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DWP -Giving with one hand

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nadateturbe Tue 26-Jan-21 21:40:34

Daughter is front line government employee. They have been given a couple of bonuses to compensate for the extra risk, hard work and stress. This month she got £250. As she is on Universal Credit she only got £75, the rest went back to DWP. Most of the lower grades are in receipt of UC. So it was mostly higher grades on bigger salaries who benefitted. I do think its a bit mean of the DWP.

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Pammie1 Wed 27-Jan-21 19:43:21

@rafichagran. You make a good point. There are unprecedented levels of claims generated by the effects of the pandemic. It must be very stressful for front line customer facing DWP staff who are dealing every day with people who have lost their jobs, or those who have lost businesses - many of whom may be very distressed, having been thrown into financial chaos and who may never have been unemployed before. This terrible pandemic has touched many people in many different ways.

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