Small print shows the budget’s Universal Credit
concession of a two-week extension of housing benefit to reduce rent arrears
won’t happen till April. And the seven-day waiting period for an advance payment
isn’t going to start until February. In the Commons, work and pensions
secretary, David Gauke, did little to ease fears of a Christmas crisis for new
UC claimants. Amid continued attacks on critics of UC, Gauke confirmed what had
been outlined for UC in the budget – then drew attention to timings. Read more
on 24housing.
Starmer launches Labour local election campaign and defends ‘difficult
decisions’ over dropped pledges– as it happened
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Opposition leader says some commitments were made before ‘the Tories did
enormous damage to the economy’
Starmer is summing up the Labour offer.
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