Universal Credit: Personal Finances

Part of Work and Pensions – in the House of Commons at on 27 January 2020.

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Photo of Yvonne Fovargue Yvonne Fovargue Labour, Makerfield

Last week, a report from the debt charity StepChange found that 65% of clients said that universal credit had made it harder for them to budget and manage their finances. Given the DWP’s oversight of the UK financial wellbeing strategy, what will the Department do to ensure that universal credit helps people to recover from debt and does not make the problem worse?