Universal credit
Universal credit advance payment: Bridging the five-week wait
Universal credit advance payment: Bridging the five-week wait
A universal credit advance payment can ease the wait for your application to be processed – but it can reduce your monthly income too
AI was meant to make the DWP benefits system more efficient. Instead it’s brought bias and hunger
AI was meant to make the DWP benefits system more efficient. Instead it’s brought bias and hunger
Rather than ensuring that vulnerable claimants are supported from the start, the system puts the onus on claimants to prove that they deserve the assistance they receive, writes Iris Lim
What benefits can I claim?
What benefits can I claim?
Navigating social security can be daunting. Here’s what you need to know about what benefits you could claim
‘This cannot go on’: Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time
‘This cannot go on’: Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time
Energy bills set to rise in January as millions ‘dangerously’ rationing heating
Energy bills set to rise in January as millions ‘dangerously’ rationing heating
Applying for a budgeting loan: Everything you need to know
Applying for a budgeting loan: Everything you need to know
‘It’s an invasion of privacy’: Single mum left ‘mortified’ after DWP scrutinises her bank account
‘It’s an invasion of privacy’: Single mum left ‘mortified’ after DWP scrutinises her bank account
A penny off pints and higher wages: What Rachel Reeves’ budget means for you and your bank account
A penny off pints and higher wages: What Rachel Reeves’ budget means for you and your bank account
Benefit changes, universal credit and crackdown on fraud: How Labour’s budget impacts benefits
Benefit changes, universal credit and crackdown on fraud: How Labour’s budget impacts benefits
Stop stigmatising benefits claimants or thousands will stay trapped in poverty, Rachel Reeves told
Stop stigmatising benefits claimants or thousands will stay trapped in poverty, Rachel Reeves told
Universal credit top up of just £25 per week would ‘benefit whole of society’, study finds
Universal credit top up of just £25 per week would ‘benefit whole of society’, study finds
Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I’m relying on food banks to survive
Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I’m relying on food banks to survive
Half of universal credit claimants don’t know why DWP might stop their benefits
Half of universal credit claimants don’t know why DWP might stop their benefits
Labour’s plan to ‘get Brits back to work’ must not be an excuse for slashing benefits, charities say
Labour’s plan to ‘get Brits back to work’ must not be an excuse for slashing benefits, charities say
Hundreds of thousands of universal credit claimants forced into destitution by DWP ‘deductions’
Hundreds of thousands of universal credit claimants forced into destitution by DWP ‘deductions’
Cuts to disability benefits in autumn budget would plunge disabled people into deep poverty
Cuts to disability benefits in autumn budget would plunge disabled people into deep poverty
Universal credit is failing with millions relying on food banks – we need urgent reform now
Universal credit is failing with millions relying on food banks – we need urgent reform now
DWP extending hardship fund is welcome – but we need concrete, rapid actions to end poverty crisis
DWP extending hardship fund is welcome – but we need concrete, rapid actions to end poverty crisis
Half of people claiming universal credit ran out of food in the last month
Half of people claiming universal credit ran out of food in the last month
Single mum with disabled children told to pay DWP back £17,000 in benefit overpayments
Single mum with disabled children told to pay DWP back £17,000 in benefit overpayments
DWP cuts off benefits for 280,000 people over universal credit change: ‘This is extremely worrying’
DWP cuts off benefits for 280,000 people over universal credit change: ‘This is extremely worrying’
Single mum reveals how two-child benefit cap ‘punishes’ families like hers: ‘We’re struggling’
Single mum reveals how two-child benefit cap ‘punishes’ families like hers: ‘We’re struggling’
DWP warned benefit claimants face ‘poor customer service’ and ‘long waiting times’
DWP warned benefit claimants face ‘poor customer service’ and ‘long waiting times’
DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes
DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes
Tory government had no plan to end homelessness in England, watchdog finds
