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Universal credit switchover risks pushing people into ‘destitution’, charities warn
Welfare system

Universal credit switchover risks pushing people into ‘destitution’, charities warn

Universal credit switch will leave up to 900,000 benefit claimants worse off
Social Justice

Universal credit switch will leave up to 900,000 benefit claimants worse off

DWP tries to scrap promise to report impact of universal credit
welfare system

DWP tries to scrap promise to report impact of universal credit

Benefit claimants suspected of ‘wrong-doing and deceit’ when trying to access government support, says study
welfare system

Benefit claimants suspected of ‘wrong-doing and deceit’ when trying to access government support, says study

You could be £1,100 a year worse off from Friday in cost of living surge
cost of living crisis

You could be £1,100 a year worse off from Friday in cost of living surge

‘Gutted and furious’: How universal credit claimants feel about Rishi Sunak’s Spring Budget
Spring Budget

‘Gutted and furious’: How universal credit claimants feel about Rishi Sunak’s Spring Budget

Spring Budget will leave low-income families ‘stranded,’ say anti-poverty campaigners
Spring Budget

Spring Budget will leave low-income families ‘stranded,’ say anti-poverty campaigners

High Court rules millions of legacy benefits claimants won’t get backdated payments
Welfare system

High Court rules millions of legacy benefits claimants won’t get backdated payments

A record one in four people out of work say it’s due to long-term sickness
Unemployment

A record one in four people out of work say it’s due to long-term sickness

The DWP must start putting people before process
Ella Abraham

The DWP must start putting people before process

Universal credit: New sanctions threat sparks fears of poverty and debt after four weeks
welfare system

Universal credit: New sanctions threat sparks fears of poverty and debt after four weeks

A million people say they went a whole day without eating last month
cost of living crisis

A million people say they went a whole day without eating last month

Universal credit claimant already has two jobs and is pressured to get more work
welfare system

Universal credit claimant already has two jobs and is pressured to get more work

Universal credit claimants will be forced to apply for more jobs or lose their benefits
Universal Credit

Universal credit claimants will be forced to apply for more jobs or lose their benefits

Benefit claimants have designed a system to replace the ‘monstrous’ universal credit
welfare system

Benefit claimants have designed a system to replace the ‘monstrous’ universal credit

DWP discriminated against disabled people in switch to universal credit, says court
Universal Credit

DWP discriminated against disabled people in switch to universal credit, says court

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Kew Gardens launches £1 entry for low-income families
Universal credit

Kew Gardens launches £1 entry for low-income families

Universal credit taper rate change does not help low-income families ‘live with dignity’
Universal Credit

Universal credit taper rate change does not help low-income families ‘live with dignity’

DWP faces High Court battle over ‘morally bankrupt’ legacy benefits rule
welfare system

DWP faces High Court battle over ‘morally bankrupt’ legacy benefits rule

‘It’s going to be a dark winter’: Universal credit claimants respond to the Budget
Social Justice

‘It’s going to be a dark winter’: Universal credit claimants respond to the Budget