Universal Credit

Key workers are struggling to afford even the most basic food items, according to the Food Foundation (image: Getty Images)

Charity report finds NHS staff and teachers ‘struggle to afford food’

Three is launching a new social tariff (Photo: Adobe)

Three launches new mobile phone tariff for just £12 a month

Here’s when benefits are set to be paid out this Christmas (image: Adobe)

When you can expect state benefits to be paid out over Christmas 2022

A general view of the Royal Courts of Justice in London.

Benefit claimants could get £1,500 payment if court appeal successful

Millions of people on benefits and Universal Credit will receive a payment boost to keep in line with September’s inflation rate

Every benefits payment set to increase from April next year

The DWP is slowly swapping benefits claimants over to Universal Credit (Photo: Adobe)

Five DWP benefits to be axed as claimants switched to Universal Credit

Millions on benefits and Universal Credit to get pay rise next year

Food bank network’s desperate appeal as demand soars across UK

There are a number of reasons why your first payment may not have arrived yet (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

Date second cost of living payment will arrive - and who is eligible

The cash boost forms the second instalment of the £650 cost of living payment as part of a package of measures announced by the Government earlier this year to help tackle the cost of living crisis.

Second cost of living payment set to hit millions of bank accounts

Millions of people on low incomes will start receiving payments into their bank accounts from Tuesday (Composite: Mark Hall)

Millions to get £324 payments from today to help with cost of living

Christine Borton with her son Dayjanta Samuels. See SWNS story SWLNpresents. Cost of living crisis laid bare after mum heartbreakingly reveals her son won't be getting any Christmas presents this year

Mum’s heartbreak at having to tell son he won’t get Christmas presents

How the August bank holiday will affect Universal Credit payment dates

A single pound coin atop an orange £10 note and three purple £20 notes. (Credit: Tolga Akmen / AFP)

Cost of Living payment: when is it due and will it be delayed?

Eight million UK households are eligible to receive the one-off cash payment (Photo: Adobe)

DWP warns £326 cost of living payment could be delayed this month

Universal Credit claimants will have to work longer hours or meet with their work coach under new rules revealed today

Major DWP rule change could see Universal Credit payments stopped

Help to Save is a type of savings account open to low-income workers (Photo: ITV)

Martin Lewis says millions of benefits claimants could get free £1,200

Child Benefit payments increased in April (Photo: Adobe)

Child Benefit payment dates this month and new rates after increase

Millions of people will be moved off legacy benefits onto Universal Credit from Monday (Photo: Getty Images)

Universal Credit shake-up affects millions of claimants from today

Sky hikes phone prices for customers this week - how it affects you

6 money changes and deadlines you need to be aware of this month

People who receive benefits will see a change in their payment date over the May 2022 bank holiday.

May bank holiday 2022 benefit payment dates: when will money be paid?

Sky launches broadband deal for existing customers claiming benefits

Sky launches cut-price broadband deal for people on benefits

Benefits payments will rise in April (Photo: Adobe)

Full list of benefit payments rising in April and the new rates

These are the best social tarrifs available now - from BT to Virgin Media.

Cheaper social tariffs for benefit claimants - best deals explained

Rishi Sunak has hinted that he might deliver a policy-light Spring Statement speech (image: AFP/Getty Images)

What time is the Spring Budget 2022? When Rishi Sunak will make speech

New dates for benefit payments over Easter, May and June bank holidays

Some benefit payments will be made earlier if they’re due between 27 December 2021 and 4 January 2022 (Photo: Shutterstock)

When will benefits be paid over Christmas and New Year?

A Universal Credit sign in the window of the Job Centre in Westminster (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Claimants asked to pay Universal Credit cash back, claims charity

Rashford says honorary degree feels ‘bittersweet’ after benefits cut

Sir Peter Bottomely insisted making ends meet was “desperately difficult” for some of his colleagues (Picture: Reuters)

Tory MP says £81k annual salary ‘really grim’ - and calls for pay rise

Citizens Advice has warned that a third of people on Universal Credit will end up in debt when the extra payment is removed in October (Photo: Shutterstock)

When does the universal credit uplift end?

PM to defend Universal Credit cut and set-out ‘levelling-up’ agenda