The Latest Breaking News from Jobcentre

114,000 people could lose benefits as Universal Credit rules change next week

A key rate used to determine whether you get Universal Credit is changing

Wales Online · Sep 20, 2022

DWP Universal Credit changes mean thousands could lose benefits from next week

Roughly 114,000 people will be at risk of losing their benefit because of the changes

Liverpool Echo · Sep 20, 2022

Universal Credit rule change coming NEXT WEEK could mean thousands risk losing benefits

Roughly 114,000 people will be moved from the “light touch” work group to “intensive work search” as part of changes to the Administration Earnings Threshold (AET) for those claiming Universal Credit

Daily Mirror · Sep 19, 2022

DWP denies £326 cost of living payment to 'sanctioned' Universal Credit claimants

Campaigners demanded that the Department for Work and Pensions tear up the 'outrageous' decision on some sanctioned claimants - with energy bills potentially topping £5,000 each year.

Chronicle Live · Aug 15, 2022

DWP denies £326 cost of living payment to Universal Credit claimants who got a sanction

Campaigners demanded the DWP tear up the “outrageous” and “ill-judged” decision on some sanctioned claimants, revealed in guidance seen by the Mirror, as energy bills could top £5,000 a year

Daily Mirror · Aug 15, 2022

Huge Universal Credit shake-up will see thousands more people pressured into finding work

Roughly 114,000 people will be moved from the "light touch" work group to "intensive work search" due to a planned increase in the Administration Earnings Threshold (AET)

Daily Mirror · Aug 15, 2022

What to do if you can't afford your energy bill

Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine are behind rising oil and gas prices

Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2022

Leeds city centre Jobcentre to close down for good announces DWP

The Eastgate centre will close along with eight other 'older and poorer' offices across the country

Leeds Live · Jul 23, 2022

Jobcentres to close under DWP shake-up - full list of sites affected

The Government says they are "poorer quality, older offices"

Wales Online · Jul 21, 2022

UK's kindest village leads the way in housing refugees fleeing war-torn Ukraine

The small village of Arnside in Cumbria may have only a few thousand residents but they are giants when it comes to kindness - they are leading the way in welcoming those fleeing Ukraine with open arms

Daily Mirror · Jul 11, 2022