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1 Nov 17
A think-tank has called for the government to inject an extra £3bn into universal credit to make it “fit for purpose”.
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26 Oct 17
Making claimants wait six weeks for their first universal credit payment is “cruel” and should be cut from six weeks to one month as a matter of urgency, according to a cross-party group...
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18 Oct 17
Councils could see a reduction in the money they receive to ensure a target numbers of homes are built in their areas, the housing minister has warned.
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18 Oct 17
Councils in the UK have called on the government to pause or slow down the roll of universal credit as they divert their own scarce funds into helping financially struggling claimants.
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9 Oct 17
The government should end the benefits freeze rather than increasing the personal tax allowance to help struggling families, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
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14 Sep 17
The expansion of universal credit is “a disaster waiting to happen” as it pushes people into debt, Citizens Advice has claimed.
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25 Jul 17
Council housing managers have urged the government to halt the rolling introduction of Universal Credit, which they said is causing “considerable hardship” to tenants.
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10 Jul 17
The government’s planned roll-out of Universal Credit should be paused until significant problems are addressed, Citizens Advice has warned.
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15 Feb 17
Universal credit claimants can now receive free support for their personal finances through an online money management tool.
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13 Jan 17
The Scottish Government has announced the first changes to its benefits regime under the welfare powers devolved by last year’s Scotland Act – but was criticised by its opponents for not...
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25 May 16
The government’s flagship Universal Credit benefit reform scheme has been opened up to all claimants for the first time in five parts of England.
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11 May 16
The government’s plans to increase the support available to in-work claimants of its flagship Universal Credit benefit could represent the most significant welfare reform since 1948, but are...
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3 May 16
The government’s Universal Credit benefit reform scheme must be “reclaimed” from the Treasury in order to achieve its aim of making work pay, the Resolution Foundation has warned today.
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14 Mar 16
Prime minister David Cameron has announced a help-to-save scheme that could see the government top up 3.5 million low-income people’s savings by £1,200.
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16 Feb 16
The government’s Universal Credit reforms will create “huge disincentives” for families receiving the payment to have more than £6,000 in savings, according to an analysis by...
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3 Feb 16
Universal Credit will cut annual benefit spending by £2.7bn, an analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found, but more than 2 million working families are likely to be worse off.
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21 Dec 15
Delays and errors in delivering benefits are “plunging families into hunger”, a report by the Work and Pensions Select Committee has found.
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4 Dec 15
Labour has said that cuts to benefit entitlements being introduced through Universal Credit mean controversial tax credit reductions have been “rebranded” by the government rather than reversed.
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16 Nov 15
A further 17 job centres will start taking new Universal Credit claims from today, the Department for Work and Pensions has announced.
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21 Sep 15
The government’s flagship Universal Credit welfare reform will be available in three-quarters of all jobcentres by Christmas under the next phase of its national rollout, ministers have said.
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1 Sep 15
The November Spending Review must set out plans to deal with a £10bn funding hole facing councils, the Local Government Association has said.
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24 Aug 15
Iain Duncan Smith has said the government is considering reforms to disability benefits to end the current “binary” eligibility tests for claimants.
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18 Aug 15
Family carers for vulnerable children in Scotland are likely to be left worse off under Universal Credit because of the UK government’s failure to take proper account of Scotland’s different legal...
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21 Jul 15
The Department for Work & Pensions and HM Revenue & Customs have successfully reduced fraud and error in the payment of benefits and tax credits, but more needs to be done to address risks...
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13 Jul 15
Universal Credit is being rolled out to 14 new jobcentres, largely in London and Cornwall.
1 Nov 17A think-tank has called for the government to inject an extra £3bn into universal credit to make it “fit for purpose”.
26 Oct 17Making claimants wait six weeks for their first universal credit payment is “cruel” and should be cut from six weeks to one month as a matter of urgency, according to a cross-party group...
18 Oct 17Councils could see a reduction in the money they receive to ensure a target numbers of homes are built in their areas, the housing minister has warned.
9 Oct 17The government should end the benefits freeze rather than increasing the personal tax allowance to help struggling families, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
14 Sep 17The expansion of universal credit is “a disaster waiting to happen” as it pushes people into debt, Citizens Advice has claimed.
10 Jul 17The government’s planned roll-out of Universal Credit should be paused until significant problems are addressed, Citizens Advice has warned.
15 Feb 17Universal credit claimants can now receive free support for their personal finances through an online money management tool.
3 May 16The government’s Universal Credit benefit reform scheme must be “reclaimed” from the Treasury in order to achieve its aim of making work pay, the Resolution Foundation has warned today.
14 Mar 16Prime minister David Cameron has announced a help-to-save scheme that could see the government top up 3.5 million low-income people’s savings by £1,200.
21 Dec 15Delays and errors in delivering benefits are “plunging families into hunger”, a report by the Work and Pensions Select Committee has found.
4 Dec 15Labour has said that cuts to benefit entitlements being introduced through Universal Credit mean controversial tax credit reductions have been “rebranded” by the government rather than reversed.
1 Sep 15The November Spending Review must set out plans to deal with a £10bn funding hole facing councils, the Local Government Association has said.
24 Aug 15Iain Duncan Smith has said the government is considering reforms to disability benefits to end the current “binary” eligibility tests for claimants.
18 Aug 15Family carers for vulnerable children in Scotland are likely to be left worse off under Universal Credit because of the UK government’s failure to take proper account of Scotland’s different legal...
21 Jul 15The Department for Work & Pensions and HM Revenue & Customs have successfully reduced fraud and error in the payment of benefits and tax credits, but more needs to be done to address risks...
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