Universal Credit

RHS Harlow Carr

RHS offer £1 entry to its gardens for low income households

'The new deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, Lee Anderson is wrong to believe that charities supporting asylum seekers in Calais are involved in a multimillion-pound industry'. PIC: UK Parliament/PA Wire

Lee Anderson: ‘myth’ those on Universal credit are in poverty

A child carries a tray with food during lunch-break at St Mary’s RC Primary School, in Battersea, south London.

Number of children in food poverty nearly doubles to four million

The government could tell GPs to issue less sick notes in order to boost the economy.

Government could tell GPs to sign fewer sick notes to boost economy

The first £301 instalment of the money, which is intended to help vulnerable people pay their energy and grocery bills as inflation hits a 40-year high, is due to hit bank accounts this spring.

1.7 million people set to miss out on £301 cost of living payment

The rules for Universal Credit are due to change in February.

Six major money changes coming in February

People who claim Universal Credit should be aware of what changes in circumstances they need to report to the DWP

The 21 changes benefit claimants must report to DWP to avoid court

Around 120,000 people are set to be affected by the changes, which could stop Universal Credit payments.

New rule could stop Universal Credit payments for thousands

DWP are set to axe six benefits by 2024 as they are being replaced by Universal Credit (Photo: Getty Images)

DWP to scrap these six benefits by 2024 - full list

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

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

Undated file photo of a person using a central heating thermostat.

Freezing conditions trigger cold weather payments

Users complained overnight that they could not access the HMRC’s Universal Credit portal to check on payment dates and extra help

Universal Credit: HMRC website experiences technical issues overnight

Vodafone, EE and BT customers face huge phone bill hike in April

Cold Weather Payment to close in days - check if you can claim £25 energy rebate

Child Benefit payments will increase in April (Photo: Adobe)

New Child Benefit rates from next month as payments to increase

Affected customers will see their phone and broadband bills go up by an extra £3.50 per month (Photo: Shutterstock)

Four million homes missing out on £144 saving on broadband bills

Universal Credit is paid monthly to help low-income families (Photo: Shutterstock)

Universal Credit payment dates for Easter bank holiday 2022

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Record-breaking January for Horncastle Community Larder

Time to find a job cut from three months to four weeks under Universal Credit ch...

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Busiest year to date for community larder team

Rod Munro and volunteers from Utility Aid and Lincolnshire Coop wrapping gifts to be handed out to cheer up some of the people the Community Larder supports at Christmas. EMN-211220-173029001

Food bank will spread festive cheer and hope

Around 500,000 workers who claim Universal Credit are estimated to be in line to benefit before Christmas (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is what you need to know about today's Universal Credit changes

Donations are welcomed

Call out for support from Caistor food bank

National Living Wage to increase for millions: how much it will rise by and when

Storehouse food bank manager Steve Harris and volunteer Sue Hinkling.

Food bank in Skegness bracing itself for busy winter

Tory MP says living on £81k annual salary 'really grim' and calls for pay rise

What PM will say in his conference speech - from social care to ‘levelling-up’

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More than 13,000 people in East Lindsey could lose Universal Credit boost

More than 18,000 people in North East Lincolnshire could lose "lifeline" funding as the Government prepares to axe a pandemic-inspired benefits boost.

Over 18,000 North East Lincolnshire people could lose Universal Credit

West Lindsey District Council handed out more than £150,000 to residents in need of extra help with housing costs last year, figures reveal.

Council hands out more than £150,000 in extra housing help

Hundreds fewer people in North Lincolnshire were claiming unemployment benefits in May than the month before.

Hundreds fewer North Lincolnshire residents claiming unemployment benefits

Hundreds fewer people in North East Lincolnshire were claiming unemployment benefits in May than the month before

Hundreds fewer people claiming unemployment benefits in North East Lincolnshire

More than a third of adults in North East Lincolnshire do not expect to save money over the next year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

More than a third of people in North East Lincolnshire unable to save in near fu...