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Raising the value of benefits would have been preferable to sending out a string of lump sum cost of living payments to households, according to a leading UK economics thinktank which has dubbed the sporadic cash boosts an “ineffective sticking plaster”.

Cost of living payments are ‘ineffective sticking plaster’, warns IFS

The uplift in Universal Credit is due to end next month

Aylesbury MP out of touch with real families, says Lib Dem parliamentary spokesm...

Some families may have to choose between heating and eating this winter

Thousands of Bucks households living in fuel poverty are set for a hard winter

Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed recently that the uplift to Universal Credit would be scrapped this autumn

More than 12,000 people in Aylesbury Vale could lose 'lifeline' Universal Credit...

Around one in six people believe improving local shops is the most urgent issue in Aylesbury, according to a survey.

Research reveals most urgent issues facing Aylesbury residents

Benefit claims have skyrocketed since the pandemic began

Buckinghamshire unemployment benefit claims still well above pre-pandemic levels

The increase in payments was only designed to last a year. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Universal Credit payments could be decreased in April 2021 - here's why

Buckinghamshire unemployment benefit claims still far higher than before coronavirus

Buckinghamshire unemployment benefit claims still far higher than before coronav...

More children were living in low-income families in Aylesbury Vale last year, new figures show.

Rise in children living in families with low incomes in Aylesbury Vale