“I am a real advocate for bringing back the £20 Universal Credit uplift. It made such a huge difference to the people we’ve supported' - Daniel Bebbington.
Daniel Bebbington, a debt and energy manger with The Wrekin Housing Group, was speaking following chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini budget.
“The basic rate of income tax will be cut to 19p in the pound from April 2023. This is great news as millions of people will be better off by an average of £170 per year. “I am a real advocate for bringing back the £20 Universal Credit uplift. It made such a huge difference to the people we’ve supported here at Wrekin – and I’ve seen the devastating impact it’s had on people since it was scrapped earlier this year. It was right to pay an extra £20 on Universal Credit in lockdown when circumstances were bad, they're considerably worse now due to rising bills.
He said that so far this year the team had secured £3.5m in extra income for tenants – through Discretionary Housing Payments, writing off debt, reducing people’s utility bills and securing charitable grants.