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February 21, 2020

Government urged to concede third legal challenge to Universal Credit migration arrangements

The government has taken money away from severely disabled people who need the financial support to manage their daily lives, says law firm Leigh Day.
February 15, 2020

Universal Credit steamrolls vulnerable people into poverty, says Salvation Army

The Salvation Army says millions of people could be 'steamrolled' into poverty if they are transferred to Universal Credit.
February 11, 2020

Number of people without enough money to cover basic costs is growing

Citizens Advice says increasing numbers of people don’t have enough money to make ends meet, and increasing benefits by inflation will not go far enough to help solve this problem.
February 7, 2020

Report highlights the grip of poverty on the UK

We need to start putting money back into the pockets of people who most need support, says the Trussell Trust.
February 4, 2020

Call for evidence to be submitted to inquiry into Universal Credit

The Committee will examine whether the policy assumptions reflected in the design of Universal Credit are appropriate for different groups of claimants.
January 30, 2020

Government loses Universal Credit appeals against severely disabled claimants

The Court of Appeal agreed with the lower courts that the Government had unlawfully discriminated against severely disabled claimants.
January 24, 2020

Flaws in social security causing debt and destitution, says debt charity

The social security system is driving and exacerbating problem debt among those with low incomes, says debt charity.
January 11, 2020

Unsecured debt hits new peak of £14,540 per household, says TUC

The TUC says families are borrowing just to pay the rent, heat their homes and feed their children.
December 31, 2019

Scottish goverment spending to mitigate UK welfare cuts revealed

In 2019, more than £100 million has been spent by the Scottish Government to mitigate the effects of UK Government austerity, This money could have been better spent on more anti-poverty measures, said Scotland's Social Security Secretary, Shirley-Anne Somerville.
December 20, 2019

Call for government to tackle poverty epidemic among single parent families

Single parents will lose an average of £3,800 of their annual net income by 2021/22 as a result of 2010-17 tax and benefit reforms, the biggest loss of all household types in the UK.