6. Plaid Cymru Debate: Universal Credit

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:03 pm on 15 September 2021.

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Photo of Carolyn Thomas Carolyn Thomas Labour 5:03, 15 September 2021

I'd like to say that universal credit has never been fit for purpose. It costs more than the previous legacy benefits to deliver because of the bureaucracy of it and helps even fewer people. I think that the proposed cut of the £20 uplift is a kick in the teeth for many of my constituents across north Wales. Forty per cent of those on universal credit are in low-paid jobs, as has previously been said—