Report summary: What needs to change in Universal Credit?

This report contains the list of practical recommendations for the changes that are required to UC, to enable it to better support those with insufficient income. What needs to change in Universal Credit?

Summary of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Universal Credit Tuesday 20 June 2023 APPG for Universal Credit Co-Chairs: Debbie Abrahams MP and Nigel Mills MP Speakers: Dominic Milne, Legal Rights Officer, Disability Benefits Consortium, Jamie Thunder, Policy, and Public Affairs Officer, Z2K (Zacchaeus…

Universal Credit and Cost-of-living Crisis

Summary of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Universal Credit Tuesday 18 April 2023 APPG for Universal Credit Co-Chairs: Debbie Abrahams MP and Nigel Mills MP Speakers: Dr. Charlie Berry (Shelter), Iain Porter (Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust), Ieuan Ferrer (Trussell Trust) …

APPG on Universal Credit Annual General Meeting 2023

On Wednesday 17th May 2023, the APPG on Universal Credit will be hosting its annual general meeting. The event will be attended by the two co-chairs, Debbie Abrahams MP and Nigel Mills MP. Per Parliamentary rules, the event can only be held in-person. Therefore, there will be no online function. Please…

Annual General Meeting for the APPG on Universal Credit

Report from the meeting of the 2nd March 2022 Overview The group heard about the sessions that have taken place over the year from Debbie Abrahams MP, Chair of the APPG on Universal Credit. These included: Joint meeting with the APPG…

The APPG on Mental health and the APPG on Universal Credit: Mental health and the Benefits System

Tuesday 8th March 2022, 10.30am-12 midday via zoom Minutes Debbie Abrahams MP: Chair of the APPG on Universal Credit. Event is run jointly with the APPG on Mental health, and am delighted to co-host with Vice Chair Wera Hobhouse MP…

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