The Government should allow all Universal Credit claimants to opt for fortnightly payments for a temporary period following fears people will have to wait 37-38 days after their claim before receiving their first payment, according to the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion (CESI).
The CESI is also concerned those claiming housing costs will be unfairly penalised because they will have less of their income ignored in their benefit entitltement when moving into work.Universal Credit, which comes i...
