Universal Credit rising in April but DWP warns some people will wait until June
The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) benefit payment rates will increase from April 7, but many claimants face a ...
DWP and Labour set to change Universal Credit, PIP, Attendance Allowance, ESA in four weeks
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has earmarked "several billion pounds" in draft spending cuts to welfare ahead of her Spring ...
Universal Credit website went down with hundreds locked out of accounts
HUNDREDS of hard-up Brits are locked out of their Universal Credit journals due to a mass internet outage. Parts of gov.uk ...
Universal Credit increasing next month, new April 2025 figures confirmed by DWP
Universal Credit claimants will see their payments automatically increase next year, after the DWP set new benefit rates for ...
People on Universal Credit with health issues could be due up to £1,130 each month
PIP and ADP are tax-free, non-means tested payments that do not affect the benefit cap, which means a single claimant over 25 ...
People call me a ‘scrounger’ for claiming Universal Credit when I own a house – I put down £60k but still need benefits
PUTTING out one of the cigarettes that keeps her chain-smoking habit at bay, Erica Cartier, 44, looks around at her £200K ...
Mum-of-2 slammed for moaning about ‘free money’ as she rants Universal Credit are ‘a**holes’ but is urged to ‘get a job’
A MOTHER-OF-TWO has been slammed for posting a ‘Universal Credit rant’ online.  Hannah, a 25-year-old who has two boys, a four-year-old and a two-year-old, described Universal Credit as a ‘bunch ...
DWP sends eight-word message after Universal Credit website goes down
The Department for Work and Pensions has sent an eight-word message to Universal Credit claimants after the website went down ...
DWP Universal Credit error means you are owed up to £5,000 in compensation
The DWP has agreed to pay compensation to thousands of claimants who lost out on the premium payments when they were moved ...
I get £2.4k a month in Universal Credit & benefits but I’m skint – trolls say I’m a ‘joke’ & tell me to ‘budget better’
A MOTHER-OF-THREE has revealed that she gets more than £2,400 a month in Universal Credit but is still skint. Millie, a ...
DWP issues crucial update for those who pay rent and claim Universal Credit
The DWP is set to scrap a controversial computer system that has automatically approved benefit deductions from millions of ...
Universal Credit update alert as rule change means thousands more eligible
Universal Credit is paid to help people with their living costs but it can be affected by the amount of savings they have ...