Universal Credit

Universal Credit claimants can now get over £800 for emergency costs Northants Live10:33
Budget 2021: Why we need to move to skills accounts Times Educational Supplement17:58
Calls for £20 uplift in Universal Credit to continue ITV17:01
People like me rely on The Universal Credit uplift. Don’t take it away from us HuffPost (UK)15:36
A third of UK will be in hardship by May Ekklesia06:16
Universal Credit and survival sex: Work and Pensions Committee publishes Government response to previous committee… The United Kingdom Parliament11:00
Universal Credit: People urged to claim council tax discount 'straight away' SussexLive12:56

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In the last 4 hours

Councillors call for £20-a-week Universal Credit uplift to be made permanent The Gazette21:40 2-Mar-21

Rishi Sunak preparing to extend Universal Credit uplift for six months in Budget i News20:45 2-Mar-21

In the last 6 hours

'Don't get rid of the £20, Rishi' The Telegraph & Argus20:08 2-Mar-21

More than 28,000 people in Northamptonshire started on Universal Credit when pan... Northampton Chronicle & Echo18:33 2-Mar-21

In the last 8 hours

Budget 2021: Why we need to move to skills accounts Times Educational Supplement17:58 2-Mar-21

Calls for £20 uplift in Universal Credit to continue ITV17:01 2-Mar-21

Unemployment claims doubled in a year Cornish Stuff16:52 2-Mar-21

Yesterday

People Like Me Rely On The Universal Credit Uplift. Don’t Take It Away From Us HuffPost (UK)15:36 2-Mar-21

Over 750 Local Councillors sign letter to PM calling for the extension of Free School Meals to pupils on Universal… FE News.co.uk14:29 2-Mar-21

Jump in Universal Credit claimants during pandemic The Irish News13:05 2-Mar-21

Universal Credit: People urged to claim council tax discount 'straight away' SussexLive12:56 2-Mar-21

Moray unemployment rate climbs in first month of 2021 Forres Gazette, Scotland12:05 2-Mar-21

Number of north-east Universal Credit claimants still receiving benefits after six months drops Evening Express11:22 2-Mar-21

Universal Credit and survival sex: Work and Pensions Committee publishes Government response to previous committee… The United Kingdom Parliament11:00 2-Mar-21

Universal Credit claimants can now get over £800 for emergency costs Northants Live10:33 2-Mar-21

New study sheds light on rise in benefits claims during pandemic Shetland News09:47 2-Mar-21

Tens of thousands of Buckinghamshire households impacted if Universal Credit upl... Bucks Herald09:02 2-Mar-21

In-work UC claims up as tourism industry hit This Is Lancashire07:45 2-Mar-21

More than 24,000 Dorset households to be hit if £20-a-week uplift is scrapped, figures show Dorset Echo07:31 2-Mar-21

A third of UK will be in hardship by May Ekklesia06:16 2-Mar-21

Year-on-year Universal Credit claims in BH area soared eight-fold at start of pandemic Bournemouth Daily Echo05:03 2-Mar-21

Universal Credit uplift must be made permanent to protect vulnerable Scots, says SNP MP Daily Record04:41 2-Mar-21

Teesside worst hit by covid-19 jobs crisis as huge numbers turn to Universal Credit Teesside Gazette00:18 2-Mar-21

In the last 7 days

Calls to protect most vulnerable come from charities ahead of Rishi Sunak announcing Budget Yorkshire Post22:54 1-Mar-21

Universal Credit loans creating poverty gap in Red Wall seats as £8m deducted Mirror.co.uk20:12 1-Mar-21

Relief as new taxi driver grants won't hit Universal Credit payments Northern Scot, Scotland19:08 1-Mar-21

Scrapping Universal Credit boost will suck £1.2bn from housing sector, warns G15 Inside Housing16:56 1-Mar-21

Call for Free School Meals to be extended to pupils of families on Universal Credit OnTheWight16:37 1-Mar-21

Over half of workers on Universal Credit are struggling to pay bills - Usdaw calls on the Chancellor to retain the £20… Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Press Release)16:37 1-Mar-21

Families on Universal Credit urged to claim council tax discount 'straight away' Mirror.co.uk15:39 1-Mar-21

Budget benefits threat to 18,000 in South Tyneside Shields Gazette12:31 1-Mar-21

Budget benefits threat to 13,000 in Hartlepool Hartlepool Mail12:31 1-Mar-21

Budget benefits threat to 32,000 in Sunderland Sunderland Echo12:30 1-Mar-21

Universal Credit claimants should apply for Council Tax discount straight away Cornwall Live11:51 1-Mar-21

'Government need to keep up Universal Credit boost' Bridport & Lyme Regis News11:44 1-Mar-21

