Removal of uplift?
onebigvoice
Scope Member Posts: 806 Empowering
As you may know the Uplift payment is to be removed in October 2021. Its a double question open to debate.
If families that were given the £10 are now going to revert back to the payments as it was before, what has changed to let the government believe that its done what it was supposed to do now remove it? and with the increase in National Insurance of 1.25% this would have to be added to your expendatures/oncome, and would have to go down as another loss.
Where are people on low income supposed to find this " Extra cash " to compensate for the loss of these amounts over the year when they are struggling now?
If families that were given the £10 are now going to revert back to the payments as it was before, what has changed to let the government believe that its done what it was supposed to do now remove it? and with the increase in National Insurance of 1.25% this would have to be added to your expendatures/oncome, and would have to go down as another loss.
Where are people on low income supposed to find this " Extra cash " to compensate for the loss of these amounts over the year when they are struggling now?
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The uplift isn't £10, it's £86.87 per month.. but i'm not getting into any debates so i'm out.
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To be frank, it’s happening, the decision has been made, it was always advised it was temporary, people knew to expect it, nothing can really be done now.3
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onebigvoice said:...with the increase in National Insurance of 1.25% this would have to be added to your expendatures/oncome, and would have to go down as another loss...1
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MarkN88 said:To be frank, it’s happening, the decision has been made, it was always advised it was temporary, people knew to expect it, nothing can really be done now.2
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They won't be changing their minds because letters have already been sent to those claiming UC.
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What exactly was the uplift supposed to pay for in the first place?1
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leeCal at last..... I agree, whypay it if it was not needed?1
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Poppy123456 does that make it exceptable?0
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woodbine said:It was a good deal, and they even extended it for 6 months, and in all fairness people knew it would end, I don't see them changing their minds now.0
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onebigvoice said:Poppy123456 does that make it exceptable?
Where did i say it was??? It makes no difference to me either way because i claim the old legacy benefits.
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@leeCal my understanding of the uplift was to help those on low income but working through the pandemic and possible reduction in pay
Due to the complexity of establishing those on uc that were working and those not it was applied to everyone
I may be wrong here but that's my understanding2 -
@janer1967 spot on!
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As another thought, if it was brought in to help then should the removal be extended since the reason is still there, with the added tax as well?0
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The removal is going ahead anyway. I am not argueing for the government but just to point out that they always seem to be behind the ball not infront of it showing the way.0
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