Universal credit earnings calculations unlawful, judge says

Single mother lost up to £463 a month due to four-weekly pay cycle not fitting rulesA working single parent who was benefit-capped and left up to £463 a month worse off because of the “irrational” way universal credit calculated her monthly earnings has won a high court victory against the Department for Work and Pensions.The ruling – the second in less than a month in which the DWP’s guidelines for assessing universal credit earnings were ruled unlawful – found the system was unreasonable and placed absurd conditions on benefit claimants who fell foul of it. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jul/20/universal-credit-earnings-calculations-unlawful-judge-says #universal_credit #benefits #civil_service #work_&_careers #poverty #society #uk_news