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The Latest Breaking News from Universal Credit

Universal Credit payments could arrive early next week - see if you're affected

There is a bank holiday coming up on Monday, August 29, and if you’re due a benefit payment on this day - for example, Universal Credit - you might find you get paid earlier

Daily Mirror

Huge Universal Credit shake-up will see thousands more people pressured into finding work

Roughly 114,000 people will be moved from the "light touch" work group to "intensive work search" due to a planned increase in the Administration Earnings Threshold (AET)

Daily Mirror

Scots who claim Universal Credit could see benefits 'wiped out' by using prepayment meters amid soaring energy costs

EXCLUSIVE: Monthly energy payments for prepayment customers could hit £595 per month - more than the standard allowance of Universal Credit across a range of claimant types.

Daily Record

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Some benefit claimants face spending 'more than half' their cash on energy bills

Labour research claimed a single, childless claimant will spend 59% of their cash on electricity and gas from January - even after £400 of help for energy bills is included

Daily Mirror

Universal Credit changes will see tens of thousands pushed towards getting a job

It will kick in next month

Wales Online

New DWP Universal Credit rules mean thousands will be pushed to get a job

New Universal Credit rules will mean more mandatory job centre appointments and face to face reviews

Nottingham Post

Major DWP rule change will see Universal Credit claimants pressured to get a job

New rules will bring in more mandatory Job Centre appointments and face to face reviews for those on Universal Credit

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When Universal Credit and other DWP benefits will be paid for August bank holiday and rest of the year

There's a bank holiday coming up

Wales Online

Universal Credit rule change will see thousands pressured to get a job

New Universal Credit rules will mean more mandatory job centre appointments and face to face reviews

Liverpool Echo

Gordon Brown calls for government to drop energy price cap and nationalise firms which cannot lower bills

Former Labour prime minister says ‘several urgently needed decisions’ need to be taken

The Independent UK

DWP shares new details for second cost of living payment worth £324 due this autumn

People claiming certain benefits will receive the second instalment of the £650 support package.

Daily Record

Millions of DWP claimants could each receive £1,500 backpay

An earlier court decision is being appealed

Liverpool Echo

Calls grow for Government to halt Universal Credit's Covid clawback

MPs say repayment will cause hardship as around 15,000 claim they are being wrongly chased to recover benefits cash

Wales Online

Cost of living crisis in full - what you'll pay versus what help you'll get

Energy bills are set to soar this winter to triple what you paid last year - prompting desperate calls for cost-of-living help and an emergency budget. Here's what we know and how it affects you

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Benefit claimants given new hope in £1,500 DWP back pay case

Four people claiming legacy benefits win the right to appeal after losing court case about £20 uplift earlier this year

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State pension is set to top £10k for first time ever next year

Pensioners are now in line to get a rise of £962 next year due to rising inflation - but a sea of rising costs mean they may not be much better off in real terms

Daily Mirror

Poorest Brits could be £1,600 a year worse off - even after cost-of-living payments

An out-of-work couple with two children could lose nearly £1,300, or £1,600 if higher inflation is taken into account, according to a new report

Daily Record

Legacy benefits claimants' legal team confirms when appeal over £1,500 back pay ruling will be heard

Permission has been granted to appeal the denial of the £20 covid uplift for people on legacy benefits.

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Daily Record

New change to JSA claims process could see people waiting longer for first payment from DWP

New Style Jobseeker’s Allowance does not qualify for the £650 cost of living payment.

Nottingham Post

DWP facing pressure from 15,000 people to halt Universal Credit repayments

Universal Credit claimants say the Government is wrongly asking them to repay some of their benefits

Daily Mirror

Two million benefit claimants given fresh hope over £1,500 back pay in DWP court row

Four people have been given permission to appeal an earlier court decision that ruled in favour of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) concerning the treatment of legacy benefits

Chronicle Live

“We shouldn’t have this level of child poverty in the UK", says charity boss on visit to North East

Save the Children UK boss Gwen Hines visited North Tyneside after figures showed rising levels of child poverty in the North East

Daily Record

Gordon Brown demands Tory leaders hold Cobra meeting amid cost of living crisis

Writing for the Daily Record, the former prime minister said the committee must meet up to find a plan to tackle the national emergency.

Glasgow Live

People on certain DWP benefits and low incomes can get fibre broadband for £15 per month

As the cost of living crisis continues, one way some people may be able to cut down on their spendings is to choose a new broadband package and the main providers can offer deals for those who receive DWP benefits.

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Calls are growing for DWP to halt Covid Universal Credit clawback

MPs say repayment will cause hardship as around 15,000 claim the Government is wrongly chasing them to recover benefits cash

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