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<p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>Projecting the impact of an individual
policy on poverty levels is complex and inherently speculative.</p><p> </p><p>It is
very difficult to isolate the specific impact of one policy and determine its effect
on how many people fall below the poverty threshold, which itself changes over time.</p><p>
</p><p>Nobody in need has to wait five weeks for their first payment of Universal
Credit. New Claims Advances are available urgently if a claimant needs support during
their first assessment period and budgeting support is available for anyone who needs
extra help. Advances are a claimant’s benefit entitlement paid early, allowing claimants
in need to access up to 100% of their estimated Universal Credit monthly payment upfront.
This means that claimants will receive the same two-year entitlement spread across
25 payments, rather than 24.</p>
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