The charity’s research finds that the cut will adversely impact young people, who are already affected by low wages and poor housing opportunities.
The end of the benefit uplift will increase the risk of debt and reliance on food banks among young people, says the charity.
The uplift was brought in amid the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 but is being removed on 6 October this year.
As of June there were 918,000 young people aged 16-24 claiming universal credit. With the uplift, young people currently receive £344 a month but this will fall to the pre-pandemic level of £257 from next month.
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