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Money Box: DWP urged to rethink the two child Universal Credit cap

05/06/2021

DWP urged to rethink the two child Universal Credit cap

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Children’s Commissioners for Wales, Scotland and NI want the UC child policy scrapped

Calls to scrap the Universal Credit child cap, mysterious random cheques, the EU settlement application deadline looms and rental housing reforms

Children’s Commissioner for Wales Professor Sally Holland explains why she, along with the Commissioners for Scotland and Northern Ireland, want the DWP to drop a Universal Credit entitlement rule introduced by the coalition government in 2017. It only provides support for a maximum of two children with a few specific exceptions. 
 
Money Box reporter Joice Etutu hears from some of the thousands of people who have received random cheques from HSBC Banking Group. Amounts vary from tens to thousands of pounds. They’re still also being sent out to the group’s M&S Bank, first direct and John Lewis Finance customers who had arrears on loans between 2010 and 2019.  Many thought it was a scam, but it’s not.
 
EU citizens who want to continue living in the UK are in danger of missing a crucial deadline which could see them lose access to benefits and the right to work. June the 30th is the last date to apply for the EU settlement scheme which allows people to retain their legal status post Brexit. However there’s concern many won’t realise they have to do it. Guest: Kate Smart, Chief Executive of the charity Settled.
 
The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in England was an emergency measure to protect renters in arrears related to the pandemic. It ended this week so where does that leave renters who are still having money problems and what other changes might be on the way for them - and their landlords? Meera Chindooroy, Deputy Director of Campaigns, Public Affairs & Policy for the National Residential Landords Association and Chris Wood Assistant Director of Policy at Shelter discuss.
 
Presenter: Paul Lewis
Reporter: Joice Etutu
Researcher: Stefania Okereke
Producer: Charmaine Cozier
Editor: Alex Lewis

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