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Universal credit
DWP universal credit increase 2024 – everything benefit claimants need to know

DWP universal credit increase 2024 – everything benefit claimants need to know
Why DWP urgently needs to make universal credit enough so people can afford the essentials

Why DWP urgently needs to make universal credit enough so people can afford the essentials
10 ways the Tories categorically failed to end rough sleeping

10 ways the Tories categorically failed to end rough sleeping
Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive

Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive
Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to 'automatic DWP deductions'

Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to 'automatic DWP deductions'
'We're at breaking point': Food banks see record number of first-time users as demand soars

'We're at breaking point': Food banks see record number of first-time users as demand soars
DWP sparks outcry with plan to hire 2,500 'agents' to investigate universal credit claimants

DWP sparks outcry with plan to hire 2,500 'agents' to investigate universal credit claimants
Universal credit changes risk pushing vulnerable benefit claimants 'into crisis', DWP warned

Universal credit changes risk pushing vulnerable benefit claimants 'into crisis', DWP warned
Applying for DWP benefits is 'soul-destroying' and 'unnecessarily difficult', study finds

Applying for DWP benefits is 'soul-destroying' and 'unnecessarily difficult', study finds
Letters: Benefits system does need reforming – but not in the way Rishi Sunak thinks

Letters: Benefits system does need reforming – but not in the way Rishi Sunak thinks
Letters: I'm autistic and the DWP's benefit reforms make me very scared for the future

Letters: I'm autistic and the DWP's benefit reforms make me very scared for the future
Millions missing out on £23billion in unclaimed DWP benefits – an average of £2,700 per person

Millions missing out on £23billion in unclaimed DWP benefits – an average of £2,700 per person
Millions of families on universal credit worse off by £1,400 a year, experts say: 'It needs to change'

Millions of families on universal credit worse off by £1,400 a year, experts say: 'It needs to change'
DWP could be 'fantastic' under Labour, says ex-minister Stephen Timms: 'Don't write the DWP off'

DWP could be 'fantastic' under Labour, says ex-minister Stephen Timms: 'Don't write the DWP off'
Jeremy Hunt’s last-minute household support fund reprieve is too little, too late

Jeremy Hunt’s last-minute household support fund reprieve is too little, too late
'There was no way out': Survivors of domestic abuse forced to stay with abusers or face destitution

'There was no way out': Survivors of domestic abuse forced to stay with abusers or face destitution
'It's a win-win solution': Building social housing could add £50bn to UK economy, study finds

'It's a win-win solution': Building social housing could add £50bn to UK economy, study finds
More than half of people on universal credit going without food because they can't afford it

More than half of people on universal credit going without food because they can't afford it
Millions on universal credit left cold, without food and in debt – because the system is failing us

Millions on universal credit left cold, without food and in debt – because the system is failing us
Jobcentre work coach driven to suicide attempt by 'bullying' culture at DWP: 'I felt worthless'