Updated Universal Credit calculators show how much monthly support you could get Northants Live11:27 1-Mar-21

CAS: Universal Credit uplift must be made permanent in upcoming Budget Scottish Housing News11:20 1-Mar-21

Man gets hundreds of pounds of Universal Credit payments despite telling DWP he has a job Leicestershire Live10:51 1-Mar-21

More than 20,000 households impacted if Universal Credit uplift scrapped in Wrexham and… Evening Leader10:39 1-Mar-21

Slight rise in West Lothian Universal Credit claimants Linlithgow Gazette07:05 1-Mar-21

End to Universal Credit £20 uplift puts thousands of households at risk of poverty North-West Evening Mail05:07 1-Mar-21

Third of Brits will be living in hardship even with Universal Credit boost Mirror.co.uk22:45 28-Feb-21

Furlough and Universal Credit boost to be extended in Budget i News20:56 28-Feb-21

SNP call on Rishi Sunak to keep Universal Credit payment for 400,000 Scots Daily Record18:26 28-Feb-21

Man keeps receiving Universal Credit payments but does not 'want or need them' Mirror.co.uk17:56 28-Feb-21

WATCH: Labour 'sitting on the fence' by refusing to support permanent Universal Credit uplift The National, Scotland17:07 28-Feb-21

Disabled people being plunged into debt waiting months for DWP assessments, charity warns Chronicle Live16:21 28-Feb-21

Kate Forbes urges Chancellor to extend Universal Credit uplift and furlough The National, Scotland15:05 28-Feb-21

Budget: Furlough and Universal Credit support could be extended Dundee Courier, Scotland14:22 28-Feb-21

Universal Credit 'has not worked' and must be scrapped, says Labour Birmingham Live14:05 28-Feb-21

Watch: Labour’s Shadow Chancellor won’t say if supports keeping Universal Credit uplift in… The London Economic13:10 28-Feb-21

Security costs, Universal Credit, masks and the deaf, vaccinate diabetics and neonatal care Newham Recorder12:55 28-Feb-21

Labour chief refuses to say if £20 Universal Credit boost should be permanent Mirror.co.uk12:11 28-Feb-21

Number of people needing Universal Credit on the rise in Redditch Redditch Standard, Worcestershire11:06 28-Feb-21

Dodds Won’t Call for Permanent £20 Universal Credit Uplift Guido Fawkes' Blog10:08 28-Feb-21

Kate Forbes to ask UK Government to extend Universal Credit uplift and the furlough scheme The Scottish Herald08:31 28-Feb-21

Hull Morrison's worker says Universal Credit ban has left him struggling to pay rent and bills Hull Live05:16 28-Feb-21

Universal Credit: you could be eligible to up to £151 extra a week Gloucester Live05:05 28-Feb-21

Universal Credit uplift, furlough extension among Scottish Government budget asks NewsChain00:14 28-Feb-21

Universal Credit claimants could receive extra £150 a week from PIP benefits Liverpool Echo16:20 27-Feb-21

Thousands of Shropshire households 'impacted' on by universal credit cut, says report Whitchurch Herald15:48 27-Feb-21

Tens of thousands of Bolton households impacted if Universal Credit uplift scrapped The Bolton News12:43 27-Feb-21

Removing Universal Credit increase could plunge 100,000 Londoners into poverty Enfield Independent08:42 27-Feb-21

Tens of thousands of Bradford households impacted if Universal Credit uplift scrapped The Telegraph & Argus04:25 27-Feb-21

10,000 Tendring households impacted if Universal Credit uplift scrapped Clacton & Frinton Gazette23:47 26-Feb-21

City Hall: 100,000 more Londoners face poverty if Universal Credit is cut News Shopper, London20:16 26-Feb-21

What we know about the £20 Universal Credit uplift ahead of the Budget i News17:29 26-Feb-21

264,000 on Universal Credit open account that can give free £1,200 Leicestershire Live13:37 26-Feb-21

Ministers Bury Government Research Into Why People Need Food Banks HuffPost (UK)12:29 26-Feb-21

Here's how many people are claiming Universal Credit in Bolton The Bolton News12:15 26-Feb-21

Universal Credit, PIP, State Pension, DLA: All the benefit payments set to change in April KentLive10:15 26-Feb-21

Universal Credit payment set for £20 a week boost for 6 months - who is eligible... Northampton Chronicle & Echo10:13 26-Feb-21

‘I Literally Had No Money, the Wait Had Been So Long’: Life on Universal Credit Tribune10:06 26-Feb-21

Number of private tenants facing rent shortfall leaps by nearly 50% during COVID-19 pandemic openDemocracy10:01 26-Feb-21

