Tories target universal credit claimants in plan condemned as ‘fast track to poverty’
Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, said welfare had to be a safety net, ‘not a lifestyle choice for those who can’t be bothered’. Photograph: Jacob King/PAView image in fullscreenKemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, said welfare had to be a safety net, ‘not a lifestyle choice for those who can’t be bothered’. There is also separate support for those who have not paid in sufficiently, with single people in Germany receiving about £480 a month.Sara Ogilvie, the director of policy at Child Poverty Action Group, said: “The reality is that families are still paying the price of austerity cuts to our social security safety net.
- ▪Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, said welfare had to be a safety net, ‘not a lifestyle choice for those who can’t be bothered’.
- ▪Photograph: Jacob King/PAView image in fullscreenKemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, said welfare had to be a safety net, ‘not a lifestyle choice for those who can’t be bothered’.
- ▪There is also separate support for those who have not paid in sufficiently, with single people in Germany receiving about £480 a month.Sara Ogilvie, the director of policy at Child Poverty Action Group, said: “The reality is that families a
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Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, said welfare had to be a safety net, ‘not a lifestyle choice for those who can’t be bothered’. Photograph: Jacob King/PAView image in fullscreenKemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, said welfare had to be a safety net, ‘not a lifestyle choice for those who can’t be bothered’. Photograph: Jacob King/PAConservativesTories target universal credit claimants in plan condemned as ‘fast track to poverty’Proposals aim to push people into work, but charities say families are still paying price of austerity cuts and rise in cost of livingPeter Walker Senior political correspondentWed 23 Sep 2026 17.30 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GooglePeople claiming universal credit (UC) would have their payments cut by a third if they have not paid enough national…
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