Welfare
Low-income families in Scotland to receive £20 per week from April
Low-income families in Scotland to receive £20 per week from April
Weeks after Boris Johnson cut universal credit, Nicola Sturgeon announced her government would double the Scottish Child Payment to £20.
DWP faces High Court battle over ‘morally bankrupt’ legacy benefits rule
DWP faces High Court battle over ‘morally bankrupt’ legacy benefits rule
When the government increased universal credit payments in lockdown, it didn’t extend to legacy benefits. Now the issue is in the High Court.
How much you would get in universal credit if you lost your job today
How much you would get in universal credit if you lost your job today
More than 5.5 million people from all walks of life claim universal credit. How would you fare if you had to rely on the benefit?
Proposed Universal Basic Income model could “cost less than welfare reforms”
Proposed Universal Basic Income model could “cost less than welfare reforms”
Paul McNamee: Universal Credit isn’t working. Time to fix it
Paul McNamee: Universal Credit isn’t working. Time to fix it
John Bird: It’s a universal truth – if the plan is rotten we need a new one
John Bird: It’s a universal truth – if the plan is rotten we need a new one
UK needs radical expansion of free services, says report
