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The Latest Breaking News from Universal Credit

Monday headlines: Scots teacher accused of having sex with pupil after boozy prom night

Here are the latest headlines from Scotland and beyond on Monday, February 7.

Daily Record

More than a million Brits go a whole DAY without eating as bills skyrocket

A study by the Food Foundation found food insecurity has risen by a fifth in six months, with disabled people and those receiving Universal Credit more at risk

Daily Mirror

Universal Credit warning to people missing out on benefits worth an average of £2,900

The cost of living crisis should encourage people to check they are claiming all the support they are entitled to.

Daily Record

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12,000 Universal Credit advisers told to reapply for their jobs

Thousands of people who help those apply for benefits or find work are at risk on unemployment

Wales Online

Thousands of DWP workers told to reapply for their own jobs

Those who advise people on Universal Credit and Jobseekers Allowance face being let go

Liverpool Echo

12,000 DWP work coaches in 'biggest ever Jobs Army' told to reapply for their own jobs

Thousands of Universal Credit advisors who were hired to form Britain’s 'biggest ever Jobs Army' are now having to reapply for their jobs - with one telling the Mirror they are “let down” and “blindsided”

Daily Mirror

Family-of-five on Universal Credit to be thrown out of home due to unpaid rent

‘I ain’t separating my family just because you want me to’

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Family of five on Universal Credit face eviction over unpaid rent

Amy Winter and Joshua Thain are living in a house that was leased to Joshua's late mother

Wales Online

Family living on Universal Credit set to be chucked out of home over unpaid rent

The family-of-five are set to be evicted on February 7 over a number of months of unpaid rent.

Daily Record

Family on Universal Credit facing life on streets after being ordered to leave home

The family of five are being evicted from the house in Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, on Monday February 7, after having failed to pay rent for several months

Daily Mirror

Energy hike: Charity calls for help to target poorest families

Action for Children calls for more targeted support for poorest households to help them through the cost of living crisis

Chronicle Live

DWP could keep tabs on your private life if you're on Universal Credit or State Pension

Benefits investigators can carry out a number of checks without consent, including look at your bank details and social media

Liverpool Echo

DWP could be looking into your private life without consent if you're on Universal Credit, PIP or State Pension

The DWP can access things like bank accounts, social media and conversations as they carry out investigations into suspected fraudsters

Chronicle Live

DWP could be monitoring your private life without consent if you're on Universal Credit, PIP or State Pension

The DWP can access things like bank accounts, social media and conversations

Manchester Evening News

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Daily Record

Concerns Universal Credit claimants in West Dunbartonshire could face tough sanctions under new rules

Jobseekers will have to look for work outside their chosen field from the fourth week of their claim, rather than after three months, or face sanctions.

Glasgow Live

DWP Universal Credit claimants to see benefits cut under tough new sanctions

The Department for Work and Pensions has introduced a new initiative in a bid to get 500,000 people back into employment that will see Universal Credit claimants face tougher sanctions if they fail to find a job

Daily Record

Universal Credit payments of up to £596 a month now available to more than 1.3m people in work

A rule change last year means more people are now eligible for financial support.

Daily Record

No ruling yet for legacy benefit claimants waiting on court decision over possible £1,500 arrears from the DWP

People on Universal Credit received an extra £20 per week from April 2020 to October 2021.

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Manchester Evening News

The 25 types of benefits you may be able to claim

You may be entitled to some of these

Wales Online

25 benefits you can claim and how to find out if you are eligible

It's time to check what you are entitled to as the cost of living rises

Liverpool Echo

Reality of life at Merseyside foodbank where stock at 'all-time low'

"You’re only one paycheck away from being in crisis and needing support from a foodbank and it could be any of us"

Liverpool Echo

The 25 types of benefits you could be eligible for - and how to find out if you are

You should always be aware of what you are entitled to

Leeds Live

Leeds wants Universal Credit to be scrapped for a 'better system'

Some have said the system needs reworking to better support people in poverty

Daily Record

Your next Universal Credit payment could be lower than the last one - how to check online

There are 11 reasons why DWP could deduct money from your next Universal Credit payment.

Daily Record

Radical plan for Universal Credit to be scrapped and PIP increased to more than £900 each month

The Commission on Social Security has called for the 'Guaranteed Decent Income'.

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