People call me a ‘scrounger’ for claiming Universal Credit when I own a house – I put down £60k but still need benefits
PUTTING out one of the cigarettes that keeps her chain-smoking habit at bay, Erica Cartier, 44, looks around at her £200K ...
'Trolls blast me for failing to get by on Universal Credit - but bills are crippling'
Milie, a 21-year-old mum, says she is left with just £193.55 to feed herself and her three children for four weeks, after ...
DWP important update for those who claim Universal Credit and pay rent
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an important update to those who claim Universal Credit and pay rent.
I get £2.4k a month in Universal Credit & benefits but I’m skint – trolls say I’m a ‘joke’ & tell me to ‘budget better’
A MOTHER-OF-THREE has revealed that she gets more than £2,400 a month in Universal Credit but is still skint. Millie, a ...
'I'm on Universal Credit - why is the Jobcentre suddenly demanding a face-to-face appointment?'
Although they 'rarely left the house' and had been having meetings over the phone for the last few years, they'd reportedly ...
DWP benefit claimants could be owed £5,000 after major Universal Credit error
The issue relates to benefit claimants who lost disability premiums after they were moved to Universal Credit before January 2019 ...
DWP £150 payment boost confirmed for 5.7 million people on Universal Credit
Millions of people relying on Universal Credit are to see a boost of £150, a DWP minister has told the House of Lords. This ...
Universal Credit warning as update could make thousands more eligible for cash
The LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme won’t impact a person’s eligibility for Universal Credit. It has been added to the list ...
DWP new payment rates for State Pension, Universal Credit and PIP from next month
Nevertheless, some State Pension recipients who receive payments weekly or fortnightly will experience the uplift sooner.
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Universal credit switch leaves 90,000 ESA benefit claimants 'on the precipice'
Nearly 100,000 of the most vulnerable benefit claimants have not yet been transferred to universal credit, leaving them "on the precipice", an anti-poverty charity has warned. On Tuesday, new ...
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I get £2.4k a month in Universal Credit & benefits but I’m skint – trolls say I’m a ‘joke’ & tell me to ‘budget better’
A MOTHER-OF-THREE has revealed that she gets more than £2,400 a month in Universal Credit but is still skint. Millie, a 21-year-old mum-of-three, who is ‘attempting to budget better & save more ...
Universal Credit update could make thousands more eligible for payments
Usually, if a person has more than £16,000 in money, savings and investments, also known as capital, they would not qualify for Universal Credit. But now the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme has been ...