Gingerbread has published ‘Struggling to make ends meet: single parents and income adequacy under universal credit’. The report assesses the potential of universal credit to lift single parents out of poverty and the extent to which work incentives under the new system will ensure work always pays.
Key findings show that under universal credit:
Click on the link below to read the full report:
www.gingerbread.org.uk/uploads/media/28/8026.pdf
Key findings show that under universal credit:
- A single parent earning the minimum wage couldn’t expect to see their disposable income increase by much once they start working more than ten hours a week
- A single parent earning a median salary may actually be worse off working full-time hours than part-time, undermining the Government’s pledge to make work pay. This has been made worse by the failure to increase the cap on reimbursable childcare costs at a time when these costs have been rising rapidly.
Click on the link below to read the full report:
www.gingerbread.org.uk/uploads/media/28/8026.pdf
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