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People on Universal Credit to Receive £250 Boost Following DWP Law Change

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced a significant change to Universal Credit (UC) that will see an additional £250 boost for claimants. For the first time, the Universal Credit standard allowance is set to rise permanently above the rate of inflation, reaching an estimated £725 increase by the 2029/30 financial year for a single person aged 25 or over. This increase marks the most substantial real-terms rise to the core out-of-work support since 1980, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).