{"id":1126,"date":"2019-09-04T14:36:53","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T13:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.depaul.org.uk\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1126"},"modified":"2021-07-21T09:27:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T08:27:04","slug":"westminster-falls-short-on-welfare","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.depaul.org.uk\/news\/westminster-falls-short-on-welfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Westminster falls short on welfare"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"content-full-width-block_5ecfbe502680b\" class=\"web-block content-full-width\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"inner  reduced \">\n            <h5>Depaul UK is calling on the government to fix issues with Universal Credit.<\/h5>\n<p>Depaul UK CEO, Mike Thiedke, said \u201cWe are extremely disappointed the government has not announced an end to the five-week wait for Universal Credit. The funding that ministers have announced to make Universal Credit work better for vulnerable people will help, but the five-week wait will still force young people without a home to choose between taking on debt or trying to survive with no money whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Minister for Welfare Delivery have both recently met Depaul staff and young people using our services. They\u2019ve heard how deductions taken from young people\u2019s Universal Credit leaves them unable to meet their basic living costs. Depaul hopes that these issues will be resolved in the upcoming March 2020 Budget. Mike Thiedke is clear, \u201cthe government urgently needs to address these welfare system problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mike added, \u201cDepaul UK wants to work with the government to end youth homelessness. 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