Half of job centres in Great Britain scaled back on support to benefit claimants amid a shortfall of more than 2,000 work coaches ...

April 7 is the first Monday of the new tax year and with it come automatic increases to various benefits and income boosting ...

Smith, the deputy head of the UK’s Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR), said the department had presented an “entirely ...

Benefit payments will be going out as normal in April for the most part, but there are some exceptions to be aware of. Those ...

A woman falsely received more than £48,000 in benefits after lying about owning a home and having savings, a court has heard.

A bill could allow children to attend preschool for free or at a radically reduced cost. But many elements of the program are ...

Universal Credit is a monthly payment and the amount of your award is based on your personal circumstances and also your 'net ...

Universal credit claimants will miss out on around £11,000 over the next five years after Labour deepened its welfare cuts at ...

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Department for Work and Pensions' universal credit benefits are set to be overhauled as the welfare system is reformed by the government. The assessment process for some health benefits has been ...

And money will be saved by cutting the health element of universal credit, awarded to people who are on unemployment benefits and who are assessed as being unable to work due to sickness.

It is widely expected the cuts, which will be detailed in an 80-page green paper on disability benefits, will primarily impact people claiming universal credit and the personal independence payment ...