Welfare minister says no plans to reduce five-week wait or to turn advance payments into grantsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters and MPs have clashed over universal credit payments during the coronavirus outbreak after it emerged there were no plans to reduce the five-week waiting time or to turn advance payments into grants.The welfare delivery minister Will Quince said administrative costs meant “it wasn’t even really considered as an option” to change the benefits structure or to turn the loans given to bridge the five-week wait into grants. Continue reading…
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