Universal Credit uplift end may hit 660,000 low-paid key workers
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More than 660,000 low-paid key workers, including nurses, supermarket staff and social carers, will be among the millions of people affected when the Universal Credit uplift ends in the autumn, new figures suggest.
The Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) said its research shows that London, the South East and the North West have the highest numbers of key workers on Universal Credit.
A union leader said September 30 is set to be a “bleak day” for workers when the £20-a-week increase ends.
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