Universal credit
Bill to reform rental market and ban no-fault evictions to get second reading after lengthy delay
Bill to reform rental market and ban no-fault evictions to get second reading after lengthy delay
Mum on universal credit felt ‘powerless’ watching her children cry as they were made homeless
Mum on universal credit felt ‘powerless’ watching her children cry as they were made homeless
Universal credit falls short of minimum living cost by £4,000 a year, experts warn
Universal credit falls short of minimum living cost by £4,000 a year, experts warn
Mum feared her family would end up ‘living in a tent’ after no-fault eviction notice
Mum feared her family would end up ‘living in a tent’ after no-fault eviction notice
Number of people on benefits who can’t afford rent has almost doubled since before pandemic
Number of people on benefits who can’t afford rent has almost doubled since before pandemic
Big Issue urges prime minister to protect renters with bold Rishi’s Removals stunt
Big Issue urges prime minister to protect renters with bold Rishi’s Removals stunt
‘The DWP refused me PIP and took universal credit deductions because my landlord told them to. How am I supposed to live?’
‘The DWP refused me PIP and took universal credit deductions because my landlord told them to. How am I supposed to live?’
This teenager with MS is fighting for change after DWP universal credit waiting times forced her to use food banks
This teenager with MS is fighting for change after DWP universal credit waiting times forced her to use food banks
Half a million seriously ill and disabled people could have universal credit cut under DWP plans
Half a million seriously ill and disabled people could have universal credit cut under DWP plans
It’s time we made childcare about children, not just about work
It’s time we made childcare about children, not just about work
What is universal credit? The DWP benefit explained
What is universal credit? The DWP benefit explained
Why the cost of living payment will not go far enough to help vulnerable people
Why the cost of living payment will not go far enough to help vulnerable people
Millions of people on universal credit do not have enough money to live
Millions of people on universal credit do not have enough money to live
It’s time universal credit is paid differently so women in a controlling relationship can leave their abuser
It’s time universal credit is paid differently so women in a controlling relationship can leave their abuser
Legacy benefits court case: Why claimants are still fighting for the £20 universal credit uplift
Legacy benefits court case: Why claimants are still fighting for the £20 universal credit uplift
‘People will starve and freeze’ if government U-turns on promise to increase benefits
‘People will starve and freeze’ if government U-turns on promise to increase benefits
‘I do not know how I’m going to survive’: Campaigners head to Number 10 to demand help in mini-budget
‘I do not know how I’m going to survive’: Campaigners head to Number 10 to demand help in mini-budget
Forcing working universal credit claimants to do more hours ‘does nothing to help childcare crisis’
Forcing working universal credit claimants to do more hours ‘does nothing to help childcare crisis’
New work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith has consistently voted to cut benefits
