The youth homelessness charity says claimants under the age of 25 are facing a weekly cut of 25.2 per cent to their UC standard allowance.
Meanwhile, claimants over the age of 25 face a weekly cut of 17 per cent, when the uplift of £20 ends in September.
The disparity in cuts is due to age, says Centrepoint, with under 25s receiving less allowance than older claimants. Prior to the uplift, introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic, younger claimants received £15 a week less than over 25s, it adds.
Centrepoint is also concerned young people have not been made aware of next month’s removal of the £20 temporary UC uplift.
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