The number of people awarded universal credit (UC) in Britain jumped by more than a million in 2025. This was the biggest annual increase since the start of the pandemic, figures show. The Government ...

April 2026 payment dates for universal credit, benefits and pensions plus cost of living support - All the essential cost of living information whether claiming benefits or not ...

The government must fix key issues in the Universal Credit system, with it set to be claimed by 15 million households later this year, a new report has warned. All six ‘legacy benefits’ that Universal ...

The UC review should consider the way that universal credit interacts with council tax support (a separate means of support to low-income families). Because council ...

The DWP is replacing a number of older benefits with Universal Credit but the transfer is not automatic and claimants will need to take action ...