Tag: universal credit

On Friday 15 December, The Sun published a front-page story about a mum on benefits who was spending £2,000 on ...

A new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) released on 4 December has shown that "14 million people live in ...

An article on The Conversation has sparked controversy among campaigners, after it revealed the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ...

It seemed that Philip Hammond had listened to criticism over the rollout of Universal Credit. In the autumn budget, he ...

It took just one tweet for Labour MP Laura Pidcock to nail the problem with Philip Hammond's budget speech. Pidcock ...

One of the last questions of Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) before the budget was on Universal Credit. Specifically, it was ...

SNP MP Drew Hendry is outraged that Conservative MPs "laughed" as he brought up the topic of Universal Credit during Prime Minister’s ...

Theresa May got a rather embarrassing surprise, just hours before the autumn budget began. But it was one she probably ...

Labour peer Baroness Hollis recently spoke in the House of Lords to recount the “catastrophic” impact of Universal Credit on ...

A group of disabled people have launched a campaign over the controversial Universal Credit roll out. Called 'Stop and Scrap', ...

The government has made a significant change to the controversial roll out of Universal Credit. It's launched a consultation on ...

‘Embarrassed’ Conservative MPs appear to have abandoned the government during a debate on Universal Credit. "Clearly nobody can justify Universal ...

Some of the key scenes of Ken Loach's acclaimed film I, Daniel Blake were filmed in Newcastle's West End food bank. Now, ...

Tucked away on parliament's website is a devastating case study into the failures of Universal Credit. Buried in red tape ...