Universal credit
Mum feared her family would end up ‘living in a tent’ after no-fault eviction notice
Mum feared her family would end up ‘living in a tent’ after no-fault eviction notice
Monika, from Preston, has backed The Big Issue’s End Housing Insecurity Now campaign after struggling to find a place to live following a Section 21 notice earlier this year
Number of people on benefits who can’t afford rent has almost doubled since before pandemic
Number of people on benefits who can’t afford rent has almost doubled since before pandemic
Local housing allowance has been frozen since April 2020 while rents have skyrocketed. Since then, the number of households where benefits don’t stretch to cover rent has doubled, DWP figures show
Big Issue urges prime minister to protect renters with bold Rishi’s Removals stunt
Big Issue urges prime minister to protect renters with bold Rishi’s Removals stunt
A van has been driving around Westminster with Rishi Sunak’s face on the side this morning as Big Issue Group launches its End Housing Insecurity Now campaign.
‘The DWP refused me PIP and took universal credit deductions because my landlord told them to. How am I supposed to live?’
‘The DWP refused me PIP and took universal credit deductions because my landlord told them to. How am I supposed to live?’
This teenager with MS is fighting for change after DWP universal credit waiting times forced her to use food banks
This teenager with MS is fighting for change after DWP universal credit waiting times forced her to use food banks
The mental health effects of the cost of living crisis should spur government action
The mental health effects of the cost of living crisis should spur government action
Half a million seriously ill and disabled people could have universal credit cut under DWP plans
Half a million seriously ill and disabled people could have universal credit cut under DWP plans
It’s time we made childcare about children, not just about work
It’s time we made childcare about children, not just about work
What is universal credit? The DWP benefit explained
What is universal credit? The DWP benefit explained
Why the cost of living payment will not go far enough to help vulnerable people
Why the cost of living payment will not go far enough to help vulnerable people
Millions of people on universal credit do not have enough money to live
Millions of people on universal credit do not have enough money to live
It’s time universal credit is paid differently so women in a controlling relationship can leave their abuser
It’s time universal credit is paid differently so women in a controlling relationship can leave their abuser
Benefits calculator: from universal credit to council tax rebate, here’s what you’re entitled to
Benefits calculator: from universal credit to council tax rebate, here’s what you’re entitled to
‘People will starve and freeze’ if government U-turns on promise to increase benefits
‘People will starve and freeze’ if government U-turns on promise to increase benefits
‘I do not know how I’m going to survive’: Campaigners head to Number 10 to demand help in mini-budget
‘I do not know how I’m going to survive’: Campaigners head to Number 10 to demand help in mini-budget
Forcing working universal credit claimants to do more hours ‘does nothing to help childcare crisis’
Forcing working universal credit claimants to do more hours ‘does nothing to help childcare crisis’
New work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith has consistently voted to cut benefits
New work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith has consistently voted to cut benefits
Gordon Brown calls for ‘urgent action’ to boost universal credit as petition reaches 140,000
Gordon Brown calls for ‘urgent action’ to boost universal credit as petition reaches 140,000
Number of universal credit claimants facing sanctions soars past 100,000
Number of universal credit claimants facing sanctions soars past 100,000
Energy bills set to be higher than universal credit payments in January
Energy bills set to be higher than universal credit payments in January
Cost of living payments: Anxiety and confusion as millions left waiting for support
Cost of living payments: Anxiety and confusion as millions left waiting for support
The North East has overtaken London as the region with the highest rate of child poverty
The North East has overtaken London as the region with the highest rate of child poverty
Dad on universal credit has gone days without eating so he can feed his children through cost of living crisis
Dad on universal credit has gone days without eating so he can feed his children through cost of living crisis
More than eight million families to get new cost of living payment in July
