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The Latest Breaking News from Universal Credit

What you can do today to tackle debt and ward off personal insolvency

Feeling overwhelmed by how much you owe? Small steps can make debt feel much more manageable.

The Independent UK

Giving families an extra £20 a week could cut children’s chances of entering care, study finds

The uplift to Universal Credit during the Covid-19 pandemic showed that children who benefitted were less likely to progress to child protection plans

The Independent UK

What we know about new universal credit changes

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The Independent UK

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‘Millions will be affected’ by the universal credit changes now in force

A key revision will cut health-related benefits in half for new claimants, but will save £1bn, according to the government

The Independent UK

Universal Credit health benefit slashed by nearly half

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The Independent UK

Jobless Families' Benefits Boost Drives Historic UK Welfare Reform and Triggers Middle-Class Anger

UK families are set to gain up to £6,400 as the two-child benefit cap ends, sparking widespread debate over middle-class tax pressures

International Business Times UK

Universal credit health benefit reform sees cut for new claimants this week

From Monday, new claimants for the health element of universal credit (UC) will get a lower rate of £217.26 a month

The Independent UK

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Universal Credit deadline extended for certain benefit claimants

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The Independent UK

DWP gives new deadline for benefit claimants to make crucial switch

A key date has been moved back by at least several months

The Independent UK

Martin Lewis issues urgent warning to Universal Credit claimants

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The Independent UK

Martin Lewis warns simple Universal Credit mistake could lead to £100 fine

Martin Lewis has issued an urgent warning to Universal Credit claimants as he tells them “do not assume”.

The Independent UK

New DWP change sees more than 300,000 miss out on benefits

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The Independent UK

Reform plans ICE-style borders agency for UK under new migration plan

Amnesty International UK accused Reform UK of scapegoating migrants to ‘justify mass deportations and expanded police surveillance’

The Independent UK

Nearly 5 million people missing out on £220 a year, broadband experts warn

One expert describes the issue as a ‘cost of living scandal’

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The Independent UK

Over half of DWP disability assessors quit in a year over feeling ‘despised’

Department for Work and Pensions reveals that health professions are leaving profession in droves

The Independent UK

Labour urged to fix Universal Credit with more than 15m households to claim key benefit from April

A Department for Work and Pensions spokesperson said the Universal Credit system was being reviewed, including how claimants can be supported before their first payment

International Business Times UK

Universal Credit Surge: 1.5M Added To 'No Work' List Under Keir Starmer

Labour's welfare policy faces intense scrutiny as 1.5 million people are added to Universal Credit's 'no work' list, sparking fierce debate over sickness claims, government control, and Britain's spiralling £177bn benefits bill.

International Business Times UK

Universal Credit and Cost of Living Support: What You Can Still Claim in February — £24bn Still Unclaimed

Millions can still claim Universal Credit, council tax help and social tariffs in February, with more than £24bn in UK benefits and bill support going unclaimed.

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International Business Times UK

Universal Credit 2026 Increase Comes With a Quiet Cut for Sick and Disabled Claimants

Universal Credit rises above inflation from April 2026, but new rules cut health payments for sick and disabled people making new claims under welfare reforms.

The Independent UK

All the cost of living support Labour is promising as US-Iran war threatens new crisis

Prime minister says there is a ‘long-term plan’ in place to deal with the economic fallout of the US-Iran war

Evening Standard

DWP confirms payment date changes for Christmas and New Year

Both the DWP and HMRC have set out revised payment dates for the festive period

The Independent UK

Martin Lewis warns millions on Universal Credit could be blocked from switching bank accounts

Martin Lewis has issued a warning to up to 8.3 million people on Universal Credit (UC), who he says may be effectively blocked from switching bank accounts.

Evening Standard

DWP to end two benefit schemes in April 2026: Here's how to transfer to Universal Credit

The Department for Work and Pensions will abolish Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance by April 2026, urging claimants to transfer to Universal Credit to maintain their benefits

The Independent UK

‘It’s too scary to be in a tent’: On the frontline of this winter’s refugee homelessness crisis

Tens of thousands of refugees could face homelessness this winter as frontline workers speak of being forced into ‘crisis response mode’, writes Bryony Gooch

The Independent UK

Help to Save scheme: Who is eligible for 50% government bonus and how does it work?

Three million low earners are eligible for a huge top-up on their savings - here’s what to do

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