Universal Credit benefit payments: What changes are coming into effect today?

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After years of stagnation, Universal credit payments will increase from today.

Around 2.5million people are set to benefit from the rise in the UK, the Government said.

The increase was announced last April and based on September’s inflation rate of 1.7 per cent.

Due to the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent lockdown measures, the Government is also increasing Universal Credit by £1,000 a year for 12 months.

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