Universal Credit

The law takes effect on January 1, 2027.

Benefits card plan explained: who could lose 30% of Universal Credit?

From Monday, new claimants for the health element of universal credit will get a lower rate of £217.26 a month

Benefits and pensions changes coming in this week

People across the UK may be eligible for cold weather payments as freezing temperatures persist.

Find out if you're eligible for a cold weather payment this winter

Benefits payment dates for the Christmas period have been revealed

When Universal Credit and other benefits will be paid over Christmas

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers a speech in the media briefing room of 9 Downing Street on November 4, 2025. She has hinted that the two-child benefit cap could be scrapped in the 2025 Budget (Photo: WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Budget 2025: Chancellor Reeves hints at extra support for families

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DWP brings forward benefits and pensions for August bank holiday

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Benefits payments date moved for August bank holiday

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5 one-off benefit payments due in 2025 that could net you over £1,500

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Free benefits checker helps1000s find support – it’s open to everyone

Impact on new claimants visualised

PIP reform may hit disabled claimants hardest, says expert

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Urgent DWP warning for over-60s as four key benefits set to be axed

68 per cent of parents agree with the charter

Ad Feature Breakfast charter launched as 8 in 10 parents fear poor school meals

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Households urged to claim £1,000 in support before local deadlines hit

The Government says that thousands of children from struggling households had been missing out on free school meals

How to know if your family is eligible, as free school meals expanded

DWP payments are set to be paid earlier this month due to the late May bank holiday.

How the late May bank holiday will affect DWP benefit payment date

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Inaction on hunger and hardship is costing Wales's public services

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Change to Help to Save scheme opens free cash eligibility to millions
Millions could be missing out on a generous government savings boost 💸
Alex Nelson

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Spring Statement: relief but unconvinced - I’m still reeling from cuts

Chancellor Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street to deliver her spring statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025 (Photo: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement: will it put more cash in your pocket?

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves 11, Downing Street to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025 (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

8 takeaways from Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement - including welfare

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Celebrities urge government to rethink devastating cuts to disabled people’s soc...

An open laptop with multicoloured beams of light streaming into the screen.

Broadband prices set to rise - Here’s how to get the best deal

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Labour's benefits shake-up - my takeaways as a finance specialist

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Universal Credit: health element changes and above-inflation rise news

Liz Kendall, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, leaves after attending the weekly Cabinet meeting of ministers at 10 Downing Street on March 18, 2025 (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Government announces major changes to PIP and Universal Credit

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Housing Benefit to rise in April – here's how much more you could get

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9 ways you can get council tax support - as millions face huge rises

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Millions receiving Universal Credit can expect increases of £10 soon
Millions of people in the UK will soon see a boost in their monthly payments 💷
Alex Nelson

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Households across the UK to receive up to £500 in cash support

Tax credits claimants may need to act now

Three-month benefits warning issued as claimants 'have to act now'

New Year 2024: all the early DWP and HMRC benefit payment dates

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Curry's and Domino's pizza - stop moaning about paying a fair share Tom Morton

A study of 2,000 adults found 26 per cent of these have received financial help with presents

4 in 10 households have relied on generosity to get through Christmas

Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

UK families to get free cash as Household Support Fund is extended

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'I'm scared' - pensioner warns of 'dire' winter as energy costs rise

The free school breakfast clubs will build on support for families already available, the Department for Education says

When Labour's free school breakfasts will start - what we know so far

Police have issued a warning about a fake Universal Credit app available for download, cautioning that it may not be secure.

Police warn of fake Universal Credit app

Universal Credit payment dates are set to change due to the August bank holiday.

Universal Credit payment date to change this month due to bank holiday

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Thousands of households to receive £500 summer holidays payment

The money will people most in need

Families to get £200 via Household Support Fund - but funds are low

Martin Ingram Flowers (60) who broke his leg at work and was told by the DWP to quit his £40k a year job in order to claim benefits.

Watch: DWP told me to quit my job to claim benefits when I broke leg

DWP holiday warning to anyone claiming PIP or Universal Credit

A holiday warning has been issued to anyone on benefits ahead of the summer holidays as there are strict rules to follow. (Photo: Getty Images)

DWP holiday warning for anyone claiming benefits

What you need to know about the new Universal Credit rules

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How will May's benefit payments be affected by bank holidays?

Benefit fraud gang shower floor with £20 notes

Watch: Benefit fraud gang shower floor with £20 notes

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has warned that the cost of living crisis will continue to squeeze family's finances. Credit: Adobe/Mark Hall

Hunt warned of lost decade of living standards' ahead of Budget

The leap year may impact when people will receive Universal Credit payments

How the 2024 leap year could affect Universal Credit payments

HMRC will start paying the £299 Cost of Living Payment to families on tax credits from today

Breaking Cost of Living Payment starts today

Dozens of celebrities join petition with anti-poverty charities

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Social broadband tariffs: how to access cheap internet deals in the UK

Find out if you are eligble for Cold Weather Payments.

Who is eligible for Cold Weather Payments?

HMRC side hustle tax UK: Depop, eBay, Vinted & Etsy crackdown explained

Explainer HMRC to tighten tax on Depop, eBay & Vinted sellers - explained

Universal Credit and other benefit payments will be paid earlier than expected during the Christmas period.

When will Universal Credit be paid during Christmas period

Jeremy Hunt gives the Autumn Statement today. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Mark Hall

Explainer The five main takeaways from Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement

Debt and benefits advice scheme helps struggling UK families access £19 billion worth of unclaimed benefits

UK scheme to help families access billions worth of unclaimed benefits

The DWP will pay more than seven million households and HMRC will follow with around 830,000 more, taking the total number of households eligible for the cost of living payment to around eight million.

Breaking Cost of living payment: Exact date £300 boost will be paid this autumn

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