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<p>Households receiving Universal Credit and tax credits will benefit straight away
from the increase of £20 a week in the standard allowances which was announced on
20 March, meaning claimants will be up to £1040 better off. New claimants who have
either become unemployed, or whose earnings or work hours have decreased because of
the outbreak, will benefit too; subject to their eligibility.</p><p>We have also made
a number of changes to legacy and other working age benefits in response to the COVID-19
outbreak, including increasing certain entitlements, such as Local Housing Allowance,
lifting rates to the 30<sup>th</sup> percentile from April 2020 which will increase
the housing support available and reduce shortfalls for those renting in the private
rented sector. Up-to-date information about the employment and benefits support available,
including Universal Credit, Statutory Sick Pay, New style Jobseeker’s Allowance, and
Employment and Support Allowance, can be found here: <a href="https://www.understandinguniversalcredit.gov.uk/employment-and-benefits-support/"
target="_blank">https://www.understandinguniversalcredit.gov.uk/employment-and-benefits-support/</a></p>
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