Universal Credit falls short of covering the bare essentials. That needs to change
Britain’s social safety net should guarantee food and warmth at the very least – but many are shocked to learn that it doesn’t.
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Katie Schmuecker is principal policy adviser at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
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