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October 28, 2017

Universal Credit 'mangling poorer people's lives'
- Frank Field says evidence from Halton Housing Trust is "damning on the DWP maladministration which is mangling poorer people's lives".
October 26, 2017

Select Committee issues 'urgent and unanimous' report on Universal Credit wait

Work and Pensions Committee says 'no proper justification has been offered' for minimum six week wait linked to problem debt, foodbank use and rent arrears.
October 24, 2017

Universal Credit needs 'radical overhaul' says Disability Rights UK

Disability Rights UK says Universal Credit needs a radical overhaul if it is to be fit for purpose, especially when it comes to meeting the needs of disabled people.
October 16, 2017

Select Committee issues scathing statement on Universal Credit

The Work and Pensions Select Committe is highly critical of the DWP's failure to supply requested data, and says Universal Credit appears to be 'very bad news'.
October 12, 2017

The obfuscation of poverty

One of the most remarkable features of modern British politics is how, as the share of national wealth going to wages has
October 12, 2017

Law Centre 'will not be complicit' in implementation of Universal Credit

Greater Manchester Law Centre says it will not assist in the implementation of Universal Credit, depite request from a local Jobcentre.
October 11, 2017

Half a million more in poverty if benefits freeze is maintained

A new briefing by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation highlights how the freeze will hit families, the majority of whom are in work. The freeze is the single biggest policy driver behind the expected rise in poverty by the end of the Parliament.
October 5, 2017

Shelter Scotland calls for flexible first month's rent under Universal Credit

More and more social tenants in Scotland are struggling to pay the first month’s rent in advance as a result of welfare reforms, making it even more difficult for them to find and keep a home, according to a report from Shelter Scotland.Published in collaboration with Scottish Federation of Housing Associations.
October 5, 2017

Child Poverty Action Group responds to PM's speech

Alison Garnham of Child Poverty Action Group said, “If talk about the British Dream means anything then it means immediate action to stop poverty damaging the childhoods and destroying the life chances of our children.”
October 2, 2017

Universal Credit rollout is conscious cruelty

The government is going to press ahead with the rollout of Universal Credit.