“This Council joins the growing opposition against phasing out of the £20 uplift in Universal Credit in September and calls on the Government for the uplift to remain in place permanently. This funding has been a life saver for many families during the pandemic, many of whom are in work or want to be in work. The Government’s plans to cut Universal Credit will hit the lowest paid hardest and hurt our economic recovery. Over six million families, which include 6,205 families in Telford & Wrekin, are set to lose £1,000 a year, with 16 of our 29 wards in Telford and Wrekin seeing an over 100% increase in claimants from March 2020, whilst out of work support has been left at its lowest level in decades.”
The Motion will be seconded by Councillor K MIddleton.
Minutes:
Councillor A D McClements formally moved, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 7, the following Motion:
‘This Council joins the growing opposition against phasing out of the £20 uplift in Universal Credit in September and calls on the Government for the uplift to remain in place permanently. This funding has been a life saver for many families during the pandemic, many of whom are in work or want to be in work. The Government’s plans to cut Universal Credit will hit the lowest paid hardest and hurt our economic recovery. Over six million families, which include 6,205 families in Telford & Wrekin, are set to lose £1,000 a year, with 16 of our 29 wards in Telford and Wrekin seeing an over 100% increase in claimants from March 2020, whilst out of work support has been left at its lowest level in decades.’
The Motion was formally seconded by Councillor K Middleton.
Following a robust debate, the Motion was approved by a majority vote. In accordance with Committee Procedure Rule 9.5, a recorded vote on the motion was taken, the voting being as follows:
For: Councillors A J Burford, E Callear, L D Carter, G H Cook, S Davies, A R H England, R C Evans, C Healy, V Holt, A S Jhawar, J Jones, J E Lavery, J Loveridge, A D McClements, R Mehta, K Middleton, G Offland, R A Overton, G C W Reynolds, S A W Reynolds, S J Reynolds, H Rhodes, K S Sahota, P J Scott, C F Smith, M J Smith, B J Thompson, K T Tomlinson, W L Tomlinson, C R Turley, P R Watling, D R W White, D Wright.
Against: 0
Abstain: Councillors S Bentley, S P Burrell, E J Carter, N A Dugmore, A J Eade, I T W Fletcher, V A Fletcher, E J Greenaway, M B Hosken, R T Kiernan, A Lawrence, T J Nelson, J M Seymour.
RESOLVED - that the motion be approved.