in temporary accommodation life completely up ended. now harriet and her four month old son noah, are living in temporary accommodation life completely up ended. i have no access to laundry facilities and things like this so at the moment i am using launderettes and living basically off microwave meals and things like that. so obviously that comes at an expense. and losing that extra sort of bit of income will be devastating. completely aware that this hasn t always been part of universal credit and it was only supposed to be temporary during covid but a lot of people have become reliant on it during this time. it s notjust the people on universal credit who are going to feel the impact of the cuts. the money they get, they typically spend in their own local economy in shops, in cafes, on their own high streets all of these places are going to feel the impact of £20 being cut. at the foodbank in camborne, volunteers expect an increase in demand. historically, cuts to benefit
all of these places are going to feel the impact of £20 being cut. at the foodbank in camborne, volunteers expect an increase in demand. historically, cuts to benefits levels have often led to more requests for help. i think the problem is, when you re on a very low income, if you get another £20 a week it s really helpful. but you re never in a situation where you don t need that extra money. the uplift costs about £6 billion a year, and the government say that, with the economy reopening, manyjobs are available, so it s right to remove the temporary uplift. they ve also made £500 million available to help the most vulnerable, and they want employers to pay higher wages as some have to ease the impact of the cut. michael buchanan, bbc news, cornwall. boris johnson will close
temporary during covid, but a lot of people have become reliant on it during this time. it s notjust the people on universal credit who are going to feel the impact of the cut. the money they get, they typically spend in their own local economy in shops, in cafes, on their own high streets all of these places are going to feel the impact of the £20 being cut. at the food bank in camborne, volunteers expect an increase in demand. historically, cuts to benefits levels have often led to more requests for help. i think the problem is, when you re on a very low income, if you get another £20 a week it s really helpful. but you re never in a situation where you don t need that extra money. the uplift costs about £6 billion a year, and the government say that, with the economy reopening, manyjobs are available, so it s right to remove the temporary uplift. we ultimately want to avoid the benefits and the welfare trap, and encourage people to be able to get back into work. and of course
on their own high streets all of these places are going to feel the impact of the £20 being cut. at the food bank in camborne, volunteers expect an increase in demand. historically, cuts to benefits levels have often led to more requests for help. i think the problem is, when you re on a very low income, if you get another £20 a week it s really helpful. but you re never in a situation where you don t need that extra money. the uplift costs about £6 billion a year, and the government say that, with the economy reopening, manyjobs are available, so it s right to remove the temporary uplift. we ultimately want to avoid the benefits and the welfare trap, and encourage people to be able to get back into work. and of course the uc system was designed to help incentivise people into work. so the temporary uplift we saw during the pandemic was always going to come to an end. they ve also made £500 million available to help the most vulnerable, and they want employers
in shops, in cafes, on their own high streets all of these places are going to feel the impact of the £20 being cut. at the food bank in camborne, volunteers expect an increase in demand. historically, cuts to benefits levels have often led to more requests for help. i think the problem is, when you re on a very low income, if you get another £20 a week, it s really helpful. but you re never in a situation where you don t need that extra money. the uplift costs about £6 billion a year, and the government say that, with the economy reopening, manyjobs are available, so it s right to remove the temporary uplift. we ultimately want to avoid the benefits and the welfare trap, and encourage people to be able to get back into work. and of course the uc system was designed to help incentivise people into work. so the temporary uplift we saw during the pandemic was always going to come to an end. they ve also made £500 million available to help the most