28th August 2023 Poll Results under the Microscope

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28th August 2023
Under a current scheme, money can be deducted from Universal Credit recipients’ benefits to automatically pay their utility bills, without first consulting and getting agreement from that recipient. Do you think this is fair or unfair?
Fair
38%
Unfair
49%
Don't know/Unsure
13%
1,413 people have voted

Who answered this question?


Results by gender:

Fair
Unfair
Don't know/Unsure

Men
42%
46%
11%
Women
35%
51%
15%


Results by Age:

Fair
Unfair
Don't know/Unsure

15-24
21%
58%
21%
25-34
33%
51%
16%
35-44
34%
53%
13%
45-54
35%
52%
12%
55-64
42%
47%
11%
65+
49%
37%
14%