Al P
What aspects of Universal Credit should be changed so that it supports people on low incomes better?I am only able to work infrequently, because of long covid. I am also nominally self-employed, so a regular income from work never happens.
I would like the system to be more equitable for people like me who can only work infrequently: Were I able to work regularly, the first £673 of my income is not deducted from universal credit. If I earned £2k in August, £2k in October and £2k in November, say, I would lose at least three months' universal credit (I am not sure of the exact calculation). Someone earning £500 a month every month would earn the same amount over the year and lose nothing.
I would absolutely love to be able to work regularly again. Five years of long covid has ruled that out. There must be many people in a similar position to mine.