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Claimants have been given a £20-a-week boost to their welfare benefits since last April as part of measures to help people through the Covid-19 pandemic.
But the government intends to end the extra funding, which costs £6bn a year, on October 6 despite calls for it to be made permanent. READ MORE:Universal Credit cut will have 'devastating impact' on 58,000 Manchester families, councillors warn Councillor Bev Craig, deputy leader of Manchester council, has written to
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