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Universal Credit £20 weekly boost 'to be extended while Covid rules are still in place'

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The £20 Universal Credit boost, brought in to help struggling families in the wake of crippling coronavirus restrictions, will reportedly stay while Covid rules are in place.

The bump - an extra £20 a week, or £1,040 a year - was announced last April in a bid to help finance those who had lost their jobs or income during the pandemic.

The "temporary" rise is currently due to end on April 12, when the standard allowance will fall back down to pre-pandemic levels.

The average household will lose £84 as a result. Now, it has been reported that Chancellor Rishi Sunak doesn't want to the make it permanent but is pressured by MPs and Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey to reconsider. Will you be affected by any of the changes that have

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