I am hearing from cients how Universal Credit is also not fair.
If you have savings of over £16k you will not be eligible. Majority of them are reasonable and say ok, the Government does not have free money so if you have saving so one should use it.
But why they are frustrated is because some sef employed or employed individuas can have £50k of savings but they can still get the grant of up to £2.5k, however people with savings of £16k can not get thre £94.25 per week.
If the rational is to use your savings, that should have been a uniform rule
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Where do you get the £50k of savings from?
The savings limit for UC has not been changed - see https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/universal-credit/before-you-a...
You are not comparing the same things. You could equally say that people with £16k in savings shouldn't be allowed the 2 for 1 offers in Tesco.
The grant for self employed people is to cover their income while there is a crisis happening. There is a similar scheme covering the wages of employed people so they don't get made redundant.
Universal credit is available for people who are unemployed. It has always been available for people who are unemployed and has always had the qualification that you have to need it to get it.
I know, I have had to deal with the winners and losers from clients as we all have all week.
Any thoughts on the entrepreneurs relief thread - you didn’t come back?