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<p>Universal Credit is a means tested system of support. Where claimants have income
available to meet their everyday living costs, such as maternity allowance, it is
right that their entitlement to UC is adjusted accordingly (as currently is the case
with other DWP legacy means tested working age benefits).</p><p>Statutory maternity
pay is paid by an employer and is therefore a form of earnings subject to the work
allowance and tapering within Universal Credit, as are other earnings.</p>
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