It is described as fundamentally flawed
A new report has labelled Universal Credit "fundamentally flawed" and said the system needs a major overhaul. A total of 21 changes are being proposed in the report from the Trade Union Congress in a radical shake-up of benefits from the Department for Work and pensions .
This comes at a crucial time when there are concerns about the uprating of benefits next April. While the State Pension looks set to get a 10 percent rise in line with inflation, the Government's refusal to commit to a similar increase for other DWP benefits has prompted fears that they'll only go up by 5.4 per cent in line with average wage rises - which would be the biggest real-term cut to social security payments ever seen.
2. Work allowances need to be increased and extended to those not currently entitled to them. The second earner should have their own independent work allowance too. 6. Non-repayable grants should be available during the five-week wait for the first payment of Universal Credit, rather than advances that have to be repaid from future benefits.
12. Transitional protection - to keep benefits at the same level when moving to Universal Credit - should be uprated rather than being frozen so it loses its value over time.
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