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<p>Child Benefit rates were raised in line with inflation in April 2020.</p><p>This
was alongside the government’s significant package of welfare support in response
to the Covid-19 outbreak, which is estimated by the to be worth £8bn this year. This
includes: an up-to £20 per week increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance
and Working Tax Credit basic element; a relaxation of earnings rules for self-employed
Universal Credit claimants; and an increase in the Local Housing Allowance rates for
Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants to the 30th percentile of market rents.</p>
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