Universal Credit Causes Huge Rise In Foodbank Use
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 11:46 am
From an email I had earlier today...
And this is only going to get worse!
UC CAUSES HUGE RISE IN FOODBANK USE
Figures released by the Trussell Trust show that there has been a massive increase in food bank use in areas where UC has been rolled-out.
Food bank use has increased by 13% over the last year across the country.
However, in areas where UC has been fully rolled-out for at least 12 months, there has been a staggering 52% increase in food bank use.
The findings have once again been dismissed by the DWP as anecdotal and based on too small a sample.
However, the claim that people on UC are being particularly hard hit is supported by entirely separate research obtained from the National Housing Federation by Sky News. This shows that a huge 73% of housing association tenants on UC are in arrears, compared to 29% of those not on UC.
And this is only going to get worse!