https://ifs.org.uk/news/health-related-benefit-claims-have-risen-substantially-across-every-part-england-and-wales The number of working-age people getting health-related benefits in England and Wales has increased significantly since 2019: from 2.8 million (7.5% of the working-age population) in 2019–20 to 3.9 million (10% of the working-age population) in 2023–24 – growth of 38% in just four years. Over this period, real-terms spending on health-related benefits in…
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Universal Credit Rates For 2024/2025
The 2024/2025 Universal Credit basic standard rate for adults over 25 is now £393.45 per month for singles and £617.60 per month for couples. If you’re under 25, this benefit is now worth £311.68 per month for singles and £489.23 per month for couples. Before housing costs, costs for children and sickness, and childcare costs.
The Minimum Wage
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/what-changes-are-we-making-to-the-minimum-wage We’re also taking the first steps towards making rates the same for everyone, regardless of age, by narrowing the gap between the National Minimum Wage, for 18–20-year-olds, and the National Living Wage.
Work capability assessment, an advisor guide.
https://wcainfo.net/ We hope that wcainfo will help advisers in assisting people to make a new claim for benefit on the basis of their incapacity for work, and in challenging decisions to refuse, or award a lower rate of, the benefit.
What has UC replaced?
If you’re working age, and make a new claim for any of the following; You will likely have to claim Universal Credit instead.Universal Credit is applied for, and managed online. An application for Universal Credit can be made here;https://www.gov.uk/apply-universal-credit CAB have a helpline number, for help with claiming UC – FreePhone, 0800 144 8 444.
ACAS
https://www.acas.org.uk/advice For employees and employers in England, Scotland and Wales. Find advice on employment law, HR processes and good practice at work. You can also contact the Acas helpline.