Benefits
Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit

Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit
You could be eligible for universal credit without realising it. Here is everything you need to know about how to apply
More than £4bn in benefits will go unclaimed in London this year: 'Too many people miss out'

More than £4bn in benefits will go unclaimed in London this year: 'Too many people miss out'
Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations

Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations
The DWP is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of disabled people. Here's how to overhaul it
The DWP is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of disabled people. Here's how to overhaul it
Here's when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025
Here's when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025
Labour faces another mass rebellion over reforms to the universal credit system, MPs fear

Labour faces another mass rebellion over reforms to the universal credit system, MPs fear
Energy bills are rising this October. What do I do if I can't afford to pay?

Energy bills are rising this October. What do I do if I can't afford to pay?
DWP payment dates in October 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month

DWP payment dates in October 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
DWP plans could see more than 50,000 disabled people lose access to vital work support

DWP plans could see more than 50,000 disabled people lose access to vital work support
What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I'm eligible?

What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I'm eligible?
What is PIP and how do I claim it? Everything you need to know about the DWP disability benefit

What is PIP and how do I claim it? Everything you need to know about the DWP disability benefit
What is universal credit? The DWP benefit explained

What is universal credit? The DWP benefit explained
How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments

How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments
Reform UK's plan to ban benefits for migrants is 'an attack on the backbone of this country'

Reform UK's plan to ban benefits for migrants is 'an attack on the backbone of this country'
Revealed: Millions of disabled people went to a food bank last year as Labour plotted benefit cuts

Revealed: Millions of disabled people went to a food bank last year as Labour plotted benefit cuts
Universal credit sanctions 'undermine' Jobcentre employment support, DWP warned by MPs

Universal credit sanctions 'undermine' Jobcentre employment support, DWP warned by MPs
'Cruel' housing benefit 'quirk' forces thousands of vulnerable young people to give up work

'Cruel' housing benefit 'quirk' forces thousands of vulnerable young people to give up work
I have arthritis, incontinence and other chronic health conditions. The DWP didn't think I needed PIP

I have arthritis, incontinence and other chronic health conditions. The DWP didn't think I needed PIP
Labour's next round of benefit cuts risks hitting 600,000 disabled people

Labour's next round of benefit cuts risks hitting 600,000 disabled people
Five-week universal credit wait for claimants is a baffling own goal – here's the proof

Five-week universal credit wait for claimants is a baffling own goal – here's the proof
I've had to appeal every single one of my PIP claims – the system is in dire need of improvement

I've had to appeal every single one of my PIP claims – the system is in dire need of improvement
Homeless people risk losing benefits if they don't move to universal credit, DWP warns

Homeless people risk losing benefits if they don't move to universal credit, DWP warns
'Getting benefits eased pressure on my family': £9.6bn of universal credit went unclaimed in the last 12 months

'Getting benefits eased pressure on my family': £9.6bn of universal credit went unclaimed in the last 12 months
DWP penalises universal credit claimant despite getting new job: 'Congratulations – you're sanctioned'
