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MPs Warn Universal Credit Cuts Will Increase Poverty

10/24/2025

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A cross-party group of MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee criticizes the Government for cuts to Universal Credit health benefits, warning they will push disabled people into poverty.
From April 2026, new claimants will see Universal Credit health benefits halve from £423.27 to £217.26.
The Government defends the changes as necessary to encourage employment and says it is considering delaying UC health access for those under 22.

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A cross-party group of MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee criticizes the Government for cuts to Universal Credit health benefits, warning they will push disabled people into poverty.
From April 2026, new claimants will see Universal Credit health benefits halve from £423.27 to £217.26.
The Government defends the changes as necessary to encourage employment and says it is considering delaying UC health access for those under 22.