Bright Blue says all households need a guaranteed level of income to meet the rising cost of living.
Labour has outlined plans to reform the system should it win power, announcing that claimants who take a job but then have to stop working within a year would not have to undergo another capability assessment to claim benefits again.The new report by Bright Blue was guided by a cross-party commission of politicians, including Tory MPs Stephen Crabb and Shaun Bailey and Labour's Baroness Lister.
It argues that caps on benefits should be reviewed periodically to check whether they are affecting people's ability to meet the cost of living, and that a benchmark should be set under which benefits cannot fall, even if the recipient was sanctioned. Thirdly, it argues that the government should introduce a new "Contribution Element" to Universal Credit.
Bright Blue says its report was based on extensive polling of Labour and Conservative voters, and of think tanks, over several years.In a statement, the DWP said it recognised the pressures of rising living costs, and delivered "£1,200 of direct help to those most in need this financial year, including £400 towards energy costs."
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