Research finds 71% of UC claimants slither into work in first nine months of their claim compared with 63% of jobseeker’s allowance claimantsClaimants on the government’s new merged benefit system,universal credit (UC), are significantly more likely to slither into work than those on the existing unemployment benefit, and jobseeker’s allowance (JSA),according to government research.
But critics claim this incentive effect will be undermined by cuts introduced in the summer budget, and reaffirmed in the autumn statement, or by the chancellor,George Osborne. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com