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by JB007 » Wed Jan 18, 2023 11:27 am
I think it is a public fund. Public Funds have a residency requirement for benefits (not to be confused with the residency requirment to be able to live in the UK).
The UK have made it very clear under the Welfare Reforms, that they want people who and therefore contribute to the country. Those who want the 30 hours childcare can have this if they meet the requirements and have a NRPF partner who works too.
Whereas the UK has ended the short lived welfare benefit called Working Tax Credit, which allowed those who didn't work many hours to claim extra benefit money for a NRPF partner (who also didn't work/work many hours).
For the able bodied who didn't work and claimed Child Tax Credit, Housing Benefit etc, They brought in the Benefit Cap and limited the claim to 2 children.
For those whpo avoided the job centre but claimed both Tax Credit etc as they claimed they were self emplyed but didn't earn much, that ends under Univrsal Credit.
The replacement benefit called Universal Credit, also has the 2 child limit but requires both parent to work, unless they have an exemption. The also brought in 3 year benefit sanctions.
Benefits for a mixed age couple changed too and there is no more claiming pensioners benefits when one partner is below state pension age. Now, the younger partner must work to keep their older partner and the older partners pensions are deducted from the the Universal Credit amount pound for pound, which often means that they cannot have any benefit money.
Under Universal Credit, many are better off, but those who avoid work are not.
