Workers in south-west England hardest hit by Universal Credit cut

TUC says high proportion of people who will be affected by planned 20-a-week benefit cut are in work

The south-west of England will have the highest proportion of low-income workers affected by a 20-a-week cut later this year in universal credit payments, according to analysis by the TUC that illustrates the widespread culture of low pay from Cornwall to Gloucestershire.

More than four in 10 universal credit claimants in the south-west have a low-paid job that qualifies them for benefits, a larger percentage than any other region, said the trade union body.