Welfare
DWP faces High Court battle over ‘morally bankrupt’ legacy benefits rule
DWP faces High Court battle over ‘morally bankrupt’ legacy benefits rule
When the government increased universal credit payments in lockdown, it didn’t extend to legacy benefits. Now the issue is in the High Court.
How much you would get in universal credit if you lost your job today
How much you would get in universal credit if you lost your job today
More than 5.5 million people from all walks of life claim universal credit. How would you fare if you had to rely on the benefit?
Proposed Universal Basic Income model could “cost less than welfare reforms”
Proposed Universal Basic Income model could “cost less than welfare reforms”
Left-wing think tank Compass has outlined two ways an income for all could be introduced, leading to Universal Credit and the state pension being axed
Paul McNamee: Universal Credit isn’t working. Time to fix it
Paul McNamee: Universal Credit isn’t working. Time to fix it
Tory MP weeps over Universal Credit poverty
Tory MP weeps over Universal Credit poverty
John Bird: It’s a universal truth – if the plan is rotten we need a new one
John Bird: It’s a universal truth – if the plan is rotten we need a new one
UK needs radical expansion of free services, says report
