Labour plans Universal Credit change
For articles in the debate in Solidarity and in Workers' Liberty on Universal Credit, see here. On 27 September, just after Labour conference, the Labour Party announced that a Labour government will “scrap” Universal Credit and revise its current position of halting the roll-out. The detail of the new policy is a series of important reforms. “Reduce the five-week waiting period by introducing an interim payment after two weeks; Scrap the two-child limit; Scrap the benefit cap; Immediately suspend sanctions and the claimant agreement; Make split payments, payments direct to landlords, and...