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10 Jan 20
Councils failing to administer housing benefit correctly are driving families to become homeless, the local government watchdog has found.
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13 Nov 19
Whichever party addresses the shortcomings of universal credit, it should commit to designing the system hand in hand with claimants, writes Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s Iain Porter.
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22 Oct 19
Two thirds of young, single parents will be worse off as they switch to Universal Credit, a think-tank has warned.
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18 Oct 19
London boroughs should play a “leading role” in administering welfare support to residents in the capital, an umbrella group has said.
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18 Oct 19
The number of Universal Credit fraud cases more than doubled in three months, the Department for Work and Pensions permanent secretary Peter Schofield has revealed to a group of...
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30 Sep 19
Labour has promised to scrap the “unmitigated disaster” of Universal Credit and replace the Department for Work and Pensions with a ‘Department for Social Security’.
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28 Jun 19
There are three steps the government can take to transform the roll-out of Universal Credit, argues Jenny Luckett of Riverside Group.
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13 Jun 19
The introduction of universal credit, and in particular the five-week delay before receipt of the first payment, has led to an “unacceptable” rise in rent arrears north of the border.
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5 Jun 19
An £8.3bn package of investment in social security could lift 700,000 children out of poverty, according to charity analysis.
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28 May 19
Strikes over universal credit workloads could spread to other parts of the country, a union has warned.
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24 May 19
A Department for Work and Pensions minister will investigate a fraudulent loan company that stole an applicant’s identity to apply for universal credit.
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23 Apr 19
Universal credit will see 1.9 million claimants lose at least £1,000 each year compared to the previous benefits system, a think-tank has said.
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12 Apr 19
The impact of welfare policies in Northern Ireland will come under close scrutiny in London in the continuing absence of an executive in Stormont.
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19 Mar 19
The government needs to improve its post-Brexit plans for attracting talent to the UK, says think-tank Bright Blue’s director Ryan Shorthouse.
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6 Mar 19
Few would question the aims of universal credit – to deliver a more streamlined welfare system that pays benefits directly to claimants. But a series of funding cuts and failings mean it may never...
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14 Feb 19
MPs have criticised the government’s decision to reject their calls to ease benefit sanctions for claimants, saying the system is pushing people into “grinding poverty”.
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17 Jan 19
The government must lift the benefits freeze to stop increasing numbers of people falling into poverty, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation chief executive Campbell Robb.
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14 Jan 19
The government has side-stepped “the cruellest benefit cut in history” with the latest universal credit changes, according to the chair of the work and pensions committee.
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29 Oct 18
Philip Hammond has announced an extra funding boost for the government’s flagship universal credit welfare scheme and said the system is “here to stay”, despite criticism.
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19 Oct 18
Benefits claimants will receive a £1.67bn windfall, owing to “historic underpayments” by the government.
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24 Jul 18
Child poverty has risen twice as fast as official figures suggest and has been significantly underestimated in government data, a think-tank has warned.
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4 Jul 18
Work and pensions secretary Esther McVey has come under pressure to withdraw what have been described as misleading remarks about the success of the universal credit programme.
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15 Jun 18
Universal credit is pushing additional costs onto councils, while the overall scheme may never provide value for money, according to the National Audit Office.
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8 Jun 18
A charity is demanding a major shake up in the social security system because of “shameful” shortcomings that left one and a half million people in destitution in 2017.
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26 Jan 18
The introduction of universal credit poses a “significant risk” to public spending control, the Office of Budget Responsibility has warned.
10 Jan 20Councils failing to administer housing benefit correctly are driving families to become homeless, the local government watchdog has found.
13 Nov 19Whichever party addresses the shortcomings of universal credit, it should commit to designing the system hand in hand with claimants, writes Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s Iain Porter.
18 Oct 19London boroughs should play a “leading role” in administering welfare support to residents in the capital, an umbrella group has said.
18 Oct 19The number of Universal Credit fraud cases more than doubled in three months, the Department for Work and Pensions permanent secretary Peter Schofield has revealed to a group of...
13 Jun 19The introduction of universal credit, and in particular the five-week delay before receipt of the first payment, has led to an “unacceptable” rise in rent arrears north of the border.
5 Jun 19An £8.3bn package of investment in social security could lift 700,000 children out of poverty, according to charity analysis.
28 May 19Strikes over universal credit workloads could spread to other parts of the country, a union has warned.
24 May 19A Department for Work and Pensions minister will investigate a fraudulent loan company that stole an applicant’s identity to apply for universal credit.
23 Apr 19Universal credit will see 1.9 million claimants lose at least £1,000 each year compared to the previous benefits system, a think-tank has said.
12 Apr 19The impact of welfare policies in Northern Ireland will come under close scrutiny in London in the continuing absence of an executive in Stormont.
19 Mar 19The government needs to improve its post-Brexit plans for attracting talent to the UK, says think-tank Bright Blue’s director Ryan Shorthouse.
6 Mar 19Few would question the aims of universal credit – to deliver a more streamlined welfare system that pays benefits directly to claimants. But a series of funding cuts and failings mean it may never...
17 Jan 19The government must lift the benefits freeze to stop increasing numbers of people falling into poverty, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation chief executive Campbell Robb.
29 Oct 18Philip Hammond has announced an extra funding boost for the government’s flagship universal credit welfare scheme and said the system is “here to stay”, despite criticism.
24 Jul 18Child poverty has risen twice as fast as official figures suggest and has been significantly underestimated in government data, a think-tank has warned.
8 Jun 18A charity is demanding a major shake up in the social security system because of “shameful” shortcomings that left one and a half million people in destitution in 2017.
26 Jan 18The introduction of universal credit poses a “significant risk” to public spending control, the Office of Budget Responsibility has warned.
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