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The Latest Breaking News from Universal Credit

Is the DWP checking bank accounts? What you need to know about inspections

Recipients of benefits could have their bank accounts inspected by the government if new powers are granted

Evening Standard

Labour ‘must spend billions on welfare or poverty will soar’

Britain’s benefits system needs urgent reform, at a cost of £12bn, charities and experts warn

The Guardian - UK

Universal Credit changes 2024: Benefit migration, cost of living payments, and more

Find out below what changes are coming up and how they could affect you

Evening Standard

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When will tax credits move to universal credit?

Universal Credit is paid for people who are on a low income, need help with living costs, are self-employed or part time, out of work and have a health condition that affects their ability to work

Evening Standard

UK Pension System Faces Scrutiny as Government Data Powers Raise Concerns Over Errors and Fraud

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) shed light on computer errors within the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) that resulted in 165,000 individuals missing out on £1.2 billion in the preceding year.

International Business Times UK

No benefits sanctions in an independent Scotland, ministers say

BENEFITS sanctions feed into a “vicious cycle” of destitution and would not be used in an independent Scotland, government ministers have said…

The National (Scotland)

Independent Scotland would scrap two-child limit and bedroom tax, says new paper

AN independent Scotland could remove the two-child benefit limit and bedroom tax, a new Scottish Government white paper has said.

The National (Scotland)

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Keir Starmer removes leadership election pledges from website

PLEDGES made by Labour Party leader Keir Starmer during the 2020 leadership election have been removed from his website.

The National (Scotland)

What the UK government's back to work plan covers – and why it is unlikely to boost people's job prospects

Ahead of the UK government’s latest economic statement, the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, and the secretary of state for work and pensions, Mel Stride, unveiled a new employment support package dubbed the back to work plan.

The Conversation

Single mother says Hunt’s welfare reforms ‘won’t really help people like myself’

Universal Credit and other benefits will increase by 6.7% next year in line with September’s inflation figure, Jeremy Hunt said.

The Independent UK

Martin Lewis reacts as Universal Credit £470 increase announced

Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis shared his thoughts as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a £470 rise in payments to Universal Credit claimants

The National (Scotland)

Free prescriptions and legal aid to end for benefit claimants not seeking work

Digital tools will also be used to ‘track’ attendance at job fairs and interviews under the toughened sanctions regime.

The Independent UK

Westminster urged to end Universal Credit age discrimination by young Scots mums

YOUNG Scottish mums have urged political leaders to end age discrimination in Universal Credit ahead of the Autumn Budget.

The National (Scotland)

'Heartless' Tory benefit cuts would force sick and disabled back into work

TORY plans to force hundreds of thousands of sick and disabled people back into work have been branded “heartless” by the SNP.

The National (Scotland)

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The Independent UK

Man who shook partner’s toddler to death guilty of murder

Maya Chappell’s mother has been convicted of child cruelty and allowing her death while her partner was convicted of murder and cruelty.

The Independent UK

Number 10 rejects UN envoy criticisms of UK welfare spending

A UN enjoy sharply criticised poverty rates and welfare spending in the country.

The National (Scotland)

'I can't believe I can't tell my mum I'm running for Westminster' says SNP candidate

WHEN Jacqueline Cameron discovered she had been chosen as the SNP candidate who will fight to replace Mhairi Black at Westminster, there was one…

The National (Scotland)

DWP announces major change for parents on Universal Credit

The DWP has announced changes for thousands of parents in receipt of Universal Credit

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The Independent UK

Families with children most likely to suffer cost-of-living hardship – study

The Chancellor has been called on to address a ‘cost-of-children crisis’ in the forthcoming autumn statement as research highlights family struggles.

The Independent UK

Freezing working-age benefits could save £4 billion but come at ‘terrible cost’

A cash-freeze on Universal Credit and other benefits could plunge an additional 400,000 children into poverty, according to research.

The National (Scotland)

MSPs call on UK Government to scrap 'abhorrent' two-child benefit cap

MSPs have called on the UK Government to scrap the two-child benefit cap following a heated debate in the Scottish Parliament ...

The National (Scotland)

One in 10 people in Scotland living in ‘very deep poverty’, report finds

HALF-A-MILLION people are in “very deep poverty” in Scotland with statistics showing women and ethnic minorities are disproportionately at risk,…

The Independent UK

Low income families could boost their income by up to £24,000 a year with new scheme

Across the UK, an estimated £19 billion worth of benefits goes unclaimed each year

Evening Standard

Renewing tax credits: when is the deadline and do you need to contact DWP?

Tax credits are being phased out completely

The National (Scotland)

Gordon Brown in challenge to Keir Starmer over backing Tory benefit policies

GORDON Brown has said the UK’s benefit system is failing to support those living in poverty – in an indirect challenge to Keir Starmer who has…

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