Boris Johnson ‘agrees to keep £20-a-week Covid boost to universal credit for another six months’ 

The £20-a-week boost to universal credit looks set to stay in place for another six months after Boris Johnson struck a deal with Rishi Sunak. The Chancellor has been resisting making the increase – introduced in response to the coronavirus crisis and due to end next month – permanent despite pressure from MPs across parties. … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘agrees to keep £20-a-week Covid boost to universal credit for another six months’ 

The £20-a-week boost to universal credit looks set to stay in place for another six months after Boris Johnson struck a deal with Rishi Sunak. The Chancellor has been resisting making the increase – introduced in response to the coronavirus crisis and due to end next month – permanent despite pressure from MPs across parties. … Read more