Women launch legal challenge to 'irrational' universal credit system

Flaw in system leaves people with dramatically fluctuating monthly incomes, they say

Four women have launched a high court legal challenge to universal credit, arguing that an arbitrary design flaw in the payment system for the new benefit is “irrational and discriminatory” and leaves some families hundreds of pounds a year worse off.

They say the flaw, which relates to the way universal credit monthly payments are calculated, disproportionately affects working parents with children, though it is likely to affect tens of thousands of people claiming the benefit.

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