Universal Credit

RHS Harlow Carr

RHS offer £1 entry to its gardens for low income households

'The new deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, Lee Anderson is wrong to believe that charities supporting asylum seekers in Calais are involved in a multimillion-pound industry'. PIC: UK Parliament/PA Wire

Lee Anderson: ‘myth’ those on Universal credit are in poverty

A child carries a tray with food during lunch-break at St Mary’s RC Primary School, in Battersea, south London.

Number of children in food poverty nearly doubles to four million

The government could tell GPs to issue less sick notes in order to boost the economy.

Government could tell GPs to sign fewer sick notes to boost economy

The first £301 instalment of the money, which is intended to help vulnerable people pay their energy and grocery bills as inflation hits a 40-year high, is due to hit bank accounts this spring.

1.7 million people set to miss out on £301 cost of living payment

The rules for Universal Credit are due to change in February.

Six major money changes coming in February

People who claim Universal Credit should be aware of what changes in circumstances they need to report to the DWP

The 21 changes benefit claimants must report to DWP to avoid court

Around 120,000 people are set to be affected by the changes, which could stop Universal Credit payments.

New rule could stop Universal Credit payments for thousands

DWP are set to axe six benefits by 2024 as they are being replaced by Universal Credit (Photo: Getty Images)

DWP to scrap these six benefits by 2024 - full list

A general view of the Royal Courts of Justice in London.

Benefit claimants could get £1,500 payment if court appeal successful

Undated file photo of a person using a central heating thermostat.

Freezing conditions trigger cold weather payments

Users complained overnight that they could not access the HMRC’s Universal Credit portal to check on payment dates and extra help

Universal Credit: HMRC website experiences technical issues overnight

Nearly 2 million children could have their benefits cut under a new government scheme

Nearly 2 million children living in households with reduced benefits

Vodafone, EE and BT customers face huge phone bill hike in April

Cold Weather Payment to close in days - check if you can claim £25 energy rebate

Child Benefit payments will increase in April (Photo: Adobe)

New Child Benefit rates from next month as payments to increase

Inflation will hit many hard (Image: Getty Images)

170,000 North East children facing ‘major’ social security cuts

Affected customers will see their phone and broadband bills go up by an extra £3.50 per month (Photo: Shutterstock)

Four million homes missing out on £144 saving on broadband bills

Universal Credit is paid monthly to help low-income families (Photo: Shutterstock)

Universal Credit payment dates for Easter bank holiday 2022

Time to find a job cut from three months to four weeks under Universal Credit ch...

Picture of the NUFC food bank

Christmas focus: Shining a light on the Newcastle West End Foodbank

Around 500,000 workers who claim Universal Credit are estimated to be in line to benefit before Christmas (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is what you need to know about today's Universal Credit changes

National Living Wage to increase for millions: how much it will rise by and when

The Tyne bridge and River Tyne in Newcastle (Pic from Shutterstock)

Calls to reintroduce £20 Universal Credit uplift in Newcastle

Tory MP says living on £81k annual salary 'really grim' and calls for pay rise

What PM will say in his conference speech - from social care to ‘levelling-up’

The funding will be made available to local concils in England in October (Photo: Shutterstock)

Government launches £500m support scheme to help vulnerable over winter

Customers face £30 monthly price hike when energy suppliers go bust

Marcus Rashford has warned that ending the uplift will see millions of people lose a “lifeline” (Photo: Getty Images)

Marcus Rashford makes plea to MPs to keep Universal Credit uplift ‘lifeline’

Martin Lewis, the founder of MoneySavingExpert.com, has warned that some people could see their bills surge by 40% in the coming weeks (Getty Images)

Martin Lewis gives his advice on what customers should do as gas prices soar

94% of local authorities in England expect to see an increase in newly unemploye...

Claimants should receive their benefits on the last working day before the bank holiday (Photo: Getty Images)

When Universal Credit and benefits payments will be paid over August bank holida...

Downing street spends £90,000 on two paintings amid freezes to key workers' pay