Universal credit claimants must seek 18 hours work - BBC
WEBMay 13, 2024 · People claiming universal credit and working fewer than 18 hours a week will be expected to look for more work, after a change to the welfare system that starts on Monday. Before now, claimants...
New rules require 180,000 on Universal Credit to increase …
WEBMay 13, 2024 · Universal Credit claimants working less than half of a full-time week will have to look to increase their hours, benefitting from extra work coach support. 400,000 to receive more help to...
Universal credit must change to tackle long-term sickness, report …
WEBApr 14, 2024 · Universal credit (UC) will need to change to meet the challenges of an older and sicker population, a new report suggests. The number of benefit claimants who are out of work due to ill...
DWP reveals major new Universal Credit rules which mean …
WEBMay 15, 2024 · The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed a major change to Universal Credit rules which it says will affect more than 180,000 claimants. Starting on 13 May, thousands who claim...
Half a million more benefit claimants set to benefit from back to …
WEBApr 9, 2024 · Half a million people claiming old benefits will be invited to claim Universal Credit, unlocking all the work support it offers.
Universal Credit - BBC News
WEBJun 13, 2024 · Changes to welfare rules mean universal credit claimants must look for ways to earn more than before. All the latest content about Universal Credit from the BBC.
Managed move of claimants to Universal Credit set to restart
WEBApr 25, 2022 · All benefit claimants will be moved over to Universal Credit by the end of 2024, with moves from legacy schemes resuming next month, the Department for Work and Pensions announced today.
Benefit switch could mean misery for thousands of people, say MPs - BBC
WEBApr 26, 2024 · Just under a million new claimants are being switched to the Universal Credit system, replacing six older payments. But the cross-party Public Accounts Committee said the transition could see a...
Universal credit boost for workers takes effect - BBC
WEBBudget changes that boost the income of some working people on universal credit come into force from now, the government has announced.
Universal Credit - The Latest News from the UK and Around the …
WEBMinister 'happy' with Universal Credit cut. Tax hikes, benefit cuts, social care, the crisis in Afghanistan: PM faces grilling from MPs as parliament returns. Universal Credit uplift removal will ...