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Universal Credit and weekly pay

Thousands of low income working households who get paid weekly could lose some or all of their Universal Credit benefit payment in December. It's because there will be five paydays instead of the usual four and means earnings for the whole month could push claimants above the benefit threshold. Kayley Hignell, Head of Policy, Families, Welfare, and Work at Citizens Advice speaks to Paul Lewis

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4 minutes