The standard Universal Credit allowance of £323.22 a month for single people and £507.37 a month for couples – will be increased for the next 12 months.
Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit will be increased by £1,000 a year in a move Chancellor Rishi Sunak said “would benefit 4million of our most vulnerable households”.
The government has also suspended the minimum income floor in Universal Credit “for everyone effected by the economic impact of coronavirus”.
This means “every self employed person can access Universal Credit at rate equivalent to Statutory Sick Pay,”
