Susan Brown
OXFORD City Council has urged the Chancellor to cut waiting times for Universal Credit payments.
Ahead of the Budget on Wednesday, the deputy leader of the council Susan Brown said a typical six-week wait for a first payment for some claimants is 'far too long'.
Ms Brown said: "I am calling on the Chancellor to scrap the seven waiting days for Universal Credit and to ensure that claimants get their payments more quickly once their claim is assessed.”
The council already has a £50,000 emergency fund to help new claimants.
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