Little-known Universal Credit rule means millions on benefits can keep payments while starting a business

MILLIONS of people on Universal Credit looking to set up a business can keep their benefit payments thanks to a little known ...

DWP announces Universal Credit changes for millions of households after new law

The Universal Credit Act 2025 is now an Act of Parliament after receiving Royal Assent on September 3, with the DWP ...

DWP October 2025 benefit and state pension payment dates confirmed

More information on DWP payment dates can be found on the Gov.uk website. A handful of seasonal DWP benefits will begin being ...

How benefits claimants will be affected by universal credit changes for young people

As Rachel Reeves looks to tighten the criteria for young people claiming benefits, we take a look at how many people this ...

Key DWP change for Universal Credit applications announced this week

This week the DWP highlighted a new change to the rules around claiming Universal Credit. For people making an application ...

UK to extend Universal Credit uplift while COVID-19 restrictions last -The Sun

Britain will extend the Universal Credit uplift of 20 pounds ($27.35) while the COVID-19 restrictions last, The Sun reported on Monday.

DWP Universal Credit claimants at risk of losing benefit under major shake-up

A number of experts have commented on the reforms and the impact it could have on young people who claim Universal Credit ...

UK poverty crisis laid bare as 500,000 children living in families trapped in benefits debt cycle

Exclusive: Tens of thousands of families are forced to take out loans to cover the five-week wait until their first universal credit payment – but many struggle to pay it back ...