If you claim Universal Credit, a housing element is included in your payment and will cover some or all of your rent. For council and housing association tenants, the payment will be based on your ...

Universal Credit is relied upon by over six million people throughout the UK. However, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) may reduce your Universal Credit payments or even stop your claim ...

All elements ... Universal Credit as the number rises due to thousands transferring from older benefits that are being phased out, including tax credits and Income Support. Statistics show that ...

Universal Credit support for children is being increased from April. The Department for Work and Pensions is boosting amounts that can be added to a claim for having children and needing help with ...

More than one million households are missing out on financial support they are entitled to - often because they don't realise ...

THOUSANDS of people could be missing out on vital cash support after being wrongly rejected for benefits. More than 188,000 benefits claimants successfully appealed a DWP decision between April ...

Extra criteria for Savings Credit: To qualify for the savings element ... For example, if you've reached state pension age but your partner hasn't, you probably won't be able to get Pension Credit, ...

On World Cancer Day, survivors, carers and family members share what it's like really like to live with the disease – and ...

People providing 35 hours of unpaid care each week may be entitled to Carer’s Allowance or Carer Support Payment ... "Currently, the Universal Credit carer element is £198.31 per monthly ...

However, if you have savings or investments, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) can decrease your Universal Credit payments ... any additional elements—for example, if you have children ...

Universal Credit recipients are noticing "deducted" payments as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) clarifies that it's an "automatic" process. According to DWP guidelines, your earnings ...

The DWP can reduce payments from your ... a note to your journal in your Universal Credit account, or using the contact details provided by your work coach. For example, if you have a hospital ...