Tag: universal credit

For the second time in a week, disabled people took to the streets over the Tories' treatment of social security ...

As the furlough scheme ends, workers are afraid. The furlough scheme was meant to support those whose jobs were affected ...

Disabled people brought central London to a standstill on Tuesday 28 September. They were protesting over the Tories' cut to ...

The Scottish Labour leader will urge ministers at Holyrood to use their powers to boost the payment.

Footballer-turned-campaigner Marcus Rashford has added his voice to the fight against the Tories' Universal Credit cut. His intervention comes as ...

The Resolution Foundation said inflation, rising energy bills, the looming social care tax and the benefits cut could leave households ...

With Christmas a couple of months away, there are signs the festive season will be a lean one.  We're already ...

Disabled people will be holding a "riot" on Tuesday 28 September. It's over persistent Tory and Department for Work and ...

Citizens Advice said the removal of the £20-per-week uplift was coming at the ‘worst possible time’.

Young people will be hit hardest by the change, it is claimed.

A Tory MP told the Andrew Marr Show that government policies were 'protecting people' from potential huge rises in gas ...

On 15 September, prime minister Boris Johnson began reshuffling his cabinet of senior ministers. This dramatic turn of events coincided ...

Labour has forced a vote on the Tories' cut to Universal Credit. It's taking place on Wednesday 15 September. Ahead ...

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) boss Thérèse Coffey sparked anger on Monday 13 September after appearing on BBC Breakfast. ...

It has been estimated that recipients could lose £1,040 a year.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing court action over Universal Credit. The legal challenge by claimants is ...