surviving with what you get on universal credit. you are just happy you have a little bit of bread, and some tins, so you can have beans on toast. you have no luxuries in life. with that £20, you are not getting luxuries, you are providing meals, gas, everything yourfamily luxuries, you are providing meals, gas, everything your family needs, your basic needs for yourself. the government your basic needs for yourself. the government also say they don t want people to reliant on welfare benefits. dominic raab said we don t want people falling into the welfare trap. want people falling into the welfare tra -. ~ , want people falling into the welfare tra . , , want people falling into the welfare tra . . , , ., want people falling into the welfare tra. ~ , , ., ., , trap. well, i must be one of these eole trap. well, i must be one of these people who trap. well, i must be one of these people who has trap. well, i must be one of these people who has fallen trap. well, i must 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 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
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