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'I feel like I'm failing': Mum describes impact of Universal Credit ITV22:41 15-Oct-18
      
Furious clashes over Universal Credit as MP claims it is driving women to becoming prostitutes Daily Mail15:21 15-Oct-18
      
DWP sanctions have now been branded 'life-threatening' The Canary16:48 15-Oct-18
      
Mitigating the looming state pension crisis FinancialReporter.co.uk09:39 15-Oct-18
      
Universal Credit is 'driving women into sex work', Labour MP warns i News18:19 15-Oct-18
      
How to contact a Universal Credit Full Service Case Manager  Association of Residential Letting Agents15:03 15-Oct-18
      
Charities forbidden from speaking about Universal Credit because it’s so awesome, says… NewsThump (Satire)09:35 15-Oct-18
      
Leader of DWP workers union says Universal Credit is 'unmitigitated failure' Ekklesia06:49 15-Oct-18
      
Universal Credit is driving women to prostitution says MP Frank Field in astonishing plea to… Mirror.co.uk15:29 15-Oct-18
      
Landlords warn Universal Credit driving tenants into rent arrears LocalGov10:24 15-Oct-18
      
Welfare reform 'driving women to sex work' BBC20:05 15-Oct-18
      
Sharp rise in rent arrears involving tenants on Universal Credit Landlord Today08:09 15-Oct-18

In the last hour

WASPI Pembrokeshire join thousands at London demo Western Telegraph23:46 15-Oct-18

In the last 4 hours

'I feel like I'm failing': Mum describes impact of Universal Credit ITV22:41 15-Oct-18

The origins of Universal Credit Ekklesia20:43 15-Oct-18

In the last 6 hours

Welfare reform 'driving women to sex work' BBC20:05 15-Oct-18

In the last 8 hours

Universal Credit is 'driving women into sex work', Labour MP warns i News18:19 15-Oct-18

DWP sanctions have now been branded 'life-threatening' The Canary16:48 15-Oct-18

Yesterday

Women in Merseyside 'taking to red light district' because of Universal Credit Liverpool Echo16:30 15-Oct-18

Universal Credit leaves kids so hungry that a school is opening a food bank The Canary16:24 15-Oct-18

Women being forced into sex work by universal credit, says MP The Independent16:13 15-Oct-18

Watch: Women are turning to prostitution because of Universal Credit, Frank Field claims PoliticsHome15:42 15-Oct-18

Universal Credit is driving women to prostitution says MP Frank Field in astonishing plea to… Mirror.co.uk15:29 15-Oct-18

Universal Credit Is 'Forcing Women Into Prostitution' HuffPost (UK)15:26 15-Oct-18

Furious clashes over Universal Credit as MP claims it is driving women to becoming prostitutes Daily Mail15:21 15-Oct-18

How to contact a Universal Credit Full Service Case Manager Association of Residential Letting Agents15:03 15-Oct-18

Landlords warn Universal Credit driving tenants into rent arrears LocalGov10:24 15-Oct-18

Mitigating the looming state pension crisis FinancialReporter.co.uk09:39 15-Oct-18

Charities forbidden from speaking about Universal Credit because it’s so awesome, says… NewsThump (Satire)09:35 15-Oct-18

Hull City Council Leader expects major problems with Universal Credit KCFM 99.809:02 15-Oct-18

Sharp rise in rent arrears involving tenants on Universal Credit Landlord Today08:09 15-Oct-18

Arrears rocket for tenants on Universal Credit Letting Agent Today08:08 15-Oct-18

Fife mum plunged into debt after benefits changed to Universal Credit Dundee Courier, Scotland07:55 15-Oct-18

JRF analysis supports call for government to but £2bn back into Universal Credit Ekklesia06:59 15-Oct-18

Leader of DWP workers union says Universal Credit is 'unmitigitated failure' Ekklesia06:49 15-Oct-18

Lesley Riddoch: Will Universal Credit trip up Theresa May? The Scotsman06:09 15-Oct-18

Universal Credit needs £2bn extra says Iain Duncan Smith The Scotsman06:08 15-Oct-18

Brutal Tory sanctions hit young Scots the hardest says shocking new report Daily Record04:34 15-Oct-18

