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Recommendation 12

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We find it implausible that it is operationally impossible to increase the rates of legacy...

Recommendation
We find it implausible that it is operationally impossible to increase the rates of legacy benefits by the equivalent amount of the increase in Universal Credit. We recommend the Government immediately increase legacy benefit rates by the equivalent amount.
Paragraph Reference: 47
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 14 May 2021. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