Chelmsley to host event on benefits shake-up

AN EVENT will be held in Chelmsley Wood this month, offering residents the chance to discuss a controversial overhaul of the benefits system.
The Citizens Advice Solihull Borough (CASB) is organising the event, providing the opportunity for local people to ask questions about Universal Credit.
A spokesperson said: "We would like to hear from people who have tried to make a claim, have made a claim, gone through the process and are [being] paid Universal Credit."
The session will be held next Wednesday (January 31) at The Junction, in Chapelhouse Road. It will run between 1-3pm.
Universal Credit is a fundamental shake-up of the country's welfare framework and was designed to replace six means-tested benefits and tax credits
The Government has argued the changes are designed to make the system more efficient, but critics claim that it will hit incomes and have a negative impact on various vulnerable groups.