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November 5, 2018

Minister refuses request to share new rules on Universal Credit managed migration

Committee Chair says MPs may have no option but to vote against new Universal Credit regulations.
November 2, 2018

UN human rights expert to visit UK to assess poverty

The Special Rapporteur will look at the impact of changes to social protection in the past decade.
November 1, 2018

Universal Credit claimants in Scotland offered flexibility

Nearly half of people claiming Universal Credit in Scotland have chosen for their payments to be paid in a different way when offered the choice by the Scottish Government.
October 30, 2018

Overhaul Universal Support or put whole Universal Credit project at risk, says Committee

The DWP must not push one more claimant onto Universal Credit until it can show it will not push them over the edge, says Frank Field.
October 29, 2018

The Budget didn't even scratch the surface of Universal Credit's problems

People responsible for designing and implementing Universal Credit, like Iain Duncan Smith and
October 28, 2018

Jobcentres 'failing young women'

Job centres are letting young women down by focusing on universal credit sanctions not support, says Young Women’s Trust.
October 27, 2018

Disabled people can be more than £300 a month worse off under Universal Credit

A worker must be assessed as not fit for work to receive targeted in-work support.
October 26, 2018

Cancer patients at risk if Universal Credit is rolled out, warns Macmillan

People at the end of their lives are now waiting longer than ever for vital financial support, says charity.
October 24, 2018

Call for government to put children at the heart of the Budget

A coalition including chidren's charities and teaching unions says the services and support that children and young people rely on are at breaking point.
October 23, 2018

Home Affairs Committee urges government to widen new domestic abuse bill

The committee says much stronger action is needed across the board.