The Latest Breaking News from Universal Credit

£324 Cost of Living Payment should be paid to most by today- but some will get it later

People who claim income-based benefits like Universal Credit and JSA should get second part of the £650 payment by the end of Wednesday November 23

Chronicle Live · Nov 23, 2022

Martin Lewis says millions can still claim help even if they are not on benefits

Martin Lewis said millions are missing out on vital help by not checking what else is available

Liverpool Echo · Nov 22, 2022

Cost of living payment details for pensioners - and how to claim winter fuel payments

We are all feeling the pinch this winter as the cost of living increases, so what Government help is out there for pensioners?

Chronicle Live · Nov 22, 2022

DWP: Five Universal Credit changes on the way after Autumn Statement - and how they will affect you

Jeremey Hunt's announcements brought good and bad news for families who rely on Universal Credit

Chronicle Live · Nov 20, 2022

DWP Universal Credit payments to rise 10.1% in April 2023 - see how much you'll get

The news was confirmed by Jeremy Hunt in the Autumn Statement - check how much you'll be getting when the new amounts are introduced next year

Chronicle Live · Nov 19, 2022

'Jeremy Hunt promised an eye-watering budget - but the tears are all ours not his'

Don't be fooled by the generosity, says Paul Routledge, it's our state pension but the Chancellor will make us wait longer for it, and those on Universal Credit will be told to get back to work or lose money

Daily Mirror · Nov 18, 2022

DWP benefit rates from April including State Pension, Universal Credit, Income Support and PIP

Millions of people across the UK are in receipt of some form of State Pension or benefit

Wales Online · Nov 18, 2022

Martin Lewis reacts to budget fears for 'squeezed middle'

Martin Lewis welcomed some aspects of the budget, but said some people would miss out on help

Wales Online · Nov 18, 2022

Dis Life: 'Disabled people need financial protections to help raise our living standards'

Anna Morell, from Disability Rights UK, says four of the fourteen million disabled people in this country lived in poverty before the cost of living crisis - and that figure is not going down

Daily Mirror · Nov 18, 2022

Six huge Universal Credit changes announced in the Autumn Statement - how they affect you

There were plenty of changes for Universal Credit claimants announced in the Autumn Statement - but do they affect your benefit payments and will there be further cost of living help?

Daily Mirror · Nov 18, 2022