it may be that the government does something to what is called the taper rate. that means the amount you get to keep from you and your universal credit versus the amount you earn from your wages. it would effectively mean that people might be able to keep a bit more of their universal credit payments. it is important to say that this hasn t been confirmed yet, but there is an expectation that that might be one the government could look at around the government could look at around the cost of living squeeze, because thatis the cost of living squeeze, because that is where ministers are fee
take that away, the same time as inflation take that away, the same time as inflation is take that away, the same time as inflation is rising, fuel costs are going inflation is rising, fuel costs are going up. inflation is rising, fuel costs are going up, we ll know the pressures family going up, we ll know the pressures family budgets are under. these people family budgets are under. these people are telling us they cannot cope with people are telling us they cannot cope with the impact of this cut. we have to cope with the impact of this cut. we have to do cope with the impact of this cut. we have to do the right by them. you sa do have to do the right by them. you say do the have to do the right by them. you say do the right have to do the right by them. gm, say do the right thing. if it is removed, can you guarantee that a labour government in the future would reinstate it? i labour government in the future would reinstate it? labour government in the future w
credit system which labour has never been happy with. the universal credit system is claimed by about 6 million people, and the amount of money they ve claimed they had a £20 a week uplift which will end in october, and the party of course trying to formulate policies which will be different to what the ruling party has and presenting an image of having policies that could make it a government, though that looks very unlikely, it will come up with schemes that say that uplift should remain, and the universal credit system should be considerably changed. i system should be considerably chanced. ~ ., , changed. i know you ll be licking our li -s changed. i know you ll be licking your tips on changed. i know you ll be licking your lips on the changed. i know you ll be licking your lips on the figures - changed. i know you ll be licking your lips on the figures at i changed. i know you ll be licking your lips on the figures at this i your lips on the figures at this one, but you