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<p>Universal Credit simplifies and rationalises the current system of overlapping
disability premiums and tax credits, through increasing the level of support from
£158 a month under the Employment and Support Allowance Support Component to £318
a month under Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>By restructuring the rates in this way,
the Government made clear that it was not looking to reduce overall spending. Savings
from the simplification of Universal Credit support for the disabled do not go back
to the Exchequer, but are reinvested to fund the increased higher basic rate of support
available for all claimants with Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity.</p>
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