legacy benefits
Millions of families on universal credit worse off by £1,400 a year, experts say: 'It needs to change'
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Millions of families on universal credit worse off by £1,400 a year, experts say: 'It needs to change'
Disabled people face the biggest losses. A single person with a long-term disability that prevents them from working will now be £2,800 per year worse off
One in five people see DWP benefits stopped for not switching to universal credit
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One in five people see DWP benefits stopped for not switching to universal credit
'We have to keep fighting': Legacy benefits campaigners call for systemic change after court defeat
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'We have to keep fighting': Legacy benefits campaigners call for systemic change after court defeat
The High Court ruling on legacy benefits is a bitter blow for disabled people
The High Court ruling on legacy benefits is a bitter blow for disabled people
Legacy benefits claimants lose High Court appeal over pandemic payments
Legacy benefits claimants lose High Court appeal over pandemic payments
Legacy benefits court case: Why claimants are still fighting for the £20 universal credit uplift
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Legacy benefits court case: Why claimants are still fighting for the £20 universal credit uplift
Universal credit switch will leave up to 900,000 benefit claimants worse off
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Universal credit switch will leave up to 900,000 benefit claimants worse off
DWP tries to scrap promise to report impact of universal credit
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DWP tries to scrap promise to report impact of universal credit
‘A national scandal’: High court rejects appeal to keep disability benefits in line with universal credit
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‘A national scandal’: High court rejects appeal to keep disability benefits in line with universal credit
High Court rules millions of legacy benefits claimants won’t get backdated payments
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High Court rules millions of legacy benefits claimants won’t get backdated payments
DWP discriminated against disabled people in switch to universal credit, says court
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