"A central option under consideration for young people is removing the health element of universal credit for claimants under 25, which has already been almost halved to £217 a month, and offering intensive support for people to get into work. The possibility of removing it for existing claimants – not just new ones – is being looked at"
#Benefits #SocialSecurity #UKPolitics
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/01/welfare-changes-under-debate-disability-benefit-young-people-uk
JuneSim63 💚
npub1ec…0kh2u
2026-10-02 05:33:07 UTC
Author Public Key
npub1ecsvapql5rerese5hwtmkn74rfhk02s2ad6d3n22cphjpv8rs8zqm0kh2uSeen on
wss://relay.momostr.pinkPublished at
2026-10-02 05:33:07 UTCEvent JSON
{
"id": "d06103acdd191cca72ec98f9d233c24a922524ab053bacc5768ed2c3c57485f0",
"pubkey": "ce20ce841fa0f23cc334bb97bb4fd51a6f67aa0aeb74d8cd4ac06f20b0e381c4",
"created_at": 1790919187,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"t",
"socialsecurity"
],
[
"t",
"benefits"
],
[
"proxy",
"https://mstdn.social/@junesim63/117369679854711860",
"web"
],
[
"t",
"ukpolitics"
],
[
"proxy",
"https://mstdn.social/users/junesim63/statuses/117369679854711860",
"activitypub"
],
[
"L",
"pink.momostr"
],
[
"l",
"pink.momostr.activitypub:https://mstdn.social/users/junesim63/statuses/117369679854711860",
"pink.momostr"
],
[
"-"
]
],
"content": "\"A central option under consideration for young people is removing the health element of universal credit for claimants under 25, which has already been almost halved to £217 a month, and offering intensive support for people to get into work. The possibility of removing it for existing claimants – not just new ones – is being looked at\"\n\n#Benefits #SocialSecurity #UKPolitics\n\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/01/welfare-changes-under-debate-disability-benefit-young-people-uk",
"sig": "a5c8429a705d8718f553dbde2175a4050c3fd1ce78b5f7bcfa582407445e8265f725b6eb92a0e92b1fe9e9beddc11b01d375927f0dbf6d25708ed157016aeef9"
}