THE rollout of Universal Credit has seen a huge spike in mental health problems, new research shows. A five-year-long look at the changes to the benefits system has shown to be linked with a six pe…
THE rollout of Universal Credit has seen a huge spike in mental health problems, new research shows.
She said: “Our study supports growing calls for Universal Credit to be fundamentally modified to reduce these mental health harms.on the labour market, and there are no plans to assess its effect on health and wellbeing.over the next few years, this expanding group may exacerbate pressures on already stretched mental health and social care services."
"We need to see radical solutions to ensure that the benefits system plays its part in helping people stay well."He added: "Universal Credit is not working. Our social security system should have dignity and security at its heart and be there for any one of us when we need it."UNIVERSAL Credit replaces six benefits with a single monthly payment.
But there are big problems with the flagship new system - it takes 5 weeks to get the first payment and it could leave some families worse off by thousands of pounds a year.
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