Living Abroad: Financial Help For British Expats iExpats.com04:21 15-Oct-18

In the last 7 days

Dozens of Tory MPs back Iain Duncan Smith's calls for extra £2billion to save Universal Credit Daily Mail22:01 14-Oct-18

Universal Credit "not fit for purpose" and causing misery for millions, declares Nicola Sturgeon Mirror.co.uk21:04 14-Oct-18

Universal credit is an ill-conceived shambles The Guardian18:10 14-Oct-18

Sunday shows round-up: Emily Thornberry defends Labour’s Brexit tests The Spectator17:31 14-Oct-18

Hancock accused of ‘lying’ as report finds millions lose out under universal credit Morning Star17:19 14-Oct-18

Tory Matt Hancock boasts he's had 'no letters' about Universal Credit - just 3 days after mum's … Mirror.co.uk17:12 14-Oct-18

U C is causing poverty, says Rowley Central Fife Times15:31 14-Oct-18

'Local welfare' schemes in England on brink of collapse, says report The Guardian15:23 14-Oct-18

Theresa May warned that working single parents, homeowners, disabled among millions devastated… The London Economic15:00 14-Oct-18

Theresa May told to put aside an extra £2,000,000,000 for welfare in Budget Metro.co.uk13:48 14-Oct-18

Welfare surgery aims to help tackle poverty Highland News, Scotland13:04 14-Oct-18

Labour questions Matt Hancock claim he has received no Universal Credit complaints PoliticsHome12:56 14-Oct-18

Tory minister Matt Hancock claims he's had 'no letters at all' about Universal Credit Mirror.co.uk12:31 14-Oct-18

Universal credit: PM 'should back £2bn welfare funding' Sky News11:27 14-Oct-18

Jane Dodds: Liberals fight for the forgotten and the vulnerable Liberal Democrat Voice (Weblog)11:09 14-Oct-18

Damning Universal Credit Report Claims Millions Will Lose £52 A Week HuffPost (UK)11:05 14-Oct-18

Labour backtracks on pledge to scrap universal credit The Independent10:16 14-Oct-18

How Universal Credit can help agency workers in lean months Sunderland Echo09:07 14-Oct-18

Tory MPs call for Universal Credit funding boost ahead of Budget PoliticsHome08:54 14-Oct-18

'We don't want hungry children': School launches foodbank in response to Universal Credit… Teesside Gazette08:13 14-Oct-18

Millions to lose £52 a week with universal credit, report shows The Guardian08:01 14-Oct-18

Universal Credit's cruel hit to the young exposed as 70% of people sanctioned are under 30 Mirror.co.uk07:59 14-Oct-18

Austerity continues for low income familes, says Resolution Foundation Ekklesia06:32 14-Oct-18

The Observer view on universal credit inflicting needless hardship The Guardian06:01 14-Oct-18

Dani Garavelli: Fresh look at Tories’ Universal Credit crunch The Scotsman23:05 13-Oct-18

It's official: some DWP benefits are worth less than in the 1970s The Canary17:32 13-Oct-18

Nelson's Column: Why can't UC how unfair your benefit rules are, Esther? Mirror.co.uk16:53 13-Oct-18

Universal Credit 'gagging clauses used to protect Esther McVey' Liverpool Echo16:47 13-Oct-18

Chancellor pressured over Universal Credit BBC15:49 13-Oct-18

Bishops join Trussel Trust in universal credit concerns Premier Christian Radio13:13 13-Oct-18

Tory rebels threaten defeat unless huge universal credit cuts stopped The Independent11:39 13-Oct-18

Benefits freeze 'will leave low-income households £200 worse off' The Independent11:29 13-Oct-18

At last, it feels like the tide is turning on universal credit The Guardian08:00 13-Oct-18

Frozen state pensions: thousands sign protest petition The Guardian07:05 13-Oct-18

Poorest families to lose out on £210 a year owing to benefits cap The Guardian07:05 13-Oct-18

Benefits investigator tells Margaret Fleming murder trial she flagged up worries about her four … Glasgow Evening Times05:49 13-Oct-18

Pressure mounts on Theresa May to scrap Universal Credit that will leave 3.2million worse off Daily Record04:47 13-Oct-18

Despite ‘the end of austerity’, April promises another deep benefit cut Resolution Foundation00:07 13-Oct-18

