The Latest Breaking News from Universal Credit

We are all feeling the pinch this winter as the cost of living increases, so what Government help is out there for pensioners?

Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement included a raft of Universal Credit changes

Families receiving Tax Credits, Jobseekers' Allowance, Income Support and Housing Benefit should start to see their money from November 23

This year's festive Bank Holidays mean that payments will be made earlier

EXCLUSIVE: SNP MP Chris Stephens wants households to be offered grants instead of upfront loans from the DWP while they wait for their Universal Credit payment.

Jeremey Hunt's announcements brought good and bad news for families who rely on Universal Credit

The news was confirmed by Jeremy Hunt in the Autumn Statement - check how much you'll be getting when the new amounts are introduced next year

Don't be fooled by the generosity, says Paul Routledge, it's our state pension but the Chancellor will make us wait longer for it, and those on Universal Credit will be told to get back to work or lose money

Millions of people across the UK are in receipt of some form of State Pension or benefit

Martin Lewis welcomed some aspects of the budget, but said some people would miss out on help

Anna Morell, from Disability Rights UK, says four of the fourteen million disabled people in this country lived in poverty before the cost of living crisis - and that figure is not going down