HUNDREDS of hard-up Brits were locked out of their Universal Credit journals due to a mass internet outage this morning. Parts of gov.uk were affected meaning users could not access help ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to make a change to the Universal Credit system, potentially affecting ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed it will change the rules for everyone claiming Universal Credit as soon as April in a drive to cut millions from the benefits bill.

Universal Credit will increase next month, with new DWP rates for 2025. There's no need for claimants to apply for the increased benefit payment as Universal Credit will continue to be paid ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has disclosed a startling surge in Universal Credit claimants. Figures hit 7.5 million people as of the end of January – up by 1.1 million from the ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed that as of the end of January, there were 7.5 million people on Universal Credit. That marks an increase of 1.1 million from the same month ...

More than three quarters of people claiming universal credit and disability benefits have gone without essentials such as food and heating in the last six months, new research has revealed. Charity ...

Nearly a quarter of people receiving benefits did not make the move to universal credit after receiving a migration notice, government statistics have shown. Out of the households instructed to ...

Universal Credit is due to increase from next month, but claimants will not immediately see a rise in their payments. Universal Credit, along with other benefits such as Personal Independence ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced a new measure that will require all Universal Credit claimants to report more frequently on any changes in their circumstances, starting ...

Nearly 100,000 of the most vulnerable benefit claimants have not yet been transferred to universal credit, leaving them "on the precipice", an anti-poverty charity has warned. On Tuesday, new ...