MILLIONS of households on benefits will see their payments rise by at least inflation from April 2026. From next month, the basic amount of Universal Credit most people receive, known as the ...

WELFARE spending is set to rise by £18billion to £333billion this year, according to documents published alongside the Spring ...

Spring is approaching, meaning brighter weather and hopefully lower bills as cold weather costs begin to drop. March can be a difficult month for many, as we await all the changes – good and bad – ...

Notifying DWP is easy. If you’re now part of a couple that live together, just go to your online Universal Credit account, go ...

An element of Universal Credit is changing with new claimants of that payment set to receive less money - here are more details ...

Millions of individuals claiming Universal Credit will have to wait longer to receive increased payments - despite rates rising in April. The Universal Credit standard allowance, which is the amount ...

Millions of people have been affected by the changes to Universal Credit ...

New figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reveal that tens of thousands of claimants had their payments reduced in a single month. The overwhelming majority of sanctions were issued ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published its new proposed Universal Credit payment rates for April 2026. Under the new Universal Credit Act, the standard allowance - which is the ...

The Department for Work and Pensions has responded to the sharp increase in Universal Credit claimants in recent years, ...

Labour has been urged to fix Universal Credit with more than 15m households set to claim the benefit from April. A Department for Work and Pensions spokesperson said the Universal Credit system was ...