The Latest Breaking News from Universal Credit

DWP confirms change to Universal Credit payment date due to Jubilee Bank Holiday

Pension payments may also be affected by the Bank Holiday

Nottingham Post · May 9, 2022

DWP warns legacy benefit claimants to apply for Universal Credit before deadline or payments will stop

A deadline date for making a claim will be given on the Migration Notice letter.

Daily Record · May 9, 2022

Universal Credit shake up restarts and what you need to know

The rollout had been paused during the pandemic

Liverpool Echo · May 9, 2022

One in seven households have adults ‘skipping meals or going hungry’

The number of people struggling has risen by 57 per cent in three months, research suggests

The Independent UK · May 8, 2022

One in seven adults in homes ‘where people have skipped meals or gone hungry’

The “chilling” figures on food insecurity come at a time when the cost-of-living crisis is increasingly hitting households.

The Independent UK · May 8, 2022

Plan to move legacy claimants on to Universal Credit ‘too dangerous to continue’

The incomes of more than 700,000 people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and dementia could be put at risk, charities have warned.

The Independent UK · May 8, 2022

Mum on Universal Credit 'intimidated' over bailiff's £400 parking demand

She was given a ticket after parking over a white line during a visit to the seaside

Manchester Evening News · May 8, 2022

Mum on Universal Credit 'intimidated' as bailiffs demand £400 over seaside parking dispute

She had parked over a white line because of difficulties getting children and a pushchair out of her car

Wales Online · May 8, 2022

Single mum on Universal Credit 'threatened by council bailiffs' in £400 parking row

Jemma Martin, 31, from Beechdale in Nottingham, was given a parking notice while on a bank holiday trip to Skegness with her then-partner and young children in August last year

Daily Mirror · May 7, 2022

Lanarkshire customers receiving annual renewal packs from HMRC

People have until July 31 to check their details are correct and update HMRC if there has been a change in their circumstances

Daily Record · May 7, 2022