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Benefits System Comment

Commenting on the benefits system Alison Michalska, ADCS President, said:

“We are I think, I hope, beginning to see a move away from some aspects of austerity, which are welcome. But families living in deprived areas will continue to suffer unless some flexibility can be introduced to the currently inflexible benefits regime. For example, in some local areas in which Universal Credit has been rolled out the wait for benefits is, in some cases, exceeding six weeks which means that families are struggling to pay for basic essentials such as food and rent. The rigidity of the benefits system also compounds the impact of insecure, erratic and unstable employment. There is a real need for government to consider how the benefit system can reflect and deal with the issues that affect families today.”

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FUNDING 286 AUSTERITY 86 UNIVERSAL CREDIT 2

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