Universal credit flaws leaving families in debt, campaign group says

Low-income households being wrongly benefit-capped, Child Poverty Action Group says

Low-income working families are losing hundreds of pounds each year – and being wrongly denied free healthcare entitlements – because of flaws in the way universal credit is designed, campaigners say.

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