Universal credit
New work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith has consistently voted to cut benefits
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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
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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
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Number of universal credit claimants facing sanctions soars past 100,000
Energy bills set to be higher than universal credit payments in January
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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
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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
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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
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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
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More than eight million families to get new cost of living payment in July
National food strategy won't expand free school meals to another 1.1 million children, despite recommendations
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National food strategy won't expand free school meals to another 1.1 million children, despite recommendations
'I feel stuck': How the cost of living crisis is impacting universal credit claimants
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'I feel stuck': How the cost of living crisis is impacting universal credit claimants
‘It’s expensive to be poor’: How the cost of living crisis has impacted food prices
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‘It’s expensive to be poor’: How the cost of living crisis has impacted food prices
Universal credit switchover risks pushing people into 'destitution', charities warn
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Universal credit switchover risks pushing people into 'destitution', charities warn
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
Benefit claimants suspected of ‘wrong-doing and deceit’ when trying to access government support, says study
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Benefit claimants suspected of ‘wrong-doing and deceit’ when trying to access government support, says study
You could be £1,100 a year worse off from Friday in cost of living surge
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You could be £1,100 a year worse off from Friday in cost of living surge
'Gutted and furious': How universal credit claimants feel about Rishi Sunak's Spring Budget
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'Gutted and furious': How universal credit claimants feel about Rishi Sunak's Spring Budget
Spring Budget will leave low-income families 'stranded,' say anti-poverty campaigners
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Spring Budget will leave low-income families 'stranded,' say anti-poverty campaigners
High Court rules millions of legacy benefits claimants won’t get backdated payments
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