Benefits claims are rising - but what is the full story behind the numbers?

The 'Targeted Case Review' team examines payments to prevent customers from falling into or accumulating further debt, the ...

The number of people claiming Universal Credit (UC) without a requirement to work or seek work is at 3.6m, up 294% in the ...

The Universal Credit Bill is set to go through Parliament on Wednesday, with officials saying it would result in the Universal Credit standard allowance permanently rising above inflation ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has detected more than £1 billion in incorrect Universal Credit payments after ...

Universal credit is a payment to help with living costs and is available for people on low incomes or those who are out of ...

IF you are claiming benefits you should be aware that once you reach a certain age, they could stop. Once you reach 66, the ...

HOUSEHOLDS on benefits can expect their payments to land earlier than usual in August. This is because when the day payments ...

More than 1.2 million foreigners are receiving Universal Credit, the Government revealed today. Figures published by the Department for Work and Pensions show 118,749 refugees are receiving the ...

Around four in five people on Universal Credit are British and Irish nationals or those who live or work in the UK without ...

Nearly four million households could receive an annual income boost from the Department of Work and Pensions ( DWP) of £725.

Since July 2024, DWP has nearly doubled the number of people working in its Universal Credit Targeted Case Review team to 6,000.