The Latest Breaking News from Universal Credit

12,000 Universal Credit advisers told to reapply for their jobs

Thousands of people who help those apply for benefits or find work are at risk on unemployment

Wales Online · Feb 7, 2022

Thousands of DWP workers told to reapply for their own jobs

Those who advise people on Universal Credit and Jobseekers Allowance face being let go

Liverpool Echo · Feb 6, 2022

12,000 DWP work coaches in 'biggest ever Jobs Army' told to reapply for their own jobs

Thousands of Universal Credit advisors who were hired to form Britain’s 'biggest ever Jobs Army' are now having to reapply for their jobs - with one telling the Mirror they are “let down” and “blindsided”

Daily Mirror · Feb 6, 2022

Energy hike: Charity calls for help to target poorest families

Action for Children calls for more targeted support for poorest households to help them through the cost of living crisis

Chronicle Live · Feb 4, 2022

DWP could keep tabs on your private life if you're on Universal Credit or State Pension

Benefits investigators can carry out a number of checks without consent, including look at your bank details and social media

Liverpool Echo · Feb 4, 2022

DWP could be looking into your private life without consent if you're on Universal Credit, PIP or State Pension

The DWP can access things like bank accounts, social media and conversations as they carry out investigations into suspected fraudsters

Chronicle Live · Feb 3, 2022

DWP could be monitoring your private life without consent if you're on Universal Credit, PIP or State Pension

The DWP can access things like bank accounts, social media and conversations

Manchester Evening News · Feb 2, 2022

Concerns Universal Credit claimants in West Dunbartonshire could face tough sanctions under new rules

Jobseekers will have to look for work outside their chosen field from the fourth week of their claim, rather than after three months, or face sanctions.

Daily Record · Feb 1, 2022

DWP Universal Credit claimants to see benefits cut under tough new sanctions

The Department for Work and Pensions has introduced a new initiative in a bid to get 500,000 people back into employment that will see Universal Credit claimants face tougher sanctions if they fail to find a job

Glasgow Live · Feb 1, 2022

Universal Credit payments of up to £596 a month now available to more than 1.3m people in work

A rule change last year means more people are now eligible for financial support.

Daily Record · Feb 1, 2022