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Published on: 05/10/2021 08:53 AMReported by: editor
With the Government going ahead with £20 per week cut in Universal Credit payment this week, Sefton Council is reminding people where they can find advice and support.
A high proportion of households across Sefton, including many working families, rely on Universal Credit and this number has increased as a result of the pandemic and the effect it has had locally on jobs.
Cllr Trish Hardy, Sefton Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities and Housing said:
“Despite widespread calls for the Government not to make this cut that will affect the poorest families still trying to recover from the effects of the COVID pandemic, it is going ahead and those families face losing £1,040 per year as a result.
It will see many Sefton households and working families facing some difficult financial conditions.
“This cut combined with increasing household fuel bills and other rising prices could be disastrous for some, including those in rented accommodation, and the Council is urging them to contact us for advice and support.
“People facing housing difficulties that could put their home at risk, who have received an eviction notice or have rent arrears should get in touch with our Homeless Prevention Service at
homeless.prevention@sefton.gov.uk or by calling 0151 934 3541.
“The Homeless Prevention team work with tenants to help them maintain their tenancy or with moving on to more affordable and suitable accommodation, and they can also assist landlords that are facing issues such as rent arrears and late or inconsistent rent payments.
“Landlords who have concerns about vulnerable tenants can also contact the team for support in resolving the situation.”
Cllr Hardy said that during the COIVID-19 pandemic Sefton Council has given out over 4,800 payments for emergency help and made over 2,700 Discretionary Housing Payments to help people struggling with rents and bills. She also said that more Sefton families have fallen into the absolute or relative low-income category during the pandemic and that the Council has seen a rise in eligibility for free school meals.
She continued:
“Sefton’s high proportion of jobs that fall into the lower paid bracket means the despite the £20 Universal Credit uplift, many working families have found themselves facing poverty.
“Our website contains information for people on Universal Credit, benefits and a range of related topics including help with rent and Council Tax and the Borough’s Foodbank Network at
www.sefton.gov.uk/advice-benefits”.
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Don't understand why its called a cut it isn't, simply the end of a temporary uplift.
Are some benefits too low?
Of course, how do you live on some of the rates? but this isn't a cut it was extra assistance from tax payers during the pandemic.
To which the recipients should be grateful some people got nothing.
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To which the recipients should be grateful some people got nothing.
Wow you really have swallowed the Tory Mantra hook line and sinker.
We are ALL aware that it was only a temporary payment but every right minded human being in this Country KNOWS that prices have risen far more than what you could get for £20 when it was introduced.
If you are a £millionaire Landlord you are not paying a penny more after Multi-£Billionaire Sunak decided to kick every struggling family in the country.
And after making it illegal during the Pandemic to evict tenants it is now open season to kick them out.
The Tory Party are lower than a snakes belly.
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