HUNDREDS of thousands on Universal Credit can now access £300 free cash after a major savings account change. The Government ...

Plans to shake-up the welfare system were revealed last week and included plans to bring in a "permanent, above-inflation ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced a significant alteration to Universal Credit starting today. The ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will make "increased checks" on new claims for Universal Credit as part of plans to reduce fraud. Under the plans, the benefits department will introduce ...

This is because the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) assumes that an individual can generate a monthly income of £4.35 ...

"For new claims, the rate of the UC health element ... All amounts are per month, as Universal Credit is a monthly benefit paid to a claimant on the same date their first payment arrived.

THOSE claiming Universal Credit and other benefits can claim freebies and discounts that could be worth up to £10,250 a year.

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that there were 7.5 million people across Scotland, England and Wales, receiving financial support through Universal Credit ...

They can do this by signing in to their Universal Credit account and using the ‘report a change of circumstance’ and update your ‘money, savings and investments’ section. Failure to do so could result ...

READ MORE: 'People say if you can walk, talk and answer a phone then you can work - it's maddening' The post read: "My wife is trying to close down a UC claim (we've come into money that had put ...

ESA has two forms: contributory ESA – this replaced Incapacity benefit and the DWP now refers to it as 'new-style' ESA income-related ESA – this is means-tested and is being gradually replaced by ...