The Latest Breaking News from Universal Credit

Warning in Nottingham suburb that 'everyone is struggling' as cost of living increases

Some people have no money left for emergencies and say waiting around for benefits is no good

Nottingham Post · Apr 28, 2022

Mum forced to use food bank to feed her daughter despite having a full time job

Caroline Rice, who lives and works in County Fermanagh in rural Northern Ireland, is one of tens of thousands of workers in the UK who are being pushed into the poverty bracket because of spiralling living costs

Daily Mirror · Apr 28, 2022

400,000 people to lose their benefits in latest Government move

Another 900,000 people will see a reduction in the amount they receive

Wales Online · Apr 28, 2022

DWP shares details on which legacy benefit claimants might see higher or lower payments on Universal Credit

DWP also explains three ways 2.6m people on legacy benefits will migrate to Universal Credit.

Daily Record · Apr 27, 2022

Scots pick up 200,000 food bank parcels a year in 'accelerating' poverty crisis

Trussell Trust figures show its Scottish network provided more than 197,000 food parcels to people facing financial hardship across the country from April 1 last year to March 21 this year.

Daily Record · Apr 27, 2022

Food banks provide almost 200,000 parcels to people across Scotland in past year

Data released today shows that food banks in the Trussell Trust’s network provided some 197,000 food parcels to struggling families between 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

Glasgow Live · Apr 27, 2022

Winners and losers as DWP moves 2.6 million Brits to Universal Credit

The massive shake-up will begin on May 9 this year

Liverpool Echo · Apr 27, 2022

UK food banks have provided more than 2.1 million food parcels in past year

It is the first time food banks in the Trussell Trust’s network have handed out more than two million parcels outside the height of the pandemic.

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022

5 cost of living announcements scrambling Boris Johnson could make - with NO new money

Boris Johnson has asked his Cabinet to come up with urgent ideas to solve the cost of living crisis... weeks after hitting Brits with a tax hike, and being accused of too little action in his Spring Statement

Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2022

Mum shares secret tariff Sky customers can move to if they're struggling to pay their bills

The little known tariff could help struggling customers to stay connected

Manchester Evening News · Apr 26, 2022