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Motion · S6M-00813 · 4 Aug 2021

Universal Credit Uplift

Lodged by Neil Gray (Scottish National Party) Members' Business Motion 32 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament notes with concern the reported plan by the UK Government to remove the £20 per-week uplift to universal credit (UC) and working tax credits from the end of September 2021; understands that around six million families across the UK receiving UC will lose £1,040 of their annual income, pushing an estimated 500,000 people into poverty; believes that, without the £20 uplift, this form of social security support will drop to its lowest level in three decades; acknowledges the letter sent by the relevant committee chairs from all four parliaments to the UK Government calling for the uplift to be kept; agrees that the uplift has been a lifeline for millions during the COVID-19 pandemic, including people in Airdrie and Shotts, and notes calls on the UK Government to make the uplift permanent and to extend it to legacy and related benefits.

Supporters (32)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.