MPs discuss the effect of Universal Credit on children

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On Tuesday 10 May from approximately 11.30am, MPs will discuss the effect of Universal Credit on children.

Motion for debate

That this House notes that, while some aspects of the universal credit system are likely better to support families with children, some groups of children and families are particularly likely to lose out, and many may struggle with elements of the new approaches to payment and administration; further notes that there has been no revised impact assessment to take account of significant cuts to the work allowance; and calls on the Government to re-assess the effect of its policy on universal credit in light of those cuts and to ensure that the number of children in poverty, and particularly those in working families, falls as a result of the introduction of the new universal credit system.

Watch the discussion on Parliament TV.



This is a Backbench business debate which means the subject for debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.

red_devil

talk about the fact also that people are being kept waiting for payments and have to keep calling the call centre and hanging on at their expense just to find out when the money is coming.

How would MPS like to be kept waiting for their money.:mad:

clearingout

maybe start to recognise that already statistically vulnerable children are the ones who will be most affected by the introduction of Universal Credit? I am a single parent - 3 children - I work full time (I am a teacher). I stand to be somewhere between £2.5 and £3k worse off as a result of Universal Credit. I am not sure how this is supporting 'working families' (although I fully recognise that the Tory Government doesn't recognise lone parents as capable of either work or anything other than mum, dad, and 2.4 children as 'family'), or indeed, how it demonstrates 'we are all in this together'. You could perhaps also debate how you are going to get maintenance out of my non-paying, self employed ex who lives a lovely life but who you refuse to chase for tax owed whilst he opens and closes new limited companies every time accounts are due?

Thanks.