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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

The Independent UK

DWP Confirms Extra Universal Credit Support for Five Groups — Check If You Qualify

DWP confirms 2025 Universal Credit increases: carers, parents, renters and disabled claimants could get hundreds more. Includes £201 carer aid—check gov.uk to claim.

International Business Times UK

'We need to get rid of it': SNP MP blasts Chancellor plans to 'taper' two-child cap

CHILDREN should “not be put in tiers”, an SNP MP has said, following reports that the Chancellor is considering a “tapered” approach to…

The National (Scotland)

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Labour plans could see compulsory work schemes for Universal Credit claimants

Young people who has been on Universal Credit for 18 months could be offered guaranteed paid work through a new Youth Guarantee – and if they…

The National (Scotland)

Reeves' Bold Pledge: Guaranteed Paid Placements for Unemployed Youth – Promising Rate Cut or Could It Spark Labour Fears?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves pledges paid placements for every young person on Universal Credit for 18 months, targeting 621,000 unemployed youth in 2025

International Business Times UK

‘The UK’s benefits system is set up to make you fail – it’s devastating’

More than half of all benefit claimants (51 per cent) say that claiming has damaged their mental health, research from welfare charity Turn2Us reveals

The Independent UK

What Reform UK's pledge to scrap indefinite leave to remain means for you

REFORM UK have pledged to overhaul Britain’s system for settled immigrants as part of their growing push to prove they are the country’s…

The National (Scotland)

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How Nigel Farage’s plan to scrap indefinite leave to remain could put thousands at risk of deportation

Farage says the plan would save over £200bn – but the figures have been called into question

The Independent UK

UN sounds alarm over Labour’s benefit cuts

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The Independent UK

UN urges UK government to scrap welfare cuts over human rights concerns

Experts say they are ‘dismayed’ at the government’s language around planned changes to benefits

The Independent UK

Top charity urges UK Government to 'follow Scotland' and ditch two-child cap

THE UK Government must “follow Scotland’s lead” and ditch the two-child benefit cap, a major charity has said after finding more than 14…

The National (Scotland)

Warning Labour’s benefit changes will create two-tier system lasting ‘decades’

The reforms are ‘difficult to justify,’ an influential think tank said

The Independent UK

Record 6.5million Britons are claiming jobless benefits - up 500,000 since Labour came to power

The number of people receiving some form of out of work welfare surpassed six million after Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister

Evening Standard

October 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions plus cost of living support

All the essential cost of living information you need in October

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The Independent UK

Lawyers flag ‘scandalous’ issues as DWP pays out £452 million in compensation

Claimants were found to have lost the ‘Severe Disability Premium’ (SDP) in the move to universal credit, with the DWP not doing enough to ensure their incomes were protected

International Business Times UK

Will August Bank Holiday 2025 Cost You? DWP Benefit Payment Dates and Money Changes Bring Major Implications

DWP benefits like Universal Credit paid early due to 25 Aug bank holiday. Uni fees rise to £9,535, inflation at 3.6%.

The Independent UK

Welfare cuts will still plunge thousands into poverty despite U-turn, MPs warn

There are still major changes coming for those who become disabled in the future

The National (Scotland)

SNP call on Labour backbenchers to push for end to two-child cap

LABOUR backbenchers have been urged to use their "appetite for rebellion" to pressure the UK Government into dropping the two-child…

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The Independent UK

DWP reveals deadline for thousands of benefit claimants owed compensation after court battle

Over 10,000 people with ‘complex’ cases are still waiting for a payment

The Independent UK

Martin Lewis’ charity says DWP is ‘more aggressive than banks’ in clawing back debt

‘It cannot be right that the state is lagging far behind the standards that consumer creditors have to meet’

The National (Scotland)

Labour publish immigration status of Universal Credit claimants for first time

Data showing the immigration status of people claiming universal credit has been published for the first time.

The Independent UK

What disability benefit claimants need to know about Labour’s new welfare plans

After major concessions, there are still key changes to be aware of

The National (Scotland)

More than 1.6 million children hit by two-child benefit cap

THE number of households affected by the controversial two-child benefit cap has increased by more than 13,000 over the past year, with more than…

Evening Standard

Revealed: Unemployed people on sickness benefits paid £2,500 more than minimum wage workers

A Universal Credit claimant who is not working and claims housing payments and PIP for ill health will receive £25,000 next year, according to research

The National (Scotland)

Labour 'could trample all over' Scottish benefits system, expert claims

The UK Government “could trample all over” the “hard work” of Social Security Scotland with its plans to cut disability benefits, an expert…

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