8 June 2012
Young people will receive greater incentives to get into work under Universal Credit, Minister for Welfare Reform Lord Freud said today.
For the first time under-25s will see in-work benefit support when they get a job –ensuring they are better off in work than on benefits.
A single person under 25 working 35 hours a week at the National Minimum Wage could be around £15-£20 a week better off under Universal Credit.
Lord Freud said:
“Universal Credit will ensure that work pays for young people and that remaining on benefits will no longer be seen as an attractive alternative to getting a job.
“This change will ease the difficult transition from benefits to work and will reinforce our efforts to get people off benefits and into jobs.”
Currently single young people under 25 are not generally eligible for in-work support from Working Tax Credit and can face a severe withdrawal of benefits when they go into work.
The changes under Universal Credit will see benefits withdrawn more slowly as a person moves into work – which ensures they know that they are better off in work than claiming benefits.
The proposals are one of a number of initiatives to be published in draft regulations which will ensure work pays under Universal Credit.
Currently single people and couples without children over 25 can claim Working Tax Credit if they work at least 30 hours a week and earn up to around £13,000 a year (£250 a week).
The Government’s work to help more young people into unemployment includes:
£1 billion Youth Contract:
Work Programme:
Apprenticeships:
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