A damning new report has laid bare just how people on Personal Independent Payment (PIP) and Employment and Support Allowance ...

The unemployment rate in the UK has gone up again, according to recently released figures. Unemployment rose by 4.4% in the three months to November, up from 4.3% in the three months to October. Added ...

Officers later recovered a drug phone, crack cocaine, heroin, cash and high-value designer clothing from Raven’s home. Responding to Raven’s sentence, Detective Inspector Tim Jones said**:** “Iestyn ...

Universal Credit claimants have been warned their payments could be stopped if they fail to notify authorities about key changes to their circumstances this year. Those in receipt of Universal ...

People who claim benefits like Universal Credit and Pension Credit are being warned they could face payment cuts between 5% and 20% in exceptional circumstances. The cuts, called "third party ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a caution to claimants of six benefits that they could be disadvantaged by the switch to Universal Credit. Claimants currently receiving ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is ushering in a major overhaul by replacing numerous ageing legacy benefits with Universal Credit, impacting countless individuals across the nation.

Universal Credit is a benefit for people of working age who are on a low income or out of work. It's a single payment that combines six existing benefits, including Income Support, Jobseeker's ...

Already receive child tax credit Have claimed working tax credit in the past year. Otherwise, you'll need to claim Universal Credit. Working tax credit ends on 5 April 2025 Tax credits end on 5 April ...

A Guardian investigation revealed that the machine-learning programme utilised by the DWP to detect universal credit fraud disproportionately targeted certain groups over others, showing bias based on ...