IT’S 11am on a rainy Thursday and one busy playground is lined with buggies where pre-school aged children are playing.  Just ...

The majority of benefits including Universal Credit are due to rise by 1.7% from April 7 - but some people may not see the ...

Universal Credit is made up of a standard allowance which is based on your age and if you’re claiming as a single person, or in a couple. The standard allowance is the basic amount you get ...

A new report suggests that the government's Universal Credit childcare scheme is leaving many parents "worse off". The Institute for Policy Research (IPR) has discovered that the scheme ...

SINGLE mum-of-two Annette struggled to pay her bills after a house move cost her more money than expected. The 41-year-old ...

The government's Universal Credit childcare scheme is leaving a number of parents "worse off" according to a new report. New research by the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) has found that the ...

Nearly 100,000 of the most vulnerable benefit claimants have not yet been transferred to universal credit, leaving them "on the precipice", an anti-poverty charity has warned. On Tuesday, new ...

Nearly a quarter of people receiving benefits did not make the move to universal credit after receiving a migration notice, government statistics have shown. Out of the households instructed to ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has disclosed the precise amount you can hold in your bank account before Universal Credit deductions are made. When assessing your eligibility for ...

People who receive certain benefits and tax credits from income support are starting to be moved to Universal Credit (UC). UC is a single benefit payment for working-age people, which is replacing ...

More than three million people are currently receiving Universal Credit without the requirement to seek employment. That figure is double the number of those actively job hunting while on the benefit.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says some Universal Credit claimants could be entitled to a refund. Those who received a Hardship Payment from Universal Credit within the period from ...