Income volatility on universal credit

Universal Credit exacerbates income volatility and insecurity for those with fluctuating or irregular earnings

University of Bath Institute for Policy Research

April 2024

New research from the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR) shows that the monthly means-test for Universal Credit makes the incomes of working households with irregular and fluctuating earnings more volatile, less secure and less predictable.

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