The two-child limit restricts Universal Credit payments by not providing the "child element" worth £3,455 per year for third or subsequent children born after April 6, 2017. Universal Credit normally ...

A further change in leadership of the Universal Credit Programme, which will bring radical change to the UK benefits system, contradicts assurances that delivery is on course and staff changes result ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is introducing a major change for Universal Credit benefit claimants from this April. If you claim Universal Credit, then it is your responsibility to ...

Universal Credit is also poised for change, impacting a breadth of recipients including both employed and unemployed individuals. The standard Universal Credit payment - which ranges from £311.68 ...

The DWP's proposals were leaked to ITV News last week and include tightening the rules for Personal Independence Payments (PIP), halting increases that match inflation rates, and altering Universal ...

I am a dad of two children under 10 and a single parent, so have a low income as I cannot work full-time and get some Universal Credit. If my father gifts me £90,000 and I invest it in a pension ...

A series of stringent measures is on the cards including tougher eligibility criteria for a crucial disability benefit, freezing of certain payments, and comprehensive alterations to the Universal ...

In total, the Government expects that changes to PIP will save around £5bn. The basic rate of Universal Credit (between £311.68 and £617.60 a month) will be increased – but only for those searching ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed it will change the rules for everyone claiming Universal Credit as soon as April in a drive to cut millions from the benefits bill.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has disclosed a startling surge in Universal Credit claimants. Figures hit 7.5 million people as of the end of January – up by 1.1 million from the ...

This is because Universal Credit operates on monthly assessment periods tied to specific dates. If your assessment period begins before April 7, your entire payment will be calculated using old rates.

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that there were 7.2 million people across Scotland, England and Wales, receiving financial support through Universal Credit ...