Read the key points of Depaul UK’s 2020 budget representation below, or download the full document here.
Depaul UK is asking the government to:
- Set local housing allowance, including the shared accommodation rate, at the 30th percentile of local rents, as it was until 2012
- Scrap the five week wait for Universal Credit. Claimants should receive their first payment after two weeks, as is the case with benefits that Universal Credit is replacing
- Reduce Universal Credit automatic deductions for claimants aged under-25. Deductions for under-25s should be limited so they are never left with less standard allowance than claimants aged over-25 subject to the maximum deduction
- Invest in services that prevent young people sleeping rough, including emergency hosting schemes like.
