The Scottish Sunadded this to The Scottish SunFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoLoans How to get extra cash if you’re on Universal Credit or benefitsthescottishsun.co.uk - Eleanor Langford YOU could be entitled to extra cash if you’re on Universal Credit to help you with bills and expenses. Your family could be missing out on extra money …
The Daily Recordadded this to NewsNews (Scotland) Hungry children given more than 1,000 emergency meals in five monthsdailyrecord.co.uk - Carla Talbot Renfrewshire Foodbank has seen youngsters ranging from as young as newborn babies to 16-year-olds come through its doors. Hungry children in …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWorking-class Scrapping universal credit will alienate working-class Labour votersthetimes.co.uk - Gabriel Milland
the i paperadded this to Top storiesCharities Record number of people asking for debt advice, says charityinews.co.uk - Serina Sandhu A record number of people in the UK contacted a debt charity asking for help and advice in the first half of the year, figures reveal. StepChange said …
Birmingham Mail Universal Credit tightens its grip as UK figures soar - with a huge number in Birminghambirminghammail.co.uk - David Bentley As rollout of new six-in-one benefit continues, latest figures show number of people receiving it - and it's expected to keep rising as the managed …
Birmingham MailGovernment (UK) DWP accused of ignoring damning evidence on Universal Credit misery and benefit freezebirminghammail.co.uk - David Bentley Top politician says there's overwhelming evidence that Universal Credit, the benefit cap and the benefit freeze have caused significant hardship and …
Birmingham MailUnemployment Mayoral candidate refuses to apologise for unemployment claimbirminghammail.co.uk - Tom Dare MP and prospective West Midlands mayoral candidate, Liam Byrne, claimed that unemployment in the West Midlands had risen 25 per cent in the past year …
Bloombergadded this to BloombergBusiness A Decade In, Britain Has Botched the Overhaul of Its Welfare StateBloomberg - David Goodman The agonizing effort to leave the European Union is taking up every breath of U.K. politics, so most people haven’t taken note of the 10th …
News (Wales) This is the number of people on universal credit in every part of Waleswalesonline.co.uk - Estel Farell-Roig There is a big difference between local authorities across the country The number of people claiming universal credit in Wales has grown by nearly two …
Cider Man stole cider after Universal Credit deductions left him with 'literally no money'leicestermercury.co.uk - Dan Martin He had been out of trouble for two years before the offence A man says he stole two crates of cider in order to sell it to buy food after Universal …
The Sunadded this to PoliticsUK Politics Jeremy Corbyn plans to scrap ‘toxic’ Universal Credit if he gets into No10thesun.co.uk - Kate Ferguson JEREMY Corbyn is poised to announce plans to scrap Universal Credit if he gets into power. Labour’s shadow cabinet have reportedly discussed tearing …
Readan Dragoadded this to My City, My HomeHousing Homeless denied social housing for being too poor, study saysThe Guardian - Patrick Butler Social policy editorResearch shows landlords ‘screen out’ homeless applicants deemed financial risk Homeless people are being denied access to affordable housing because social landlords are routinely excluding prospective
Isle of Wight, UK LATEST FIGURES SHOW 4,257 ISLE OF WIGHT RESIDENTS CLAIMING UNIVERSAL CREDITislandecho.co.uk - Island Echo Almost 240,000 people in the South East are now receiving personalised Universal Credit support, including 4,257 living on the Isle of Wight, latest …
The TelegraphLabour Party (UK) Labour plans to scrap universal credit 'will cost billions'The Telegraph - Ben GartsideLabour will scrap the Government’s universal credit scheme, with plans set to be unveiled next week, The Daily Telegraph can reveal. The Opposition had previously denied that it was scrapping universal
Daily Mirroradded this to Daily MirrorSex Work Labour considering plans to scrap Universal Credit in major shift at conferencemirror.co.uk - Dan Bloom Senior figures are discussing the move after a year-long Labour review said the UC brand is "toxic" and needs "transformative change" Labour is poised …
