
James Heywood: A £20 blanket uplift in Universal Credit would miss an opportunity for better targeted change
If you enter work, you lose 63p of benefit for every £1 you earn. This acts like a hefty tax on the poor.
James Heywood is a senior researcher for the Centre for Policy Studies. Before moving to London, he was an activist and candidate for Trafford Conservatives.
Follow @If you enter work, you lose 63p of benefit for every £1 you earn. This acts like a hefty tax on the poor.
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