The Latest Breaking News from Universal Credit

5 DWP loopholes mean thousands could miss out on £650 cost of living payment

The first instalment is due next month

Nottingham Post · Jun 25, 2022

Thousands could miss out on £650 cost of living cash for five reasons

We explain who will receive cash from next month and who won't

Liverpool Echo · Jun 25, 2022

Five loopholes that mean you won't get first half of £650 cost of living payment in July

To be eligible for the £650, you must first claim certain benefits - but there are other circumstances that mean you might miss out on the money - even if you do claim the right type of support

Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2022

Martin Lewis says everyone with a savings account needs to check it now

Martin said: "It's never been more important to maximise every penny of savings interest"

Liverpool Echo · Jun 23, 2022

Scots farmer forced to live in caravan after £2.25 petrol price leaves him penniless

Karl Hughes, a crofter who has lived on Tiree for 20 years, had to sell his home last year after falling behind on mortgage payments due to an accident that left him unable to work.

Daily Record · Jun 23, 2022

Martin Lewis urges savers to check their interest rates 'as soon as possible'

The personal finance guru says now is the time to 'maximise every penny of savings interest'

Wales Online · Jun 22, 2022

DWP benefit claimants to get £650 cost of living payment - 400,000 North East families eligible

More than eight million households in the UK will get a cash to ease cost of living pressures, including almost 400,000 in the North East

Chronicle Live · Jun 22, 2022

DWP payment worth £324 for millions could only arrive AFTER energy bills rise

A first cost of living payment worth £326 will arrive in Universal Credit claimants' bank accounts between July 14-31, the DWP says. But Labour fears the small print means a second payment may only arrive much later in the Autumn

Daily Mirror · Jun 22, 2022

What Universal Credit claimants need to know about July's cost of living payment change

Eligible households on means-tested benefits will receive the first half of a one-off cost of living payment next month

Chronicle Live · Jun 22, 2022

Martin Lewis issues warning to everyone with a savings account to check it now

The money-saving expert is urging everyone to check their savings pots no matter how much they have put away.

Daily Record · Jun 22, 2022