Work and pensions minister Thérèse Coffey confirms decision despite criticism from senior Tories
The work and pensions minister, Thérèse Coffey, has confirmed the £20 a week pandemic universal credit uplift will be withdrawn as planned at the end of September despite widespread public and cross-party opposition to the move.
Coffey told a committee of MPs she will be writing to all 6 million universal credit claimants before the planned withdrawal, warning them they will see an “adjustment in their payments”.