Londoners will be plunged into poverty without Government support London City Hall (Press Release)09:13 26-Feb-21

Number of people claiming Universal Credit in Bromsgrove rises to 2,716 in the past year Bromsgrove Standard, Worcestershire08:03 26-Feb-21

Universal Credit claims increase as retail sector hit by closures This Is Lancashire06:21 26-Feb-21

50 roles at Coventry Jobcentre as recruitment drive steps up Coventry Live05:25 26-Feb-21

BENEFITS EXPERT: Viewing changes to Universal Credit and legacy benefits Hartlepool Mail00:01 26-Feb-21

Number of Watford residents claiming Universal Credit skyrockets Watford Observer17:41 25-Feb-21

Universal Credit £20 a week uplift 'may be extended' by six more months Daily Star17:41 25-Feb-21

DWP adds 10,000 new work coaches to help Universal Credit claimants get jobs Birmingham Live17:28 25-Feb-21

Teenage drug dealer on Universal Credit treated himself to expensive cap and Rolex watch Devon Live16:47 25-Feb-21

Rishi Sunak warned more needs to be done as Universal Credit increase set to be extended Chronicle Live16:21 25-Feb-21

Universal Credit: £20-a-week increase set to be extended for six months SussexLive13:41 25-Feb-21

Next phase of support must help places at risk of being pulled under The Joseph Rowntree Foundation12:34 25-Feb-21

Anger as Chancellor Rishi Sunak plans to extend Universal Credit increase, but only for six… Birmingham Live11:42 25-Feb-21

Rise in Universal Credit claims in North Lanarkshire Daily Record09:17 25-Feb-21

Universal Credit claimants to get hundreds of pounds extra over next six months Northants Live08:58 25-Feb-21

Universal Credit £20 uplift to be extended for six months, say reports Grimsby Live07:52 25-Feb-21

'No reason to remove' benefits boost brought in during pandemic Helensburgh Advertiser07:47 25-Feb-21

Budget 2021: Universal Credit £20 rise 'extended for another six months' Mirror.co.uk07:30 25-Feb-21

The Chancellor must make the Universal Credit uplift permanent PoliticsHome07:00 25-Feb-21

Universal Credit claimants could get an extra £151 per week from PIP payments North Wales Live05:13 25-Feb-21

Young single parents in Rutherglen and Cambuslang among worst hit by Universal Credit cuts Daily Record17:49 24-Feb-21

Opinion: Sunak must use Budget to cancel Universal Credit cut The Scottish Herald15:45 24-Feb-21

Number of north-east Universal Credit claimants rises Evening Express14:58 24-Feb-21

Ian Blackford demands Boris Johnson 'rule out return to Tory austerity cuts' ahead of UK Budget The Scotsman13:02 24-Feb-21

Ian Blackford demands PM 'rule out return to Tory austerity cuts' ahead of budget The Scotsman12:59 24-Feb-21

Over one third of Universal Credit claims made since start of Covid pandemic The Bolton News11:47 24-Feb-21

Rugby Borough Council will ask the government for the temporary £20 Universal Cr... Rugby Advertiser11:45 24-Feb-21

Eastbourne and Wealden see increase in Universal Credit claimants Eastbourne Herald & Gazette11:14 24-Feb-21

4.5m Universal Credit claims have been made since the Covid pandemic started - m... Mansfield and Ashfield Chad09:39 24-Feb-21

Universal credit claimants could be due extra £151 a week Northants Live09:30 24-Feb-21

Clear 700,000 private tenants’ arrears, demand Generation Rent Landlord Today08:05 24-Feb-21

In the last month

Universal Credit latest figures show shocking impact of pandemic as April cuts loom Birmingham Live19:47 23-Feb-21

Universal Credit claims double since March Big Issue18:14 23-Feb-21

Unemployment rate at highest for five years The News, Portsmouth16:36 23-Feb-21

Generation Rent: 700,000 Universal Credit claimants cannot cover rent Mortgage Introducer15:48 23-Feb-21

How families on Universal Credit can get cheap computers and broadband before the kids return… Birmingham Live15:43 23-Feb-21

Jonathan Reynolds responds to reports of Universal Credit claimants doubling since beginning of coronavirus pandemic The Labour Party (Press Release)15:41 23-Feb-21

620,000 more families claiming Universal Credit, with parents fearing they will be forced to turn to foodbanks if £20… PoliticsHome13:28 23-Feb-21

Universal Credit claims doubled to six million during pandemic figures show Daily Record13:18 23-Feb-21

39 per cent of all Universal Credit claims ever made were in last year Lincolnshire Live11:55 23-Feb-21

Coronavirus in the UK: More than a third of all Universal Credit claims made since the start of the pandemic The Scotsman11:50 23-Feb-21

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