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How the Universal Credit Cut will impact care leavers

4 mins read Catch 22
Local authorities across England are increasingly concerned about the news that the Universal Credit uplift of £20 per week will stop at the end of September.

The teams looking after care-experienced young people, the change in policy is of huge concern.

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