Millions of people in the UK are currently claiming money from the DWP in the form of Universal Credit, Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit.
The payments are essential in helping people survive, and have become even more crucial after the pandemic.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates that around 500,000 households may now be eligible for Universal Credit when they didn’t before, as a result of changes introduced to the taper rate and work allowance rules at the end of November in 2021.