Suffolk, UK Ipswich sees large increase in the amount of Universal Credit claimantsipswichstar.co.uk - Oliver Sullivan PUBLISHED: 13:47 13 September 2019 | UPDATED: 13:47 13 September 2019 Ipswich has seen a rise in the number of people claiming Universal Credit …
Wirral More than 16,300 people are now receiving Universal Credit in Wirralwirralglobe.co.uk - Lauren Jones MORE than 16,300 people in Wirral are now receiving personalised Universal Credit (UC), new figures have revealed. Across the North West there are …
Birmingham MailTeens Shock new figures show 100,000 UK teenagers on Universal Credit including thousands in Birminghambirminghammail.co.uk - Alice Cachia, David Bentley Most teens on the new benefit are unemployed and campaigners say these latest figures highlight the number of families across the country who are …
Bristol PostDWP What Universal Credit is, how to apply and claim from DWP and how much you'll get paidbristolpost.co.uk - Zosia Eyres Universal Credit replaces six benefit payments in the UK - information here on a contact phone number, how to log in online and when you will be …
Daily Mirroradded this to Daily MirrorFood Bank Town that has more food banks than supermarkets as families pushed into povertymirror.co.uk - Kelly Williams, Lorraine King More and more struggling families have been forced to rely on food donations leaving stocks stripped bare, in Rhyl, north Wales The spiralling cost of …
The Scotsmanadded this to Scotsman BusinessFalkirk Falkirk MPs reappointed to fight ‘most important’ electionscotsman.com - Roy Beers Falkirk MP John McNally and Linlithgow and Falkirk East MP Martyn Day have been confirmed as the local SNP candidates for the next General …
Nottingham Postadded this to NottinghamNottinghamshire, UK This is how many people are on Universal Credit in Nottingham and Nottinghamshirenottinghampost.com - Gemma Toulson Here is the breakdown of the number of claimants in each area across Nottinghamshire A total of 35,862 people across Nottinghamshire are now on …
Lorna Campbelladded this to Finances & InvestmentsBrexit Will Universal Credit for UK and EU citizens change after Brexit?plymouthherald.co.uk - Miles O'Leary There are a few key changes ahead which Universal Credit claimants need to know about as the clock ticks down to October 31 - the day of Brexit Much …
The Economistadded this to BritainUK News Cabinet churn is disrupting Britain’s governmentThe Economist Ministerial life expectancy in some departments is less than a year AFTER AMBER RUDD quit the government on September 7th, Thérèse Coffey became the …
Glasgow Liveadded this to NewsFraud Police issue warning over universal credit loans scamglasgowlive.co.uk - Gary Armstrong Victims have reported being offered the loans in public - by people impersonating Department of Work and Pensions staff, on the phone, and over …
Liverpool EchoDWP 'We will not submit' - Merseyside's powerful message to new DWP boss over Universal Creditliverpoolecho.co.uk - Liam Thorp These words have been emblazoned in graffiti across a Merseyside job centre in what is a powerful message to the new Secretary of State for Work and …
Manchester Evening NewsMoney Universal credit changes: When it gets paid, how it will affect you and how much you'll getmanchestereveningnews.co.uk - Rachel Pugh Universal credit changes next month - here's everything you need to know The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that Universal …
Daily Mirroradded this to Daily MirrorUK News 'I applied for 1,700 jobs but still didn't get one - so I had to move down south'mirror.co.uk - Talia Shadwell EXCLUSIVE: Trained army combat medic Russell Phillips was living in Hartlepool which Mirror figures revealed had the highest rate of unemployment in …
Daily Mirroradded this to Daily MirrorLondon Fire Brigade Hero Westminster terror attack fireman left homeless due to Universal Creditmirror.co.uk - Milo Boyd EXCLUSIVE: Mark Robinson began struggling with his mental health while working as a specialist firefighter for the London Fire Brigade A hero …
Birmingham MailFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoDWP Universal Credit funeral payments changing but it won't affect everyone - this is the help you can getbirminghammail.co.uk - David Bentley How to get help with funeral expenses if you're on benefits - a new scheme will offer support to thousands more bereaved families by replacing the …
