Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 9
9
Paragraph: 42
The design of Universal Credit creates risks for women’s financial independence, which can have severe...
Conclusion
The design of Universal Credit creates risks for women’s financial independence, which can have severe consequences for women in abusive relationships. These risks have been heightened over the pandemic as other opportunities for economic support have been limited. They now also affect many more households given the rise in claimant numbers.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
supported by resources such as the District Provision Tool and Complex Needs Toolkits, both of which are resources that allow work coaches (and other frontline staff) to identify and signpost to local services offering the type of support required by an individual claimant. There are, in addition, a suite of Bite Size learning products to consolidate their learning which they can access at any time through Universal Learning. The DWP publishes its UC guidance library into the House of Commons’ Library each year—most recently in October 2020. https://depositedpapers.parliament.uk/ depositedpaper/2282591/files