Iain Duncan Smith urges Philip Hammond to give cash injection to beleaguered welfare reform Daily Mail22:06 12-Oct-18

Halt on universal credit rollout demanded by campaigners, union leaders and politicians Mirror.co.uk21:36 12-Oct-18

Rent arrears involving tenants on Universal Credit have surged, say landlords AOL.co.uk18:39 12-Oct-18

Landlords issue warning over universal credit as tenants get into debt The Independent18:24 12-Oct-18

Universal credit? If Iain Duncan Smith is an architect of anything, it’s misery The Guardian18:13 12-Oct-18

The Guardian view on universal credit: human cost and political price The Guardian18:07 12-Oct-18

Two Thirds Of Landlords With Tenants On Universal Credit Are Owed Rent Arrears HuffPost (UK)18:02 12-Oct-18

200,000 more people in work under Universal Credit? The government can’t know the answer. Full Fact16:51 12-Oct-18

Universal Credit could cause a ‘big increase’ in Eastbourne foodbank use Eastbourne Herald & Gazette16:23 12-Oct-18

Review: Forget robots, capitalism is the future Reuters.co.uk15:58 12-Oct-18

Tories condemned for denying charities' free speech rights Morning Star15:53 12-Oct-18

PCS accuses government of being complicit in the suffering of Universal Credit claimants Public & Commercial Services Union (Press Release)15:49 12-Oct-18

PM risks turning benefits reform into a burning injustice Sky News15:29 12-Oct-18

NatWest tells landlord to evict tenant on benefits or pay a £2.5k penalty Your Mortgage15:04 12-Oct-18

Question Time audience member confronts Tory MP about Universal Credit i News14:59 12-Oct-18

Universal Credit could lead to 'surge' in food bank use, says former shadow work secretary talkRADIO14:58 12-Oct-18

Will the Tories have the wit to save Universal Credit – and themselves? The Spectator14:39 12-Oct-18

Missing woman concerns 'raised in 2012': Edward Cairney and Avril Jones are accused of killing… BBC14:36 12-Oct-18

Universal Credit linked to homelessness and food poverty in Birmingham Birmingham Post14:27 12-Oct-18

State pension age rise: women take to Blackburn's streets in protest Lancashire Telegraph13:51 12-Oct-18

The benefits and disadvantages of Britain’s ageing workforce FE News.co.uk13:34 12-Oct-18

DWP minister to face questions over department's readiness for Universal Credit rollout Civil Service World13:26 12-Oct-18

BBC Question Time clash as Tory is slammed for brushing aside key fact about Universal Credit Mirror.co.uk13:12 12-Oct-18

Times launches attack on DWP over gagging clauses for charities Civil Society13:09 12-Oct-18

‘I have never felt so vulnerable’ - your reaction to controversy over Universal Credit East Anglian Daily Times12:46 12-Oct-18

New DWP benefit Universal Credit WILL leave some families worse off, minister admits Teesside Gazette12:38 12-Oct-18

A dad of two's nightmare with universal credit as debt piles up Wales Online12:21 12-Oct-18

Universal Credit: the honesty we owe and the changes we need Resolution Foundation12:14 12-Oct-18

Aberdeen disability benefit cheat caught walking her dog four times a day Evening Express12:09 12-Oct-18

Watch Esther McVey admit Universal Credit will make people 'worse off' in car crash interview Liverpool Echo12:07 12-Oct-18

Gordon Brown calls for halt to ‘hated, harmful’ Universal Credit Fife Today11:57 12-Oct-18

What is Universal Credit and why is it so controversial? i News11:46 12-Oct-18

Universal Credit where Universal Credit is due ConservativeHome11:02 12-Oct-18

Universal Credit is not this government’s poll tax – it’s far worse in every way New Statesman10:45 12-Oct-18

Universal Credit charities 'forced to sign gagging clauses protecting Esther McVey' Mirror.co.uk10:41 12-Oct-18

38% of Britons oppose the introduction of Universal Credit YouGov10:36 12-Oct-18

Universal Credit charities 'prevented from criticising ministers' i News10:25 12-Oct-18

Universal Credit Charities 'Banned From Criticising Esther McVey' HuffPost (UK)09:48 12-Oct-18

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