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<p>Work Allowances remain focussed on providing an additional work incentive for some
of the more vulnerable claimants and are just one of many elements of Universal Credit
designed to provide work incentives and support to people moving into and progressing
in work.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made significant investment to improve Universal
Credit’s generosity through the reduction in the taper rate from 65% to 63% in 2017,
and an extra £1.7 billion a year put into Work Allowances by 2023/24, increasing them
by £1,000 a year for working parents and disabled claimants, from April 2019 - an
extra £630 a year in the pockets of 2.4 million of the lowest paid families.</p>
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