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The Latest Breaking News from Universal Credit

What to do if you haven't received first instalment of £650 cost of living payment

All eligible households should have received the payment by July 31

Liverpool Echo

'Crying' mum had to put items back on shelves after Tesco reject payment

The mum said: "It was heart-breaking, embarrassing and left us short on things for the week"

Liverpool Echo

Mum leaves Tesco in tears after free school meal voucher not accepted

'I had to put almost £50 worth back'

Nottingham Post

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Woman lost nine stone after being told she couldn't adopt a baby

Jodie Griffiths explored other options to have a baby after struggling to conceive naturally

Liverpool Echo

Universal Credit cut sees mum-of-eight living off beans on toast

Pam Booth says she struggles to keep on top of bills and to be able to provide for her family

Liverpool Echo

Mum-of-eight has Universal Credit ‘cut’ and now feeds family ‘beans on toast’ for dinner

Pam Booth, 51, has revealed how she struggles to keep on top of bills and provide for her family while studying to become a teaching assistant.

Daily Record

Mum-of-eight tells of harsh reality of living on 'cut' benefits and 'beans on toast' for tea

Without the foodbank student teaching assistant Pam Booth says her family 'wouldn't be able to eat'

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Mum-of-eight sees benefits 'cut' as she survives on 'beans on toast for tea'

Pam Booth, 51, from Leeds, who is on benefits, could only afford to buy fruit once a month before she went to her local foodbank due to the crippling cost of living crisis

Daily Mirror

Struggling Leeds mum-of-eight sees Universal Credit 'cut' as she is forced to feed family 'beans on toast for tea'

Pam Booth was forced to feed her kids 'whatever we had in'

Leeds Live

BT confirms broadband prices could go up by £50 a year - but cheaper deals are out there

Telecoms giant BT says inflation-busting price hikes will kick in next year, but households on certain benefits may be able to get free or cheap broadband deals

Daily Mirror

Universal Credit claimants set for a huge cash boost

Many on Universal Credit are struggling to make ends meet amid the rising cost of living

Liverpool Echo

CAB celebrates audit achievement

The successful appraisal by the by the Scottish Legal Aid Board makes them one of the very few accredited information and advice providers in the West Lothian area.

Daily Record

DWP Universal Credit claimants ordered to return money received during pandemic

Over 120,000 Universal Credit claimants are being asked to return money they received through the benefit during the coronavirus pandemic to the Department for Work and Pensions

Glasgow Live

DWP confirms Universal Credit will rise from April next year

Universal Credit payments may increase to above the rate of inflation and earning, according to a DWP minister

Manchester Evening News

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Wales Online

Universal Credit benefits to rise for millions in April as inflation surges ahead

Each April, all benefit payments are increased - with a 3.1 per cent increase in place for the current financial year

Nottingham Post

DWP: Delay for two groups of claimants receiving Cost of Living Payment

99% of those eligible to receive the first payment of £650 have done so

Daily Record

Pause benefit deductions in face of cost of living crisis MPs demand

A powerful Commons committee has called on the DWP to 'pause' the automatic clawback of benefit overpayments which leaves families struggling with rising bills.

Wales Online

Pause deductions from benefits to help tackle cost of living crisis, say MPs

Work and Pensions Committee says the clawbacks should only be restored when inflation reduces or if benefits are increased to reflect the cost of living

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The Independent UK

Pause deductions to benefits to give ‘breathing space’ on cost of living – MPs

Automatic payments taken out of people’s benefits should be halted as claimants battle soaring costs, the Work and Pensions Committee said.

Manchester Evening News

DWP asking thousands of Universal Credit claimants to pay back money received during pandemic

Reports suggest the government is attempting to claw back around £500 million paid to benefit claimants during the coronavirus pandemic

Glasgow Live

Money Saving Expert share the best banks to include travel insurance in their package

Travel and financial experts are urging holidaymakers to make sure they get travel insurance and the team at MoneySavingExpert have shared their top picks for families and over 65s.

Glasgow Live

DWP confirm Universal Credit claimants could see rise in payments from April 2023

A Minister from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that claimants will find out if their Universal Credit will increase in November. But if it does increase in line with inflation, they won't see it until next year.

Daily Record

People making new claim for JSA to attend DWP face-to-face interview to prove identity

People will be invited to attend the interview after they have made a new claim for the benefit.

Nottingham Post

DWP tells thousands of Universal Credit claimants to return pandemic payments

They've been told they were not eligible for the payments

Chronicle Live

Universal Credit and other DWP benefit payment dates to change in August due to bank holiday

People who are due to receive benefits on the August bank holiday might be paid on a different date - here's how your payments will be affected

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