UK public ‘think Covid boost to universal credit should be permanent’

Research finds widespread support for retaining £20-a-week rise as part of broader increase in benefits

There is widespread public backing for permanently retaining the £20-a-week Covid boost to universal credit as part of more generous social security benefits for disabled people, carers and young adults, research has found.

The Fabian Society’s year-long study of public attitudes to welfare revealed a groundswell of support for increasing universal credit for about 4.6m households, at a cost of £17bn a year.

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