Covid-19: Universal Credit Debate
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Lord Berkeley of Knighton
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Covid-19: Universal Credit
Lord Berkeley of Knighton Excerpts(3 years, 9 months ago)
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Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con)
I thank my noble friend for her acknowledgement of the difference that the £20 has made. I had better say now: “Message received, over and out”. I will relay it and replay it to my colleagues in the department and the Chancellor.
Lord Berkeley of Knighton (CB) [V]
My Lords, on a previous occasion the Minister was extremely sympathetic to the plight of freelancers, especially musicians, who have been caught in the government net and unable to get through it—that is, they were not eligible for universal credit or the SEISS. As I say, she was very sympathetic and said that she would look at this with her department. Has she made any further assessment?
Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con)
A number of groups of individuals have been impacted by Covid and their incomes have been put under stress. The department continually reviews the impact on people but this is a timely reminder for me to go back and make some more representation, which I will do.