MILLIONS of households claiming benefits including the state pension will be affected by a number of shake-ups next year.

If you are disabled and claiming Universal Credit, you may assume that you are automatically entitled to a council tax discount. However, this is not the case. Unlike legacy benefits, Universal Credit ...

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An extra 200,000 homeowners on universal credit are now eligible for state help with their mortgage repayments as changes to the 'support for mortgage interest' scheme have kicked in today (3 April).

A series of changes are due to impact Universal Credit from next year. Among these, the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) has announced that almost four million households will see their annual ...

The Department for Work and Pensions has issued crucial "information" for claimants ahead of payments changing THIS WEEK. The DWP says Universal Credit and other benefits will be paid differently in ...

The number of people claiming Universal Credit has hit a record high of 8 million - and nearly half of those on the benefit are not required to look for work. New figures, published today by the ...

MILLIONS of Universal Credit recipients are losing an average of £52 a month due to automatic deductions. The deductions are meant to repay debts including past ...

MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis has warned of the "sinkhole" waiting for many self-employed people in November, when the planned return of the universal credit "minimum income floor" could ...