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<p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>The £20 per week uplift to Universal
Credit and Working Tax Credit was announced by the Chancellor as a temporary measure
in March 2020 to support those facing the most financial disruption as a result of
the public health emergency. This measure remains in place until March 2021. As the
Government has done throughout this crisis, it will continue to assess how best to
support low-income families, which is why we will look at the economic and health
context before making any decisions.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to extend the
temporary £20 uplift to legacy benefits. Claimants on legacy benefits can make a claim
for Universal Credit (UC) if they think they will be better off and should check carefully
their eligibility and entitlements under UC before applying, as legacy benefits will
end when claimants submit their UC claim and they will not be able to return to them
in the future. For this reason, prospective claimants are signposted to independent
benefits calculators on GOV.UK. Neither DWP nor HMRC can advise individual claimants
whether they would be better off moving to UC or remaining on legacy benefits.</p><p>
</p><p>No assessment has been made with regards to suspending the benefit cap. There
are currently no plans to change the Benefit Cap.</p>
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