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The Latest Breaking News from Universal Credit

DWP Universal Credit loophole means thousands will not receive cost of living payment

It is due to a payday issue

Nottingham Post

People on certain benefits can get two year DWP loans worth up to £812

It can be used to buy essential products and services

Nottingham Post

Employment figures in Monklands rise by almost 3000 over the past year

Less people making alternative claimant counts, although Universal Credit claims across North Lanarkshire are on the rise

Daily Record

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DWP Bank Holiday 2022 payment dates for Universal Credit, PIP and other benefits

Bank Holidays usually mean payments come earlier

Bristol Post

Almost half of young people have gone to bed hungry in past year – Centrepoint

Lack of food is having a long-term impact on young people’s health and prospects as they bear the brunt of the cost-of-living crisis, says charity

Wales Online

Almost half of young people have gone to bed hungry in last year – Centrepoint

A lack of food is having a long-term impact on young people’s health and future prospects, the youth homelessness charity Centrepoint warned.

The Independent UK

DWP loans worth up to £812 for people claiming certain benefits can be repaid over two years

An application decision could be received in as little as seven days.

Daily Record

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DWP Universal Credit claimants can be forced to return home from holiday

People who claim Universal Credit from the Department for Work and Pensions may be forced to return home from a holiday early in some circumstances, or risk losing access to the benefit

Glasgow Live

DWP Universal Credit claimants could have payments stopped when on holiday

People must follow the conditions attached to their claim

Bristol Post

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says UK railways 'can't cope' with this weather

The government minister admits the whole system needs replacing and it will take 'decades'

Chronicle Live

Unknown Universal Credit rule that can force you to fly home early from holiday

The DWP has strict rules to follow when making a Universal Credit claim, and breaching them means your summer getaway could be cut short and your benefits stopped

Daily Mirror

DWP holiday rule could stop your Universal Credit and force you to fly home

A warning has been issued

Nottingham Post

Universal Credit can be stopped if you go on holiday

The DWP can insist you return home to go to an interview, or spend 37 hours a week on holiday looking for a job and completing a CV

Wales Online

DWP can stop Universal Credit payments and force you to come home if you're on holiday

The Department for Work and Pensions has warned people they must stick to the conditions attached to their claim

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Daily Record

Scots claiming Universal Credit 'could miss out' on cost of living payment

EXCLUSIVE: SNP MP Martin Docherty-Hughes has written to the DWP to raise concerns about "flawed" rules on who is eligible for the cost-of-living payment.

Daily Record

Check if your disability benefit qualifies for new £150 cost of living payment due in September

People on nine different disability benefits may be eligible for one-off payment from DWP.

Daily Record

HMRC shares quickest way to renew Tax Credits to avoid payments being stopped this month

Tax Credit claims must be renewed before July 31.

Daily Record

Managed migration for people on legacy benefits in two new areas will start next week

Older-style benefits including Tax Credits, JSA and Housing Benefit are being replaced by Universal Credit.

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Wales Online

Millions of households to get £1,200 boost by Christmas, DWP confirms

Those on Universal Credit, JSA, ESA, Income Support, Pension Credit, Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit are eligible

Daily Record

Renfrewshire MSP slams Tory candidates for "silence" on child poverty

Families are struggling to pay for basic needs such as shoes and many are relying on food banks to feed their families

Liverpool Echo

Universal Credit shakeup could mean people miss payments

A trialled Universal Credit process could see some claimants miss out unfairly

Daily Record

Lanarkshire MSP hits out at Tory leadership candidates' 'silence' over child poverty

Fulton MacGregor claims 'progress is being undermined by decades of Westminster austerity policies'

Chronicle Live

DWP cost of living payment: Why you may not have your received your money yet

Theories have circulated on why the first £326 has not been sent to everyone - but DWP says don't panic because payments are on track

Daily Record

New programmes launched to help Renfrewshire residents get back into work

Councillor Andy Steel announced that the project will be used to break down barriers and boost recovery from the pandemic

Daily Mirror

50 ways the Tories have clobbered British workers over 12 years in power

12 years of Tory rule have also shredded the safety nets on which people used to rely. At the same time they have turned the screws on the unions and failed to deliver on their promises to improve employment rights. Here's 50 reasons the patience of workers has finally snapped

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