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universal credit

January 16, 2019

Age UK warns of 'devastating impact' of Pension Credit policy announcement

Couples where one is below pension age could potentially lose out by around £7000 a year.
January 11, 2019

Lone mothers win High Court universal credit case

The way the Department for Work and Pensions has been assessing income from employment through its Universal Credit work assessment periods has been found unlawful.
January 10, 2019

Welfare reform: increasing hunger by design

In the UK today there is more protection for the nutritional needs of prisoners than there is for people who are poor and in need of social security.
January 4, 2019

Austerity, artificial scarcity, and the 'migrant crisis'

A banker, a worker, and a migrant sit at a table, on which there are a dozen biscuits.
December 24, 2018

The nativity, child poverty, and where the church stands

At Christmas, Christians focus their thoughts and prayers on a traditional nativity scene, with the baby Jesus at its centre.
December 21, 2018

Universal Credit plans potentially disastrous for disabled people, Committee warns

The Work and Pensions Committee warns of potential "disastrous" consequences for disabled people, including disabled children, if the transition to Universal Credit goes ahead as currently planned.
December 19, 2018

Appeal court to hear two-child limit challenge

Child Poverty Action Group is continuing its legal challenge to the two-child limit for universal credit and tax credit payments in the Court of Appeal today.
December 14, 2018

Committee calls for DWP to prove readiness before new Universal Credit powers granted

The DWP must ensure claimant welfare before it gets powers for mass transfer of claimants onto Universal Credit, says the Committee.
December 1, 2018

Foodbanks, the Irish Famine, and Poor Law reforms

Foodbanks expect more people than ever to need their help this Christmas, but MPs who support the policies which created such need are shamelessly using it for seasonal photo opportunities.
November 29, 2018

Time to make poverty as a political choice too uncomfortable for our government

United Nations Special Rapporteurs are independent experts who have a specific thematic or country mandate from the UN Human Rights Council.